101 Scout... going to take a while

[ammorest]

Beautiful Harry!! Can't wait to see it it out on the road in some of your great outdoor pictures.
Dave

[PaulCDF]

Looking Good Harry!
Christmas arrived early at your house.
New ride in the spring!!!!!

[pisten-bully]

...engine and gearbox are home now, right next to the chassis. It's been a while but they look good together

Clutch is next, then primary...then after a few small tasks I'll put it back in the frame where it belongs!

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[PaulCDF]

Thanks for the update Harry;
You are an inspiration.
Just might get my 741 to this point . . . .some day.

[pisten-bully]

So, your 101 should be a piece of cake from here, Eh?

Haha Eric! I guess compared to Miles' long haul rebuild, set back puzzles and all, the rest should be a walk in the park! Though I mocked it up twice, that was mostly for sheet metal fitting. I expect a few obstacles going forward but nothing like the weeks Miles spent truing up flywheels that refused to run true below .007 (even with sending them back to T&O so they could give it a try). But it's all part of the process, right? Thanks for the kind words!

[exeric]

Fantastic work on you motor, Harry and hats off to MIles Mushlin for making it good for 100 more years. For me, the motor has always been the biggest hurdle in motorcycle restoration. There is so much specialty work that demands a person with years of hard to acquire skill. . . So, your 101 should be a piece of cake from here, Eh?

[pisten-bully]

...haven't posted here in 10 months, but that doesn't mean things haven't been happening! Miles Mushlin has pretty much finished my motor :

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Miles has been nothing short of amazing! He took on a difficult challenge and proceeded to apply his years of experience to saving this motor, patience as a word isn't even in the same ballpark in describing how Miles stuck with it. Dealing with a repaired engine case meant custom work throughout the rebuild, and we both agreed that making this motor run with the smallest amount of vibration would be a goal, so Miles made no concessions to tolerances.

A short and very incomplete list of items on the list of rebuild tasks completed include custom outer bearing races, all bushings custom made in the cam case, cylinders lined by Steve Dutcher for new pistons, crank cases decked for cylinder bases, lifter arms rebuilt with new rollers, oil pump rebuilt, mounting and timing the magneto, and on and on.

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I'm very excited to be at this point, and I'm also not ready to fire up the motor! Primary case and clutch, oil and gas lines, and kicker mount are on this "new" list! My excuse is that after owning this motor for 5 years I sort of put the idea that it would ever run again somewhere in the back of my mind. So thanks to Miles it's time to move forward again!

[Flathead101]

Very impressive work there!! I never heard of that striping tool, very interesting. I restored a 1930 101 Scout years ago, it was a challenge, everything was worn out.

[Green Indian]

Great work Harry! Totally satisfying to see all of your hard work come together.

[exeric]

Your 101 is a beautifully proportioned motorcycle, combined with elegant sheet metal, and color. Your mock-up shows what a gorgeous bike you will finish with, Harry. Thanks for the updates.

[RichO]

Harry, nice work. I don't know if you've had a 101 before but they are one of the best machines I ever threw a leg over.

[pisten-bully]

...just an update via a couple of pictures from today:

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I've begun an enjoyable stage, everything has been painted, pin striped, and decaled....so why not see if it will still go together with not too many fit issues. So far, so good! ...the devil is in the details and I'm having a devil of a time sourcing nickel plated fasteners. I'm using cad plated ones where I have to but I'm totally being kind of picky...so if I get some more nickel plated stuff I'll replace the cad stuff (where it shows, anyway )

[tfburke3]

Tom, no expert here but when I couldn't find a local to do the striping, and I wanted to stay away from vinyl, I decided to give it a shot. Beugler pinstriping tool helps a lot (~$125 from Eastwood). It comes with some guides, I practiced with the guides and decided to go freehand instead. Thin masking tape just off the line was my visual guide. I practiced a lot using acrylic paint (water clean-up) and then I just went for it. No clear under it, just the finish coat. It 'ain't perfect in spots, but it'll have to do!

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Thanks for that info.
Tom

[exeric]

Boy ! That tank looks fantastic, Harry. I'm very impressed with your striping, and how well the Beugler tool worked for you. I've experimented with the Beugler in the past but as you said, lots of practice, and learning the tool, and developing technique is critical (not to mention time consuming). I've always used a Mac sword brush for striping but I don't have the eyes, or hands for that anymore. I recall talking to a good striper at a car meet and he said if he takes a week off from the brush, it takes him a week to get back to where he was. As you experienced, I always had to practice brush technique, and paint consistency for a few hours everyday to build the confidence to put a stripe to a painted surface. I always used One Shot because it is so pigment rich, and opaque but I never tried the imitation gold. I think I should have used the imitation gold because the metallic gold had to be 2 layered in places because it was too thin due to my inexperience with balancing the paint to reducer ratio. Long winded, but I really wanted to commend you on an excellent result that I know came with a lot of practice, work, and effort.

[pisten-bully]

Tom, no expert here but when I couldn't find a local to do the striping, and I wanted to stay away from vinyl, I decided to give it a shot. Beugler pinstriping tool helps a lot (~$125 from Eastwood). It comes with some guides, I practiced with the guides and decided to go freehand instead. Thin masking tape just off the line was my visual guide. I practiced a lot using acrylic paint (water clean-up) and then I just went for it. No clear under it, just the finish coat. It 'ain't perfect in spots, but it'll have to do!

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