a long day. a big update. a lot of progress
after getting everything back from powder, i’ve been itching to get it all together. there are still some details that will inevitably push back the fire-up date to a couple weeks from now, but after today a good chunk of it is out of the way.
cleaned and regreased all bearing and contact points with the gooey red good stuff
while i was doing other things, the tank was tossin back some evaporust. she’s clean as a whistle now.
the hobbit athena stud holes are way bigger than m6.
have you ever seen torque ratings for m6 vs m7 before? it’s a no brainer. 7.8 vs 12.75 foot pounds. that’s almost double.and i have the m7 studz so they’re goin on.
of course everything else will require some modification as well..
drill and tap the case
drill the head
i’m using this hobbit head, decked and modified by graham motzing, until i can get a source for welding cast aluminum so i can get my derbi flat reed head setup properly for the hobbit. but he did great work. see:
so all in all, lots got done, and LOTS more still to do, but it was a good day.
this still gives me a boner and i’ve been looking at it all day:
that’s all you get for now. thanks for tuning in to this weeks episode, i’m your host haldehumanyouneed, see you next time
What! This is coming out way better than I thought it would. I need to come see it in person when it’s done.
what’s wrong john didn’t you trust me? i mean just because i’m a human bean doesn’t mean i build bikes like the rest of the beans. i’m doin it right sucka
M7 studs, my personal favorite, even if it means I have to carry an 11mm socket.