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Beautiful paint work ! "6 tone" paint job.Steve Swan
27JD 11090 Restored
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27JD 13514 aka "Frank"
https://forum.antiquemotorcycle.org/...n-Project-SWAN
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Originally posted by exeric View PostI've had a major set-back on the '16 X. Somehow I have lost all of the control parts from the handlebars, down to the frame head. That is a lot of parts, all weird, and complex. Needless to say, I have looked everywhere, and speculated on every possible scenario. In addition to being a huge loss, it has killed my enthusiasim for this project. I think the best thing for me to do is put the X in mothballs and wait until I can find a replacement set. . . And, a better frame of mind.
Eric Smith
AMCA #886
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Eric
Glad to hear that you found the parts. I can't tell you how many times I've done the same thing. Sometimes I'm convinced that I'm loosing my mind.
Any of those J parts still usable? Any of them for sale or trade?
Let me know.
BTW, did the rings work out?
MarkMark Masa
www.linkcycles.com
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Thanks Mark. I'm starting to put the motor for the '16 J together, so I'm rounding up the parts, and measuring tolerances. I believe the piston rings you supplied are going to work great and thank you so much for taking the trouble to find those for me. There should be some decent J parts left over and I will contact you after I shake it all out.Eric Smith
AMCA #886
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Eric,
25 years ago I worked for a guy who was originally from France and he happened to be a hoarder (unfortunately he hoarded things like rolled up wall to wall carpet, old park benches and non running outboard motors). Anyway, whenever we ended up moving a bunch of junk to squeeze in some more junk, and would unearth some lost treasure, he would exclaim, "Mon Dieu! I forgot I had that!" Being youngsters, my coworkers and I always laughed at him (you have to remember he was really old, like in his 50s).... Now I am constantly finding things that "I forgot I had"... oh the irony. Glad to hear you found your X parts!Mike Carver
AMCA #3349
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Ahhh!! The ol tub in tub trick, and I bet it felt like Christmas when you found them. For me, the most infuriating thing is the waste of time looking for some small part that I know that I have.
Usually it is found 1/2 hour later, wrapped in paper behind a parts box.
Beautiful bike.Steve Little
Upper Yarra Valley. Victoria.
Australia.
AMCA member 1950
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Originally posted by Steve Little View PostAhhh!! The ol tub in tub trick.Eric Smith
AMCA #886
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I've been in awe with your work since I first laid eyes on a photo of one of your Hendersons. It's nice to see how you go about doing things too. Top notch work! That muffler is pretty awesome! I knew you would find those parts....Cory Othen
Membership#10953
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If you knew that Cory, why didn't you tell me where they were at I was really thinking my mind was going. I just couldn't believe I would leave all those parts in a cadenza without looking in the drawers. Well, that had a happy ending, but since then, I've lost lots of other stuff.Eric Smith
AMCA #886
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