TR6SC
I live for the CABE
I've finally got the stainless fenders polished to a reasonable finish. That is, the front fender. I've got the ugly scratches out by sanding up to #600 and then buffing. Talk about miserable work, yuk!
I then went to work on the sloppy Monark suspension. Using 0.015 Mylar shims from the hardware store, I took out all the slop in the two pivots at the front axle. And then there is the poor interface between the fender stays and the fender. I made some leather shims that were tapered to buffer the inaccurate interface. The rivets were starting to suck a crater into the fender. Lastly, don't get weird children, I made four small stainless washers that keep the pivot bolt nuts from scratching the forks. Very small. Hard to see they're even there.
These minor modifications should make this Silver King up to today's super tolerances! Maybe I'll fill the hex tubes with helium to make the bike lighter! Perhaps I'm going too far, but I want this bike to ride smoothly.and quietly.
I then went to work on the sloppy Monark suspension. Using 0.015 Mylar shims from the hardware store, I took out all the slop in the two pivots at the front axle. And then there is the poor interface between the fender stays and the fender. I made some leather shims that were tapered to buffer the inaccurate interface. The rivets were starting to suck a crater into the fender. Lastly, don't get weird children, I made four small stainless washers that keep the pivot bolt nuts from scratching the forks. Very small. Hard to see they're even there.
These minor modifications should make this Silver King up to today's super tolerances! Maybe I'll fill the hex tubes with helium to make the bike lighter! Perhaps I'm going too far, but I want this bike to ride smoothly.and quietly.
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