24th September 2017 - Tims Tribute Build.

Evening everyone.

CBRTIM Tribute Bike Build in Remembrance of our Eldest Son Timothy James Osborn.

Today is a mixture of Jobs, some to repair, service, clean up to get ready for sale.

CBRTIM is a money pit, or seams it at times, so any funds I can get by selling off items I will not be using is a real bonus.

On the plus side, it does help to clear out my Workshop freeing up valuable space........

This exhaust was from The red n White Honda Big One we owned. And did think of Putting it on Timothy, But all the angles are wrong..

But is now surplus to requirements.
I was gonna paint the whole exhaust Black !

But once I cleaned the chrome area that is left it was in very good condition.

Painted protector is bolted in place.

Paint is finally dry

And screwed back in place.!

Looking pretty good.!

Considering just how rough this exhaust was It's coming up real nice.
Ok it will never be perfect, but should sell and raise some funds for CBRTIM Money Jar!.


Waiting for the black to dry. Another coat of Exhaust black and then use these picks and get it on ebay....


I Need Some Spacers !

Found some Aluminium tubing that's just too wide!

So a good excuse to do some work on me lathe...


The washers are now the correct diameter

So I just gotta work about 1/2mm and then use Emery cloth to smooth it all round.

I need to drill out the inner hole.

So the stainless tube, Then slides Tightly inside the spacers.

That's 2 done.

Bloody hands are well shaky now.
and it shows by just how ruff this spacer is !.
For my own safety it is Time to stop using the lathe and move onto something else, where I cannot injure myself with shaky hands or my unstable legs........

But before I move to another job, It is Time to clean the lathe.

now to make sure i get all the fine swarf from the beds.

After cleaning, all the beds are lightly oiled, so the lathe is ready for use the next time I want to use it.

Now that looks a lot better.

I am now sat back in my comfy chair, and cut down some threaded bar to the correct lengths required.

I still have work to do, and I need to find a inner sleeve that fits the bolt and the internal size of the spacer.

Yes I could buy them, but it's much more satisfying to make them.

Slowly but shurely this little project starts to take shape..

I am now sat back in my comfy chair, taking it easy and I grab one of CBRTIMS Ignition coils and proceed to use cut down stainless threaded bar and one of the spacers I created on the lathe and put them all together.

And it all Fits a treat......

On the final build, The threaded bar will be cut back and a dome nut used.

Even tho it wont be seen, I will know they are there......

Using engineers chalk I start to measure up were I want the hole drilled......

I mark up were I want to drill on the opposite side of the square tube.......

Time to do some more work on the frame engine section.......

This section is bent!.......

So I try a large ring spanner and git it all my 30 plus stone?.......

I even try heating the frame bar up?.......

But it still does not sit flush!.......

And this is the natural position of the other end of the engine removal frame rail, to the frame?.......

MMMMMMM Engine removal frame seems to be hitting the down pipe!.......

I don't know what a certain person did !
But this end is not only bent inwards slightly but also twisted as well .........

All in all another good day.

Progress is slow, but I need to be so careful, to make sure I do not over do things!.
As I do not want to loose more days stuck in bed, unable to do anything!
So I am consentrating on the smaller jobs, probably out of order in the need they want doing, But will save time later on!.

I will have a long chat tonight with Maz, to see if she has any ideas of what to do.....