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[Twolanerider]

You're a tease Don, you should go to work in a strip joint

Drop a couple of those feather fans and let us see it - - - all of it !

B  B

All I need is a brass pole in the corner of the shop .

[mattm]

Oh, now I need to go poke out my minds eye.

[1sharprdkg]

Didn't really need that stripper pole image...bike is looking great! I like that color red.

[The Mysterious Q!]

The ride is looking super sweet Don. That is gonna be one hell of a SERK.

[Twolanerider]

Thanks again guys.  It's been an incredibly fun project even if it has taken forever.

[CVOJOE]

You're a tease Don, you should go to work in a strip joint

Drop a couple of those feather fans and let us see it - - - all of it !

B  B

 

Oh wait, that would probably be inappropirate for this controlled venue. 

[AZ SESG]

Hey, Don.

  Your SERK is looking mighty fine.  Kudos!   

  It's been a while since I checked in on your progress, I knew you would have it looking sharp.   

  Things are finally turning the corner (for the better) in my world.  But, to borrow your phrase, there is not enough bandwidth to deliver the list of details.  The condensed version is this: There will be scooter shopping in my near future.   

Best regards,
Charlie

[Twolanerider]

That's great news Charlie.   Have wondered more than once how things were turning out.  Good holidays my friend and share the bike hunt when it happens. 

[AZ SESG]

  Thanks, Don.  Happy holidays to you and yours.

  You will most definitely be included in the bike hunt.

  Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.

[StatisQuo]

Very nicely done sir. Your SERK is a head turner and best of all is the time and effort put in. Well done.

[Twolanerider]

Very nicely done sir. Your SERK is a head turner and best of all is the time and effort put in. Well done.

Thanks very much.  Hopefully the upcoming winter months will see more progress too. 

[Twolanerider]

A shower, a malted beverage and an hour's remove from the project has me feeling much better.  For the first time in awhile played with the SERK this afternoon and this evening.  For the first time ever said bad words to this project.  You should've seen the SEEG over in the corner with a smug grin on its face as it thought "nah nah nah nah nah nah, you're in trouble!"

Body and fender work is not my best thing.  

The nacelle didn't fit worth a damn.  More problem on its right half than its left.  Both sides had deformed during the baking process of the powder coat.  After several hours of grinding and pushing and tweaking and bending and pressing and grinding and strapping and saying bad words it now fits ok though.

Considered bailing on the red nacelle and just buying chrome pieces that would still be correctly shaped.  But beat the bitch in to submission.  What a pain in the ass.  

[Buy early]

You're writing more of the story that will be unique to this scoot. Someday, you'll ride it to a gathering, have a beer and regale those in attendance with the skill & cunning it took to mold this metal into the nearly perfect piece of art they see before them. If it were easy, I could do it. But I can't, so I get to admire your skill and persistence.

Well done!

[Twolanerider]

You're writing more of the story that will be unique to this scoot. Someday, you'll ride it to a gathering, have a beer and regale those in attendance with the skill & cunning it took to mold this metal into the nearly perfect piece of art they see before them. If it were easy, I could do it. But I can't, so I get to admire your skill and persistence.

Well done!

Yeah..... right or wrong felt like the project history should be complete.  For my own later pleasure and edification if nothing else.  Someday after a good ride I'll likely sit down with a cold beer and review the build thread myself .

[Twolanerider]

The SERK made some headway today; though the bike itself never got touched.  Picked up a motor.

It's not the original plan.  Original plan was to get a set of big bore S&S cases and build a short stroke 107.  Actually finding the time to collect the parts and do the motor has been something that was always way too easy to put off though.  

Made a trip to OKC today to follow up on word of some parts available.  Got an 05 Road Glide's complete drive train.  Everything from the crank sensor dangling out the front to the drive belt hanging out the back and all parts in between.  

Story is it was all pulled at 2200 miles for a Jim's motor and a Baker.  Who knows....?  But it's all super clean with no road grime nor other mess.  So it at least appears to have gotten minimal use.

It's all hanging on the car lift with fluids dripping out of it overnight.  Maybe this weekend will get a chance to swap some of the powder coated parts on and get it ready for the bike.  

In any case the new plan is to run the bike with the 88" for now.  Simply completing it will be this year's winter project.  That will allow the benefit of having next year's winter project already planned.  Making it a hod little 95" or 98" .

The S&S cases seem to have a good rep.  But I honestly wasn't wild about the dangly under the engine oil plumbing system to the pan that they required.  So this doesn't break my heart.  On top of that I really don't mind knowing that when the bike is finally running I'll still have a project or two or three to play with it in the future.  It's nice when they're done.  But it's also nice to play with them.  And this drive train was just too good a deal to pass up.  So will gladly put it to good use and save a lot of time in the process.