Wow. This is the kind of masterful artistry I can watch for hours on end. This stuff reminds me of another guy I've been following for years now, Paul Brodie, who designs and builds frames for bicycles, and motorcycles, does machining and fabrication, and races motorcycles! This kind of stuff educated me to the point I had confidence I could repair a destroyed frame/chain guard on my Yamaha Warrior. That turned out fabulously better than I ever could have imagined. (even though my welding would likely get me put in jail, and ultimately executed at dawn by the welder's police). Kudo's Dale !! What a great way to spend a Friday night.
Hey Johnnie, I have been watching Paul for several years, he is a great machinist and motorcycle designer. Glad to see him back in the shop and recovering nicely. I sure appreciate you spending your time in the shop with me.
Dale, you are seriously on a roll here!! Fascinating repair work. Giving me more and more confidence. What a cool project!!! Can't wait to see you ride it!
That was lovely work, Dale. It turned out so well. Don't push yourself to post another video between now and New Year. Put your feet up and relax a little. Once again, a very Happy Christmas to you and yours. Cheers, Peter.
Well Peter, time spent in the shop is relaxing to me. But don't worry, I will have some feet up time. Merry Christmas to you folks, and thanks for stopping by to watch my videos.
Beautiful work as usual Dale! As some have said before me, I vote for pins. You know you wouldn't be happy if there was slop in the foot pegs. Merry Christmas to you and all your family!
Hey Pete, pins are already made, you will see it in the next video. Yeah, your right I wouldn't have been happy with it. Merry Christmas to you folks too.
Great video! Good content. You definitely taught me quite a bit more about welding and the stresses it produces. My father was a welder by trade and didn’t teach me that much. Thank You
yeah, annealing is a good thing to do, work Harding metal makes it brittle especially the TIG/MIG. never fear Dales Army is watching your every move.LOL
Hey Frank, got lots of educated folks telling me it's the thing to do. That ARC welding a nonstop bead is really putting a lot of heat in there. Of course its only one side now.
not sure the science behind the annealing process, but if take a piece of copper and beat it with a hammer it will get very hard then you heat it up it gets soft again, go figure? something with the molecule's i understand. not sure if tig/mig will cause this same problem. @@montana2strokeracer
Merry Christmas to you and yours Dale. Hope the New Year brings you good health and happiness. Looking forward to seeing the RM out of the box.😊 All the best Steve
Thanks Dean, I think it's a solid repair, don't anticipate any problems. Going to get it annealed, that should help. Thanks for your thoughts on this. Merry Christmas to you and your family Dean.
Dale, you definitely are an expert. Thanks so much for posting, your content is fantastic. Your skill and the creativity of the production make your channel the best of its type on TH-cam. Please have a Merry Christmas.
Thanks Jeff and your too kind also. It's fun and I really enjoy messing with these old bikes and the machines. I guess the rest of the TH-cam watchers haven't found me yet or are more into the newer bikes. Kind of slow climbing the TH-cam ladder, but what else am I going to do. Merry Christmas Jeff!
I've made frame cuts vertically to remove half of the tube to insert a support tube as you're doing. A few tig plug welds to lock support tube then fully weld what has become the cap. So far no complaints...
Thank you, I don't anticipate any issues with this, I don't do this very often but have never seen any problems with doing this way. Think it's a good repair.
Hey Matt, I think it's a good repair, don't you? I haven't tried it for several years, but the couple I did in the past worked for many years that I know of.
Great video Dale: I vote to make pins. I love using grade-8 hardware, but it is not cheap. It is strong and easy to machine. Because you want the bearing surfaces to be on the grip length and not the threads, I often buy even longer bolts so the grip length fits, and cut the length down. Anal I know. AN hardware comes in many grip lengths but is not available at local box stores.
All ready got them made, next video John. I agree, couldn't find any bolts with long enough bearing surface, didn't want to cut any off because I don't want to get the plating equipment out.
Thanks Cliff, the 68 Torino is a work in progress, I have really lost interest, but time to time I get back on it. I transplanted the engine and transmission from a 1988 Mercury Marquis into it. So, it is factory electronic fuel injection and automatic overdrive. It does run and shift. I just need to finish up some interior trim and seat covers. Then cut and buff the paint and put the chrome trim back on. Just enjoy the bikes more these days. Merry Christmas my friend.
Hey Murr, I think about that engine and what to do with it all the time. The only frames I have are DT1 Yamaha frames, think its a bit big for that. Going to have to find something. Merry Christmas to you folks too. Thanks for spending time with me in the shop
Oh yeah, the water authority said i can have a extra glass of water today. little known fact is Las Vegas only gets about 15% of its water from the lake the rest from aquafers. the fine folks in the Republic of California get most of the Colorado water. how about that!!! @@montana2strokeracer
Hey Johnny, that's what I thought, mine are not the best, but I believe they are an improvement over theirs. Thanks for following along, Merry Christmas.
Wow. This is the kind of masterful artistry I can watch for hours on end. This stuff reminds me of another guy I've been following for years now, Paul Brodie, who designs and builds frames for bicycles, and motorcycles, does machining and fabrication, and races motorcycles! This kind of stuff educated me to the point I had confidence I could repair a destroyed frame/chain guard on my Yamaha Warrior. That turned out fabulously better than I ever could have imagined. (even though my welding would likely get me put in jail, and ultimately executed at dawn by the welder's police). Kudo's Dale !! What a great way to spend a Friday night.
Hey Johnnie, I have been watching Paul for several years, he is a great machinist and motorcycle designer. Glad to see him back in the shop and recovering nicely. I sure appreciate you spending your time in the shop with me.
Dale, you are seriously on a roll here!! Fascinating repair work. Giving me more and more confidence. What a cool project!!! Can't wait to see you ride it!
Thanks Jim, you can do it my friend. This is the only way I will ever have another RM, make it from parts.
I have 4 Suzuki rv125 I would like to see you do one.
Love watching and learning how to disassemble and put things back together the correct way. I love you. Sho start to finish.
That was lovely work, Dale. It turned out so well. Don't push yourself to post another video between now and New Year. Put your feet up and relax a little.
Once again, a very Happy Christmas to you and yours.
Cheers, Peter.
Well Peter, time spent in the shop is relaxing to me. But don't worry, I will have some feet up time. Merry Christmas to you folks, and thanks for stopping by to watch my videos.
Very nice fabrication and repair work there Dale. Always enjoy watching your progress.
Thanks David, it's fun and I think it is a good repair. Not what I want to do very often, but it on the downhill side now.
Good afternoon Dale, just tuning in.
Hi Don, nice to have you here too.
Beautiful work as usual Dale! As some have said before me, I vote for pins. You know you wouldn't be happy if there was slop in the foot pegs. Merry Christmas to you and all your family!
Hey Pete, pins are already made, you will see it in the next video. Yeah, your right I wouldn't have been happy with it. Merry Christmas to you folks too.
Great job brother. Merry Christmas brother
Merry Christmas Cain!
Dale another great show. Awesome work. You are a inspiration to the motorcycle world. 👍🏁💯
Bill, you are too kind. This is a lot of fun. Can't wait to see how it pans out. Merry Christmas.
@@montana2strokeracer Merry Christmas 🎄
Great video! Good content. You definitely taught me quite a bit more about welding and the stresses it produces. My father was a welder by trade and didn’t teach me that much. Thank You
Thanks Ron, you are way to kind. I'm learning here too, but I'm also having fun.
a Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too. 🎉
Thank you, Kelvin, Merry Christmas to you folks too.
Great series Dale. Merry Christmas. We love and appreciate you! Be healthy you and your family!
Thank you, Dmitri, it's been great having you along for the ride. Merry Christmas to you folks too.
well done Dale , better than new, merry christmas
Thanks Rob, I think it will outlast me. Merry Christmas to you folks.
Beautiful fabrication and fitting Dale. Thanks for the video. Merry Christmas!
Thanks Chris, Merry Christmas to you folks too.
yeah, annealing is a good thing to do, work Harding metal makes it brittle especially the TIG/MIG. never fear Dales Army is watching your every move.LOL
Hey Frank, got lots of educated folks telling me it's the thing to do. That ARC welding a nonstop bead is really putting a lot of heat in there. Of course its only one side now.
not sure the science behind the annealing process, but if take a piece of copper and beat it with a hammer it will get very hard then you heat it up it gets soft again, go figure? something with the molecule's i understand. not sure if tig/mig will cause this same problem. @@montana2strokeracer
Merry Christmas to you and yours Dale. Hope the New Year brings you good health and happiness. Looking forward to seeing the RM out of the box.😊
All the best
Steve
Thank you, Steve, also looking forward to the RM getting out of the box.... LOL Merry Christmas
another great job dale as always put your tools away and chill 4 a few days over xmas all the best to you and your wife and the dogs
Thanks Mark, I will, and I sure appreciate you following along with the shop projects. Merry Christmas my friend.
Dale after your repairs this bike will be better than new , nice work . And Merry Christmas !
Thanks John, I think it will work for this old dirt rider. Merry Christmas!
An exceptional repair Dale. Christmas blessings. Dean.
Thanks Dean, I think it's a solid repair, don't anticipate any problems. Going to get it annealed, that should help. Thanks for your thoughts on this. Merry Christmas to you and your family Dean.
Love this RM build Dale. Nice job!
Thanks Rob, still working on the Yamaha too.
Awesome work as always Dale, Merry Christmas & all the best for the New Year !!! Cheers 👍😀
Merry Christmas to you folks too, thanks for following the channel.
Dale, you definitely are an expert. Thanks so much for posting, your content is fantastic. Your skill and the creativity of the production make your channel the best of its type on TH-cam. Please have a Merry Christmas.
Thanks Jeff and your too kind also. It's fun and I really enjoy messing with these old bikes and the machines. I guess the rest of the TH-cam watchers haven't found me yet or are more into the newer bikes. Kind of slow climbing the TH-cam ladder, but what else am I going to do. Merry Christmas Jeff!
Thanks, Dale keep it up. 🏁
Thanks Richard, Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas Mac
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas Vic
Merry Christmas Dale -Tony SA
Merry Christmas Tony, sure appreciate you stopping by.
Merry Christmas Dale!
Merry Christmas Luis. Thank You.
I've made frame cuts vertically to remove half of the tube to insert a support tube as you're doing. A few tig plug welds to lock support tube then fully weld what has become the cap.
So far no complaints...
Thank you, I don't anticipate any issues with this, I don't do this very often but have never seen any problems with doing this way. Think it's a good repair.
I do this alot lately. I have at times turned down inch tube/pipe on the lathe to match the metric outer diameter tube ..
Hey Matt, I think it's a good repair, don't you? I haven't tried it for several years, but the couple I did in the past worked for many years that I know of.
@montana2strokeracer perfect! Nice bends too
Great video Dale: I vote to make pins. I love using grade-8 hardware, but it is not cheap. It is strong and easy to machine. Because you want the bearing surfaces to be on the grip length and not the threads, I often buy even longer bolts so the grip length fits, and cut the length down. Anal I know. AN hardware comes in many grip lengths but is not available at local box stores.
All ready got them made, next video John. I agree, couldn't find any bolts with long enough bearing surface, didn't want to cut any off because I don't want to get the plating equipment out.
dale , could not make it work (link) but i posted pics on FB ,Suzuki tc/ts bikes pics are there if you want !
Another great video. What is the story on the blue Ford ? Have a Merry Christmas Dale.
Thanks Cliff, the 68 Torino is a work in progress, I have really lost interest, but time to time I get back on it. I transplanted the engine and transmission from a 1988 Mercury Marquis into it. So, it is factory electronic fuel injection and automatic overdrive. It does run and shift. I just need to finish up some interior trim and seat covers. Then cut and buff the paint and put the chrome trim back on. Just enjoy the bikes more these days. Merry Christmas my friend.
On deck in Oz😀
Glad to see you here Peter. Thanks buddy
Thanks Dale , Any new thoughts on what frame for the 380 ? God bless you and your family Dale .
Murr
Hey Murr, I think about that engine and what to do with it all the time. The only frames I have are DT1 Yamaha frames, think its a bit big for that. Going to have to find something. Merry Christmas to you folks too. Thanks for spending time with me in the shop
sup, guys from rainy las vegas.
Is enough to fill up mead.
Oh yeah, the water authority said i can have a extra glass of water today. little known fact is Las Vegas only gets about 15% of its water from the lake the rest from aquafers. the fine folks in the Republic of California get most of the Colorado water. how about that!!! @@montana2strokeracer
Here
Me too
$3 dollars for a part? I'm going to start restoring Suzuki's. lol
I know, unheard of isn't it.
Wow...those factory welds are awful.
Hey Johnny, that's what I thought, mine are not the best, but I believe they are an improvement over theirs. Thanks for following along, Merry Christmas.
@@montana2strokeracer Merry Christmas Dale. I really like your videos. Keep it up.
The factory welding wasn`t very good in those days.🦆🦆🦆💩💩💩🤣🤣🤣🤣
You are so right, it has much improved over the years.