Everything else was just basic mechanics. If the part wasn’t close by and didn’t make the machine stop or go, it was scratched. There was no attention given to cosmetics except for spray bombing the gas tanks after they had been repaired. Even though the machine looks like it might reside in a junk yard, all moving parts were refurbished and made fully functional. It seems my desire to get on the road always wins out over the desire for a “pretty” machine.
All in all, this process took about 45 days to go from a pile of disassociated parts to a complete running package. Of course there were some bugs, but I was surprised how fast and how well the parts got to know each other. The machine is a joy to ride and definitely brings out the opinion in people.
The machine is an ongoing process, with something added or changed each year. Recently the machine has been treated to a new seat, all the way from Poland, a cycle electric generator and a set of Avon tires. Another Indian lives on.
My thanks to a very supportive wife, and great friends, Doug (the Sultan’s apprentice), Clink (wheel man extraordinare) and Injun Wayne (for those misc. missing parts) and of course George Hendee and Oscar Hedstrom.
by Trust in Rust
