!914 Twin HD Cannon ball request

[Slojo]

Re-treads

DewEy (earlyharley.com) has taken over the early HD frame production from Lonnie and the guys at Competition. He has asked if I am interested in making the lower rear frame rails for the 1911 12 13 14 HD frames. I thought it would be a good idea to review the process and time involved to produce the round to oval rails prior to agreeing to make them. I found on page 29 of this article the live tooling process used on the Okuma CNC lathe to generate the frame rail but am unable to locate the video process , did it get deleted somehow ? Does anyone know how to find it?

The shop is under reorganization for improved safe efficient operation and should be back on line soon. I took a break from bike building while taking care of other responsibilities.

joe

[dlm32]

Here's a link to my blog story History Repeats itself in Birmingham on Joe's win at the Barber Century Race:

http://dlmracing.blogspot.com/2014/10/history-repeats-itself-in-birmingham.html

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[dlm32]

It was a great event Joe. Congratulations on your win, and recreating a little early Birmingham history! Waiting for a good photo of you, and the Ghost, so I can put up a blog story on your win and it's historical significance. Meanwhile, here's a link to the story of Red's 1914 Birmingham win.

http://dlmracing.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-controversial-october-1914.html

Facebook post:

https://www.facebook.com/DeadlyDavesBlog?ref=bookmarks

[Slojo]

Summers ending, that means Jefferson and Barbers Motorsport Park events. A great way to celebrate the seasons end.

Jefferson , a laid back event turned up a couple early treasures as usual which makes the long trip worth the effort . The last of the AMCA nationals is always a good place to say goodbye to friends for another winter .

Barbers Motorsport Park growing every year is becoming a don't miss event with great racing , a swap meet , auction , excellent facilities and a museum of its type second to none. The racing is the draw for me , competition from all makes , models, displacements , and vintages. Even Eric Buell was at the track side watching over his latest machine take at least one first place finish. You might be asking why am I reporting this event on the Ghost site...

The Ghost came out for a haunting and haunt it did , this year competing in two different events. The century laps and the Cannonball laps. The Century Laps open to 100 year old bikes with brakes and a clutch of some sort. This event appears to be frozen to single speed bikes typically pre 1915. The Ghost skimmed by eligibility and off to the races it was. This years event included mostly early singles and one Indian twin with straight pipes. I thought the Indian was my competition after being handed defeat two years straight by Dale and his Indian just like this one..

When the green flag dropped keeping an eye on the Indian twin was not a priority . The Ghost darted out leading the pack down the front straight and into the first corner. That was basically the beginning of the end because the singles bikes were over matched by the twin. The Indian did not match the speed of the rest of the field and may have finished last. The Ghost collects a checkered flag , to bad Dale (busy running the museum) and Matt (preparing for his Tuesday wedding) weren't there.

Following the Century Laps was the Cannonball Laps , this is a new event for Cannonball bikes only. Lined up waiting for the green flag was about a dozen JD's and VL's nothing to early other than ... the Ghost. When the green flag dropped you would have though the Ghost was in reverse , the three speed bikes darted out so fast the single speeder didn't have a chance at the line. As the Ghost picked up speed and the front straight diminished the Ghost gathered a couple bikes , thru turn two and three the same activities turn four was Mike Carson running a strong first , in the lead and unaware of the Ghosts presence. Once around the Carson bike the Ghost played its disappearing act finishing the race out in front taking another checkered flag.

According to David Morrill he wrote a comment on face book about Harley Davidson racing history in Birmingham Al. Back then the all new race team raced one hundred years ago to the week taking a checkered flag in a one hour race with Red Parkhurst at the controls. The event took place just a few miles down the road from the Barber track. History repeats itself and what a spine chilling piece of information that was when I first read his brief historical comment

joe.

[Slojo]

Hi Stan

Working non stop on the Twin 12, find my self here occasionally checking in on previous procedures to make simple current process. Not much time for communications.

joe

[Runnlo]

Hey Joe,
How ya' been? You couldn't find time while you're just loafing around, to work on an old friends 13 belt drive Excelsior could ya'? Ha Ha.
(Stan with the 48 pan.)
Runnlo

[Slojo]

Reference material

It took an hour to find this article and locate the reference material I was looking for. Thought it would be a good idea to bring it up front for future reference.

joe

[Slojo]

Steve

Thank you for your enthusiasm and positive input for this article. By now you should be are aware of my 1912 H D belt drive twin (Evil Twin) bike build for the 2014 Cannonball run. Currently in process, a build of a 1937 Knuckle motor for a good friend. The 1912 build and article are suffering temporary until the knuckle motor is completed.

Look in :
Member Bike Builds
For
1912 HD Belt Twin (AKA EVIL...

joe

[stevekleincustom]

By The Way Folks... Instead of watching Joe do this build there are alternatives...
- Watch Dancing With The Stars with your wife and act like you really love it!
- Argue at the Chef on the The Cooking Channel...
- Watch The Weather Channel for all regions except the one you live in...
- Shovel Snow at a local WalMart...
- Get a colonoscopy...
- Give yourself a tattoo with your Dremel tool...

OK... Let's be realistic here ... This is a damn good thread
204,998 views now! (Two to go!)
Only at page 124... do I hear 125?

[stevekleincustom]

Joe... I do not have anything to say... just trying to get your thread up to an "almost pathetic" 205,000 views.
:O

[chas]

Ha that's good Steve.

[stevekleincustom]

Joe... you only have 204,000+ views on this topic... Pick the pace up some so people get more interested

[Slojo]

Thought I would take a peak and re-learn something that I have forgotten (no not the cupcake, didn't forget her). Took a while to find the thread buried in a years worth of posts, thought I would bring it up front for reference material.

joe

[Slojo]

when you post a photo like that joe may call late a night and say " how do you keep getting photos of me with different cupcakes". my response was " how to you get so many different cupcakes"

Rob

It's easy, just install a luggage rack on your bike.

joe

[rwm]

when you post a photo like that joe may call late a night and say " how do you keep getting photos of me with different cupcakes". my response was " how to you get so many different cupcakes"