Recent content by barkev

Haha... Where'd you find the parts?

Thnx. R speed or 5?

What are your tire sizes? Oops I asked that already

..great...more pix?

Hey frank. Cause? I'm guessing the lubricant wasn't getting in, so no oil surface between the bearing and the journal metal. The scoring's not too bad and next to no miles on the rebuild so we're just going to clean up the journals and retorque and see what happens. Thnx. .

Sounds like it ran hot. Roger may have machined the crank, but dunno. Can't ask him now...RIP

Yeh...plus all new components. I didnt drive on those bearings, I replaced them right after checked the oil. New oil's clean. I still have a mysterious knock down there so something ain't right, some clearance or something.

Exciting! Running you say? My two cents, engine first and work backwards from there. I'm down here in S.America moving slower than molasses on mine. I caught a break, just fixable rust, replaced the flooring. Struggling with carb, fuel pump problems at the mo. btw i think we have the same rims. .

Thnx mate!

Guys I need opinions. Mechanic passed away tragically, cancer mId-engine build. He didn't tell anyone! . So the pix...he did the top end, and I'm assuming he did the rod bearings because they looked new when I pulled the crankcase and had them out. The reason I pulled them? Oil wasn't getting...