Connor
Finally riding a big boys bike
Picked up a couple of Simplex Automatics about a month ago up in Huntington Beach... The first one was an original 54' that I cleaned up and sold to Oscar (@okozzy). The other one is an old resto 56' that I'm going to redo myself. Neither of the bikes ran when I got them and still don't.
The Build:
The mechanical componets on the 56' were already torn down when I got it. So, I powerwashed and got everything prepared to be vapour blasted. I wasn't able to take the trans apart and the engine needs new bearings, so I'm going to send in the engine and trans to have Wayne Mahaffey rebuild them. The goal for this bike is to get everything fully functional, ride it a little and decide if I want to go any further (full resto)... I'll try to do my best to keep this thread active with lots of photos and info!
-Connor
The Build:
The mechanical componets on the 56' were already torn down when I got it. So, I powerwashed and got everything prepared to be vapour blasted. I wasn't able to take the trans apart and the engine needs new bearings, so I'm going to send in the engine and trans to have Wayne Mahaffey rebuild them. The goal for this bike is to get everything fully functional, ride it a little and decide if I want to go any further (full resto)... I'll try to do my best to keep this thread active with lots of photos and info!
-Connor