Ryan's A.M.C.A. Giveaway bike build!

[Matthew N. Olse]

I spent the day making Ryan's christmas present! Here are all of the pieces that make up his clutch pedal. It is pretty intense stuff, there is a lot going on in this pic.


Here is what the actual pedal started out as. I cast up some 1936 only rear brake pedals six months ago, and have not had time to finish them up. I took one of the raw castings and butchered it up. I cut it in six places and welded it back together to get it in its current set up.


Here is the pivot piece with the grease fitting boss welded and brazed on!


Here it is after a bit of file work


Check out the little spacer that I turned out on the lathe...



We couldn't shut down the shop without tacking the arm to the pivot piece to see what everything looks like. I think that I will have to cut the lever again, and rotate the part that your foot hits forward just a little. We also have to make a stop for it , and do some grinding, but you guys get the idea. I really like how the curve in the lever matches the curve on the front of the primary


Look at that little guy sticking out!


We are having a ton of fun making all sorts of neat little parts for Ryan's bike, Thanks for checking in and enthusiasm. Have a great night.

[Ryan Mackey]

The snow drifts aren't getting any smaller here...they are almost as tall as me!


We have been working on mounting the seat all day today. The front mount is just about done. Here it is after I made the piece that bolts to the seat and Matt welded it on.


I made small gussets to go on the underside to help with strength and finish off the look we were after. Here they are before they were welded on.


We also got the bolts welded to the seat and decided to weld a flat piece on the bottom so the mount bolts on tight


Now we have to make the mounts for the springs and finish shaping the seat pan.

[36 knuck man]

great work

Matt, great forum, keep up the good work, Larry

[bill campbell]

brake strap

Hey Matt and Ryan nice work on the new ride I'm almost sure I have the brake strap but won't be able to dig it out till later this weekend and I'm sure you will have something made by then drop me a line if you need anything I missed donating when you where collecting so now's my chance.
Matt if your thinking of doing this again I have a nice set of 1920 jd case's and some jd parts that I will donate to the cause.
GOOD LUCK ON THE BUILD IT LOOKING GREAT

[Matthew N. Olse]

Ryan and I had a very productive christmas today. We got his headlight and seat mounts sorted out. Here is a pic of the cardboard templates that we used for the brackets.


Here is the finished bracket. Ryan did a good job of cutting these out.


We put a small reinforcement plate between the two banana shaped mounts to keep the piece rigid. Ryan had to drill and tap a 1/4 24 hole into his seat casting. This bike is starting to turn into a cho***r! Ryan likes it though, and that is what matters. We still need to cut out and weld a piece of strap to the pivot piece for the seat!


Before we shut down the shop, we threw his cases trans and a rear support rod in to try and figure out what we are going to do for pegs and a rear brake pedal. I couldn't find a brake pedal strap for the give away bike, so we are improvising. This is kind of what makes these projects fun. Whatever we do, I am sure it will look really cool.

[Ryan Mackey]

Thanks everyone. When your little most kids ask for pony's or trucks and stuff...well I always asked for a motorcycle and whatda ya know it came true!
It definately has been a white Christmas here in South Dakota...

Matt and I were at it again early this morning. We lowered the headlight to flow a lot better with the rest of the bike. Here it is stock before I cut it.

It would have looked weird stock. I enlarged the second hole on the lower mounting tabs and then cut off the first one that would normally be used to mount it. I also had to bend the top mount down and cut it shorter to fit right.


Here it is all mounted.


After we have our Christmas dinner we are going to continue working on the seat. I am cutting a stock seat pan down similar to a wr seat

[rickgeo]

Well,, I hope you two found time to attend candlelight services last nite !!

[exeric]

Well Ryan, the question is...did you get what you wanted for Christmas ?? The project looks great - Merry Christmas to All!

Your mock-up has the right posture for a great looking bike when you're finished Ryan. You and Matt are doing fantastic work; so I'll bet you are getting what you wanted for Christmas. Mark, I'm doing contract work in Orlando next week so I'll be able to see your Chief and your new Bridgeport. Merry Christmas to everyone in the AMCA. . . And even the infidels who don't belong to the AMCA.

[Slojo]

Fantastic…. What a great looking project. Keep up your current pace and the bike will be completed in the first trip to S.D.. Ryan will be riding before you know it.
Joe

[Mark Woodstock]

Well Ryan, the question is...did you get what you wanted for Christmas ?? The project looks great - Merry Christmas to All!

[Ohio-Rider]

What a great life time Christmas memory for Ryan. That 45 is looking great as well. Glad to see another flathead coming to the Buckeye state. Ryan your going to turn some heads with that beauty. I still can't believe how much has been achieved in only a few weeks. Merry Christmas everyone and stay safe. -Steve

[DaveSwanson]

Merry Christmas to you Matt, Ryan, Carl, and all! Very inspiring read, thanks for keeping us up to date. Ryan must be in hog heaven!

[Matthew N. Olse]

Well guys it was a marathon morning/day/night today. We got Ryans frame glued back together, it still has to be brazed for aesthetic affect, but it is structurally sound and ready to run! We just couldn't resist getting the bike up on wheels so Ryan could see what it actually looks like. The wheels, rear fender and seat belong to other projects. I just threw them on there so that ryan could see what his bike actually will look like.



Here is a pic of the other side. We are fitting up the handlebars, headlight bracket and ride control tomorrow. Merry Christmas everybody!

[Ryan Mackey]

We got some more work done on the motor today. A bearing spun on the case so we had to bore it out on the mill and make a new oversized bearing on the lathe. Here it is before...you can see the groove.


Here it is after all the new bearings are pressed in.


We are also getting a lot of work done on the frame. Matt and I got it all welded together tonight!! Here it is all welded and rough filed.


Since it is Christmas Eve, Matt and I have decided to work late and finish the frame so that I can have a rolling chassis for Christmas! Hopefully we will have pictures of it by morning

[Matthew N. Olse]

Ryan learned how to sand the little Bs off of stainless spokes yesterday. He did such a good job on his that I had him smooth out the spokes for my sears project too!



Ryan fell in love with the 36 shift arm set up on a couple of bikes in the shop, so we fit one of our reproductions to his gas tank. I found something interesting out, the shift gate is a little farther away from the the shift pivot on a 45 when compared to a knucklehead tank. Anyways, I am glad to see one of our arms on ryans bike, It will look great!