I can't find the camera

I have no idea where it is.  I really wanted to post pictures.

I have the front fork pretty much assembled.  Just waiting for the frame to get finished so I can mount it.  It came out great - the powder coated triple tree parts along with all of the polished aluminum.  And the Forks by Frank are beautiful - too bad they will be all covered up.

Speaking of the frame - I dropped it and the swing arm at Spectrum Powder Coating today (spectrumpowdercoatings.com).  I met the owner - DA - and he is a very cool guy.  I requested gloss black on the frame, and that we keep powder out of some of the critical areas (bearing races, threads, areas where bushings are going to be pressed).  DA was on top of it.  I'll get it back about a week from now.  It will be about $160 to do the frame and swing arm.

I collected multiple other parts this weekend.  I went up to Atlas Chrome and got the headlight bezel and the fork spacers.  The good news is that the bezel is fantastic, and the polished spacers are amazing.  The bad news is that the bezel is for a 5-1/2" diameter headlight bucket.  The one that came with my bike is 5-3/4".   So - not a match.  Doesn't seem like a big deal, until you break the 5-1/2" lens.  Which I did, trying to remove it from the reflector that looked like crap.

Which means now I'm looking for a 5-1/2" reflector and bulb holder.  If that doesn't work out, I'm going to take the pitted bezel to the bodyshop and see if I can get it painted or something.  Sux.  The words of my friend Alex haunt me every day - "Why don't you get a Honda?  Something you can find parts for....".

I also collected the wheels from Reagan at Ace Motorworks (www.acemotorworks.com).  They are true and fantastic.  Got home, and the newly lined brakes would not fit in the hubs.  Uh oh.  A few minutes grinding about 0.06 inches off of the pads - and they are in!  Pirelli tubes on the way from J&P Cycles, and I can finish putting wheels together.  Who knows - in a couple of weeks, I may have a roller....

Finally, I bought a new camera.  I'm going to hide this one, and only I will  use it.  Good grief.

Progress has slowed but I haven't stopped

I haven't posted for awhile, mostly because nothing has happened.  What has been holding me up is a small weld repair on the fork stop on the frame.  I was able to get the frame to my friend Mando on Thursday, so hopefully that will get done soon.

When I get the frame back, then I can take it and get it powder coated.   Of course, that means I'll have to get the bushings pulled out of the swing arm  - since I should have both the frame and swing arm done at the same time.

On Friday, I also dropped the wheels at Ace Motorworks to get them trued.  The owner, Reagan, seems like a pretty good guy.

The only other thing I was able to do was put the brake shoes on the hubs.  Not too tricky, but there is a sequence it turns out.  Springs go on the shoes, then the eccentric goes between the shoes, then it all goes on the hub.

Hopefully I'll start getting all of the parts back, and I can get this thing moving.