| Author | Message | ||
     Tootal |
Exactly!! I still need to redo my basement. Other things keep raising their ugly heads! Then again, if I can get the Hardly Dangerous up and running soon I'm heading to Florida, screw the projects! | ||
| Jaimec |
Did anyone else see this??? | ||
| Crusty |
"Instant Karma's gonna get you..." | ||
| Two_seasons |
Can the "Motor Co" get any worse?  | ||
| Glitch |
I bet Erik is laughing his ass off right about now. | ||
| Tpehak |
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| Tootal |
Wow, that transmission input shaft is almost half the size of mine! I wonder if the Milwaukee 8 is bigger than mine to handle the extra torque? If I ever finish the rest of my projects I would consider rebuilding an old shovel. They weren't a bad design, they just weren't put together very well! Which includes machining of the parts. A friend of mine rebuilt a shovel and rode to Sturgis with me. I was worried if he would make the whole trip but that thing ran like a champ and never leaked a drop of oil. I was impressed to say the least. As far as Hero is concerned, I agree, Erik has got to be shaking his head right now if not laughing out loud! For the record the plug wires for the Uly were packaged in the USA but were made in one of 4 foreign countries. The throttle cables came from Korea. But that's okay, my air box cover says "American Motorcycles"!!  | ||
| Tootal |
I installed the input shaft seal and the inner bearing race for the support bearing in the inner primary housing. At this point I pulled the lid off the transmission and put in 24oz. of gear lube and installed the cap. I then installed the front belt pulley and locking plate:  I also installed the shift lever on the trans housing. Now I'm ready for the inner primary. I installed a new support bearing in the inner primary:  I also installed the seal and it's now ready for installation but I've got to make a run for the auto parts store to get some Ultra Blue silicone. It's mandatory to use it on the inner primary unless you want everybody to think your riding an old AMF Harley from 1972! I also disassembled the clutch. I had all new friction plates but after measuring the thickness of the old and new plates I found the old ones were .004" thicker than the new ones!! Planned obsolescence? I was also going to replace the clutch bearing but upon close inspection, there's nothing wrong with it. No side movement and slicker than cow slobber! So I put my new parts in a box and labeled it for future reference. I then put the clutch back together. 110,000 miles and riding in 6th gear hasn't seem to hurt a thing! AMSOIL? Don't know but I'll take it! So I'm off to the store on the Uly. It's nice outside today, may have to take the long way home!  | ||
| Tootal |
So the inner primary is on and sealed.  The next step is to install the starter. I looked into the starter hole and realized I hadn't put the jack shaft seal in yet. Fortunately it goes in from the outside so no problem. A proper sized deep well socket and problem solved. Then I noticed something else...  As you can see the split bushing has the babbitt worn off on one side. It hasn't been in there for very long. I'm starting to wonder about the alignment of the outer and inner primaries. Anyway, I'll have to make another parts run. The starter must go in before the clutch. I did however get the exhaust headers back on. I can continue finishing the exhaust while I'm down. | ||
| Tootal |
So I called every dealer in the area and nobody stocked the bushing. I was about to give up when I thought of going down to Case's cycle. It's an old time Harley independent shop. Lot's of choppers and customs. I pulled up on the Buell and the fan started running. One of the guys stuck his head out the door and asked what that noise was. I just told him Loud fans save lives! Didn't you know that!? The other guys all laughed. I told the owner what I needed and he walked over to a shelf and brought one back. $9.00. He was also happy to see cash! I need to trade there more often, they're really good guys. So I went home and installed the bushing and the starter. I then installed the compensator nut and clutch:  That compensator nut required 150 to 160 ft./lbs of torque so I had to get the antique out and dust it off:  I installed the outer primary and removed the clutch cover and got to use my new investment. This little funnel is awesome! I saw my friend using one and had to have it:  OOOOOH, SHINY! So now all I have to do is put the rest of the exhaust on along with all the floor boards and I'm done.  I'm hoping for a shake down cruise tomorrow! | ||
| Greg_e |
Best of luck, hope the ride goes well! | ||
| Two_seasons |
Tootal said "I'm hoping for a shake down cruise tomorrow!" Aren't all HD rebuilds, once buttoned up, on a shake down cruise all the time...  Nice work there Greg.  | ||
| Crusty |
For a shakedown cruise, I suggest riding to Velvet Smoke and having lunch. But not tomorrow; I have to have an echo stress test to check out how my tickers doing. Saturday, the weather's supposed to climb into the mid 70s. That would be a good day for a shakedown cruise; I think! | ||
| Buellish |
Who makes the funnel? Let us know how the test ride goes! | ||
| Tootal |
Here's the funnel. It comes with a long one for engine oil too. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QX3Q4M9/ref=p px_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 | ||
| Greg_e |
Thanks, added to my cart. | ||
| 1313 |
Country of origin?  Someone had to ask - i.e. there's one in every crowd... | ||
| Tootal |
Good question Brankin! The fact is I didn't see anything but I'm probably guessing china. Who knows?  Well the shake down cruise went great. It ran great and the shifting was smooth, even for a Harley! I checked underneath the engine/transmission and there's no oil leaking. WooHOo! It's starting to act like a Buell! Speaking of that, it is handling very well. I am noticing an improvement after fixing the swingarm. I guess I've owned some ill handling beast in the past but have always been able to bend them around a corner with enough countersteering. Well the Road Hawg is taking less countersteering than it used to. It's bending real easy! So I'm a happy camper except I was going to head South on Friday but with Eta coming into Florida by next week I'm thinking I'll stay home and enjoy the wonderful weather we're having right now. Just glad my efforts worked out well. Thanks for following along, loved your suggestions and comments! Cheers!  All done!  Now I just need to clean and put away the tools!  | ||
| Pwnzor |
Great... now, what am I going to do for entertainment? There's a guy doing an epic build on Spyderchat, but he only posts like once a month. | ||
| Tootal |
Well it shouldn't take much to replace this thread! Some time in the future I'm looking at a Wilber suspension upgrade. https://wilbersusa.com/ Interesting system. In 1985 I had a BMW K100RS with the "Nivomat" self leveling shock. It really worked well. It's pretty expensive so I'll need to recover from this rebuild before playing with another. Now it's time for new shoes on the Uly! | ||
| Greg_e |
I'm almost certain that the Harley branded oil filter drain thing and the Harley branded low profile, high capacity oil drain pan are both produced in some other country than the USA, most likely China. FYI, that Harley drain pan is nice, you ca drain all three plugs without needing to move the pan, and it will hold 7 or 8 quarts which is the entire set of all three areas as well. | ||
| Buellish |
"Well the Road Hawg is taking less countersteering than it used to. It's bending real easy!" Well enough to do a one handed ride in the mountains?  | ||
| Tootal |
Since I don't have any mountains nearby I guess I'll answer that next Spring!! As far as drain pans, mine is large enough to catch all drain holes and the filter all at once. It's made out of stainless steel and Made in USA!! I had it made in the tin shop at work before I retired! | ||
| Tpehak |
Harley Davidson electric bicycles. Look ugly AF. And for the price they sell it you can buy beautiful looking full suspension high performance all mountain electric bicycle from reputable brand manufacturer with reliable, durable and powerful Yamaha motor and another reliable top shelf bicycle components from well known and reputable manufacturers who is specialized on bicycles tech for decades. And I bet you can not ride those Harley Davidson e-bicycles in the rain or thru the mud without harming that belt drive and shifting mechanism unlike you can do it on regular eMTB with no any issues. (Message edited by TPEHAK on November 17, 2020) | ||
| Tootal |
I have the same belt on my bicycle. Never have any problems and it's so quiet. I love it. It's a great design with a slot down the middle which rides on a ring on the sprockets so it can't slide off in either direction. I'm not in need of an electric bike so not interested. But hey, if there's a market may the best mousetrap per dollar win! | ||
| Pwnzor |
I just don't get the whole electric bicycle thing. What ever happened to good old fashioned exercise for the fun of it? | ||
| 1313 |
EFB seems to be enjoying the hell out of one of the Flluid's on a trip all over Wisconsin based on his posts on Facebook. Oh, that's right, you've all switched to Parler... | ||
| Tpehak |
You do same exercise on electric bicycle just go further and faster and get more fun and see more things and get the places you would never get on regular bicycle and as result get more motivated for more exercise. | ||
| Ducbsa |
Our daughter has a folding e bike with belt drive and uses it to commute from Queens to Manhattan and loves it. She does a bit of pedaling, using the Boost mode. | ||
| Ourdee |
I tried out a Fluid a couple of years ago and really liked it. |
