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Re: 1955 Anniversary Bike
« Reply #30 on: May 19, 2020, 06:05:06 PM »
Quality , right there .
Very nice , Rick . ;)

Pete . :)
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Re: 1955 Anniversary Bike
« Reply #31 on: May 20, 2020, 06:50:24 PM »
Holy Snikes!  Could dive into that.
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Re: 1955 Anniversary Bike
« Reply #32 on: May 23, 2020, 11:23:56 AM »
Got the pin striping done.

Oh, brought home a new toy on thursday.  Going to go through a complete teardown and refurbish.
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« Reply #33 on: May 23, 2020, 12:28:24 PM »
Rick ,

Nice job on the stripping .

I can't really tell what your new toy is , but , looks like a mill of sorts ? 

Pete . :)
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Re: 1955 Anniversary Bike
« Reply #34 on: May 23, 2020, 02:40:04 PM »
Pete, it is a South Bend 13” lathe.  It will eventually replace or cohabitate with my current South Bend 9”.  It is about 1600 lbs of American Iron, 1959 vintage.  There have been a couple of things I wanted to do but couldn’t on the 9, so, being retired now with plenty of time, I decided to upgrade.  I’ve been looking for a 13 for a while now, and one popped up in New Jersey, only about 2 hours away.
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« Reply #35 on: May 23, 2020, 04:25:03 PM »
Always good to have tools to get what you want done .

I'm envious of your 'shop' . It's the one thing I really miss about our current lifestyle .

Pete . :)
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Re: 1955 Anniversary Bike
« Reply #36 on: November 13, 2020, 05:02:31 PM »
Got some more work done on the 55.  Wiring is complete and installed the fenders and rack.  Slowly coming together, but no rush as it's getting cold here.

I did get the new lathe finished and also made a ER40 collet chuck for it.  The smaller collet chuck fits my South Bend 9A.
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« Reply #37 on: November 14, 2020, 08:25:09 AM »
Very nice , Rick .

Your shop isn't heated ?

Pete . :)
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Re: 1955 Anniversary Bike
« Reply #38 on: November 15, 2020, 10:04:11 AM »
Shop is in basement, always nice down there.  Too cold to go out riding! Lol. I’m waiting on Tom to get the special anniversary decals finished.
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Re: 1955 Anniversary Bike
« Reply #39 on: November 15, 2020, 10:43:54 AM »
Quote from: RickS on November 15, 2020, 10:04:11 AM
Shop is in basement, always nice down there.  Too cold to go out riding! Lol. I’m waiting on Tom to get the special anniversary decals finished.

Smart move . ;)

Suppose to reach 75° today . Currently 74 .

But , with 20 MPH winds and gusts to 40 MPH , I doubt I'll be riding this afternoon . ;(

Tomorrow is forecast to be much more ride friendly :

Sunny ; 76° w/ 5 MPH winds .

Tom does decals , too ?

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Re: 1955 Anniversary Bike
« Reply #40 on: November 15, 2020, 11:26:11 AM »
He’s got a gal that that gets the layout done and can get stickers, then sends them to another guy that can make waterslides.
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Re: 1955 Anniversary Bike
« Reply #41 on: January 13, 2021, 01:50:37 PM »
A complete unrestored but kind of crusty anniversary bike just came for sale near me if anyone is interested. It is listed for $3200 I’ll try to get pictures posted
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Re: 1955 Anniversary Bike
« Reply #42 on: January 13, 2021, 03:03:50 PM »
Please post some pictures or a link if it’s online somewhere.  I’d like to see the tank and fender decals.
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Re: 1955 Anniversary Bike
« Reply #43 on: January 13, 2021, 03:47:45 PM »
I sent you a pm about the bike. I’m trying to load a picture but it is to large and I can’t get it small enough to post. Only the fender decal can be seen.
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Re: 1955 Anniversary Bike
« Reply #44 on: January 13, 2021, 06:21:52 PM »
Here's the pictures, thanks Jeff.

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