- Thu Jul 18, 2019 9:07 pm
#84198
I bought the last Orange Crush in Washington State from North Cascades H-D. Bike had 68 miles as a demo on it. Took delivery, chain was slack/oil out of sight (1/2 pint) low front tire had 1/4 inch radial runout, nobody here in USSA has heard of the oil required to keep the warranty good. Got an extra quart at the dealer with the 300 mi. service. Fired up Hitchcocks for the 16 tooth sprocket (going on today), Made my own saddlebag mounts, Hitchcocks fork gaiters and spring Preload adjusters (yesterday) By the way if you need the Jesus tool which holds the fixture in the bottom of the fork tube a 7/8" nut on a stick will hold it from the inside while tightening the bolt in the bottom of the fork leg. The upper screw on the lower fork tree is assembled with the Loctite that hols the hinges on the Kremlin. Heating the bolt did NOT release it. Heating the bulge the threads live in under the lower tree releasd the screw. The case guards went on nicely!
Just returned from Hells Canyon Rally in Baker City Oregon. Lovely weather won the show with a dirty but functional 1966 Royal Enfield Interceptor Costom (single carb). Bike lost power on the way home finally started spewing oil around the mag in Wilbur Washington (40 miles east of the middle of nowhere. Removed timing chest found 2 loose and one missind bolt (they hold the mag adapter on and tension the chain. Found the missing bold (it had'nt run throuhg the chain), tightened everything up, and made it the last 200 miles just like I knew what I was doing