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

[Ryan Mackey]

I got back last night from my first amca meet and have to say I'm hooked! Everybody there was really cool and there were a ton of cool bikes and parts to drool over. Not to mention the weather was a huge improvement over the 40 degrees and rain that we had when I left Cleveland. Here are some of the parts I came home with...


I found the first part to my next project...its a see through pan cover, how cool is that!


And I really didn't want to disappoint you guys so I want you to meet Jennifer. She was our waitress at the best rib place I've ever been to.

[Ryan Mackey]

I love what you're doing with the 45 Ryan and I have enjoyed the text and pictures that you and Matt have posted for us. I think it's a fantastic project and shows that the AMCA can still hit a home run. By the way, with your celebrity status and all; will Paris Hilton be on your arm at Denton?

Thanks a lot, I have been having just as much fun meeting all the people in the club than building the bike. Yeah she will be there...she won't be on my arm though, her hands will be too full carrying cool parts for me!

[exeric]

I love what you're doing with the 45 Ryan and I have enjoyed the text and pictures that you and Matt have posted for us. I think it's a fantastic project and shows that the AMCA can still hit a home run. By the way, with your celebrity status and all; will Paris Hilton be on your arm at Denton?

[Ryan Mackey]

See you in Denton, Ryan. Will you bring the bike?

Can't wait to meet you! No Larry Medwig and I went back and forth about riding down but he has some stuff he's bringing and the weather has been real crappy around here lately so we will be driving.

[Lonnie]

See you in Denton, Ryan. Will you bring the bike?

[Ryan Mackey]

What kind of progress are you making Ryan?

Unfortunately I haven't done much work on the bike for a while now. I have been having to put a lot of time into school this past month but good news is I have the weekend of the Denton meet off so I will be there! 2 weeks, I can't wait!

[motorhead1]

What kind of progress are you making Ryan?

[Paquette]

I just hate the thought of all those baby Nauga's being clubbed to death!!!!--Michael--6671

[Slojo]

I did a similar profile to my first bike, a 41 WLD. Low-budget job, the only thing I spent money on was the rattle-cans, and a little naughahyde (somebody spell that!). ... Hacksawing the stock handlebars was like de-horning a calf, and I can still hear it bawling in my nightmares!

"Naughahyde"...N A U G A H O U N D
Form the New Lexicon Gardella Dictionary of the Bastardized English Language Unabridged Edition. (Naugahyde)
Joe

[fillibuster]

Ryan, Seeing you working on that Primary Cover reminds me of a story I read in an early chopper magazine. They referred to that tin cover as being a "Harley Emergency Brake". Supposedly if your brakes went out going down a hill you would stand on top of your primary cover to slow you down.
Here is my first bike, a 1947 WLA, early l970's

I did a similar profile to my first bike, a 41 WLD. Low-budget job, the only thing I spent money on was the rattle-cans, and a little naughahyde (somebody spell that!). ... Hacksawing the stock handlebars was like de-horning a calf, and I can still hear it bawling in my nightmares!

[Ryan Mackey]

Ryan, Seeing you working on that Primary Cover reminds me of a story I read in an early chopper magazine. They referred to that tin cover as being a "Harley Emergency Brake". Supposedly if your brakes went out going down a hill you would stand on top of your primary cover to slow you down.
Here is my first bike, a 1947 WLA, early l970's

Thats crazy to think about...all I know is after the work that I put into it I wouldn't even think about doing that. Cool bike too!

[kunzog]

Ryan, Seeing you working on that Primary Cover reminds me of a story I read in an early chopper magazine. They referred to that tin cover as being a "Harley Emergency Brake". Supposedly if your brakes went out going down a hill you would stand on top of your primary cover to slow you down.
Here is my first bike, a 1947 WLA, early l970's

[Ryan Mackey]

Today I got all the body work done on the primary cover. It was by far the most challenging out of everything I did at Larry's. We had already spent time doing most of the metal work on it so this morning we finished it up so I could start laying the bondo. Somebody had cut a chunk out of it at some point, probably for an electric start, so we got a new piece cut and welded in.
Here it is all clamped down ready to get welded.


We left the piece a little long so that it could be cut to fit perfectly.




Here I am sanding the bondo.




Once it was all smooth, I sprayed it with some self-etching primer so the next time I make it over to Larry's it just needs primed and painted.

Larry spent the rest of the day giving me some welding lessons. Matt had taught me a lot when I was working with him so Larry was just giving me tips on how to improve.


At the end of the day he even let me try my hand at welding aluminum. It definitely was a lot different than welding steel!

[junkyarddog]

No Video

You were there a week and no video. Dale is slipping

[Ryan Mackey]

Unfortunately I am back in Ohio now. I had one of the most fun weeks ever this week and made some good friends. Dale and his crew are all great people and everyone should go to their museum...just plan on being there a while. I met some people friday that drove all the way from Canada just to visit the museum so no excuses!