new nose cone for shovelhead

It's ok about the hi-jack, RG. I don't mind; I do it sometimes and it seems others are tolerant of my transgressions. Hope you get it figured out.

Seems I will have to pay a welder to come over to the shop when I'm ready to put all the pieces together. The alternative is loading the ol' thang on the truck and hauling to a welding shop. I very nearly lost the bike on my narrow loading ramp last time, so I'll forgo that anxiety and pay a guy to come over. Besides, the truck will be at the Ford stealership at least another two weeks and $640 later. They say I need a new brake booster & master cylinder & a headlight switch which is causing all my electrical woes. At $92 an hour, I figure nearly all of it is labor. Just sunk $545 in it a couple weeks ago. Yup, old stuff wears out . . . I just wish it wouldn't do it all at once .

But the timing couldn't be more perfect for the bike mods. Today & tomorrow we could get up to a foot of snow and temps as low as 9 degrees at night. Never seen it that cold here before. Time to move farther south, boys!

Found some raw steel bungs for under $20 including shipping on Ebay. Good place to shop - don't have to go anywhere. Of course, the first step is to grind the bottoms off flat, then get them over to a welding shop and have them welded to the brackets I made.

Looks like two more weeks before the ignition bracket and the bungs get welded to the bike. By that time, we'll be half way to March and good riding weather will be just around the corner .

In the meantime, we are hunkering down for the most snow we've seen since the winter of '99/2000. I'm afraid you boys farther up the coast are gonna get some of this.

Yeah . . . gettin' the snow shovel out, too .

Took a picture of the brackets I made to be welded to the frame crossmember. Was wondering if they are thick enough to be tig welded? They are about 1/16" thick.

Hell ya keep the torch heat towards the tube then flow the rod in .no problem if the dude welding has been at for a while walk in the park.

Thanks Paul.

Here's what the bungs look like fully assembled. Hoping to get them welded to the frame crossmember sometime this week.
The weather is going to be in the 60s & 70s all week but rain is predicted for all but one day, so maybe I'll get a ride or two in between the raindrops .

Well boys, couldn't wait till the bungs got welded on, so I took the scooter out for a short ride late this afternoon - first ride since last November - and first ride since installing the Andrews cam & new nose cone. I'm happy to say that the leak at the cam seal is finally fixed! And the new cam has added some extra power and I notice a difference in the sound of the motor too. Still getting used to the jockey shift/suicide clutch arrangement. I'm liking it that the seat now sits an inch farther back and a bit lower than it did.

I'm hoping to get the welding done tomorrow so the back of the seat isn't riding on the fender anymore - it was a rough 20 mile ride .

Thanks to everybody who helped me along, Bagger Paul & Kirby in particular .

Thats a nice scoot glad I could make a small piece for it .it really was my pleasure to help .you should be proud of that shovel . Josh.

I suppose it will always be a work in progress, as they say. But I'm glad it's up and running again. Parked the bike outside last night and threw a tarp over it - might get a few stray showers this morning - but I'm still riding over to Mike's shop (my farm mechanic buddy) across town to get the bungs & ignition bracket MIG tacked in place. He's not the world's best welder, but he's always willing to help. Tomorrow looks to be a clear day, so will take the longer ride into Tarboro and have the pieces TIG welded by a pro shop.

Yep,always a work in progress,lets hope your repair/replace process is finally done and now it's just maintenance & mods you want to do ,not have to do
A BIG thumbs up to Paul & Kirby for helping you get that motor to breathe right

Yeah, it definitely runs better with more power. I notice more power in all the gears, and especially in the mid to higher RPMs.

Looks like it's gonna rain all morning - don't appear I'll get the welding done today - Mike only works half days since his surgery. Wish I would have drove up the ramp last night and parked the scoot inside. But it's covered and should be okay. This afternoon the sun's coming out. I guess the riding season here has officially begun .

always dug shovels,post a couple pics of the whole bike.looks like your doing a great job

Here's a pic of the bungs welded in place, though I haven't gotten around to grinding, molding & painting them yet . . . and a few shots of the scooter. I think I'm going to go with a rocker clutch set up instead of the suicide - it's gotten hairy once or twice LOL.

slick scoot!