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Kustom Culture vintage Carnage

SFMCjohn

SFMCjohn

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Joined
Nov 30, 2010
Location
San Francisco, 94102
Moto(s)
KLR, K75s, TR7V, FXSB
Name
John A.
BARF perks
AMA #2917550
our friend Rick’s 1943 BSA B35 (pics thanks to BARFer Mr @kalle ):

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the B35 tank with flying BSA badge:

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and, the carnage … we’re guessing there was maybe 50 miles on this new piston:

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not sure if it was a clearance issue, or an oiling system issue. in any event, seems like at least a new piston and cylinder hone? we’ll see …
 
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and one of Mr @kalle ‘s fixes … Rick’s 1986 Harley-Davidson FX-R Liberty Edition Evo’s broken stock exhaust hanger … new replacement part is not available from H-D, and about $250 if you can find one on line:


and a couple still pics for the Luddites among us:

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it’s broken, and the plug that will help with the fix:

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and, it’s fixed!:

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little “biker black” from a rattle can:

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:ride
 
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Thanks for being Mr. @kalle facilitator here. Really enjoy this stuff!! :thumbup
 
helped Mr @kalle unload a 1916 Harley Davidson F-head, 61 ci, three-speed v-twin. this bike was shipped to the USA from Poland eight years ago for the Cannonball vintage rally, and made it a mile down the road before the engine quit. it has been sitting in a garage in Redwood City, because the Polish title made shipping it through customs problematic. Mr Kalle now has the paperwork sorted, and the bike will be shipped back to the EU where the owner will collect it, to rebuild the engine and get it running again:

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note the cut-outs in the gas tank to clear the over-head intake pushrod valve-train, and the big roadbook holder on the handlebars … :ride
 
SFMCjohn said:
our friend Rick’s 1943 BSA B35 (pics thanks to BARFer Mr @kalle ):

not sure if it was a clearance issue, or an oiling system issue. in any event, seems like at least a new piston and cylinder hone? we’ll see …
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was visiting my ‘73 Tiger in Ricky’s shop on Friday (he’s sorting the oil system failure on that bike), and got a couple pics of progress with getting his 1943 BSA B35 back on the road … here’s the pic of the old carnage:

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and the new $250 piston:

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“progress!”, as we say in the SFMC … :ride
 
I had a buddy that rode one of these, daily rider, but a greasy rat bike.
Full leaner, sometimes a run & bump, getaway, bungies holding important stuff, to run.
Minimal time spent on maint.
but,
IT RAN, , ,
 
I guess the sad truth is that pre-gen KLRs are basically vintage bikes, these daze … anyway, what’s involved in keeping a pre-gen KLR on the road—sometimes ya need a low milage replacement engine, if, say, your “A” vintage adventure bike suffers a catastrophic lower-end failure:


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Mr @kalle tore into the failed 40,000-mile KLR engine today, and was surprised to find the extent of the catastrophe and carnage:

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I’d never seen or heard of a KLR con-rod failure.

the engine had oil and coolant in it, and the doo-hicky seemed to be intact. and it was said to have been running well and normally when it quit. Kalle just got back from a 14 day Baja trip on the engine, riding two up, with no issues. so, a bit of a mystery. :dunno

will say that pre-gen KLRs live a hard life out here in California, with places like Death Valley, the Sierras and Baja. plus Kalle rides his like he stole it. :laughing
 
That's ... uh, comprehensive.
Now, only need to find one with a pretzeled frame. Shouldn't be difficult ;)
 
40k on the motor! He got his money's worth..
 
I like to say that our pre-gen KLRs generally are good for about 40k miles when they are ridden regularly lots of miles in sand, babyheads and high-clearance 4x4, and hours of interstate hwy stuff, but I usually mean that they are burning oil by then and need a top-end. :laughing

more Mr Kalle stuff, demonstrating what’s involved keeping these old war horses rolling down the road:


wrt KLR frames, what tends to happen is they begin to crack, at which point that particular bike is done and it’s time to find another one. :clown
 
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