Hey brother scotty, long time viewer here, love all your content, always! Do NOT undererestimate your mechanical skills. they are awesome!! Give yourself, alot of credit, to rebuild, the whole HD, from crank, to breather, is a very tedious and careful job!!And you my friend, made that look easy, and I KNOW its not! great job, so far and thank for going over everything, as you did!
@@scootertrampscotty hey scotty boy, that to be expected, great job, ty for the detailed info! love ya pal!! if you are ever up in ny!! hit me up. always have a place to stay, big dog!
@@-MrRichBiker1967 I love big dog's. If I don't already have your info can you send me your state, town name, name, and number for my records? STSnomadic@proton.me
@@scootertrampscotty hey brother Scotty I have no affiliations with big dog, cycles I just called you a big dog cuz I admire your persona and livelihood! But yeah I'll PM you all my info still have a place to stay lol later
Bringing back memories of when I actually used to do stuff. Think I'm having a brief moment of clarity😊 I always used a broken ring to clean the muck out of the grooves 😇
Gotta agree on the boring and new pistons. EVOS last a long time. I did one for a guy that had over 100k on it and barely a mark on the cylinder walls, AND first over on them is .005”a hone will clean that up. His issue was tired rings and his valves had actually sunk into the head popping a rocker cover bolt out when the top of valve made contact. No over bore needed and he’s still going after 7 yrs. Same with a 107 S&S I got from a big Dog cheap. It had been thrashed and was burning oil like a pig. Tore it down and it needed rings and valve guide seals and the valves lapped. One of the smoothest Harley’s I’ve had, I put in a touring cam and slapped it in my bagger. I have bore gauges and there was no taper to the cylinders or gouges. In pistons or cylinders, even on the 84 with over 100k the scratches were minimal. The rings just lose their spring from heat cycles and wear. If it were a paying customer I’d let them choose, but when it’s my call, I look at everything and decide if it NEEDS to be done or just freshened up. Your inherent mech skills are admirable and necessary to live your lifestyle. You’re way more mech than a lot of “ techs” I’ve met to be sure. Keep logging the miles!
@@scootertrampscotty yup seen it several times and I think it’s a heat issue too, either that or they had some bad rings, but what are the odds a bad lot would still be around several yrs? Maybe it was just the supplier and metallurgy of the rings for a time combined with heat.
Hey Scotty, I know you're an Asheville fan. I live in Asheville. We are really struggling here. The hurricane has destroyed everything. If you were in Asheville, I hope you're safe. If not good. Say a prayer for WNC we need it right now....
Good informative video Scotty. Always enjoy anything you make. Hope all is well with your friends in Asheville. I’m about 75miles east of Asheville, we had trees down no power, no phones no internet for few days. But once we got back up and found out how fortunate we were to just miss the worst of it, we were very blessed. Take Care Scotty. I suspect your on your way south.
A few years ago, I was on eBay looking at motorcycle parts. I was very surprised at the number of top ends that were for sale on eBay for dirt cheap prices. People would take off the cylinders, pistons, rings, from practically brand new Harley’s because they wanted to install higher performance parts. And they would sell cylinders and pistons and rings and associated hardware slightly used for just a couple hundred dollars on eBay, there were lots and lots of them. I found them accidentally when I was searching for stock Harley take off mufflers to put on my Yamaha royal star venture. They go right on the ventures… there’s another part that’s remarkably cheap on eBay. I ended up getting a pair of mufflers that were only on the machine for the ride home from the dealership when the machine was picked up brand new. I got them delivered in the box that the aftermarket mufflers came in so the guy that sold the stock mufflers to me for $40 including shipping. they were off of a 2014 Harley Davidson street glide.. they had something like 30 miles on them. Apparently, too many Harley owners, the stock mufflers have zero value also, just like a set of barely use standard pistons and cylinders..
Thanks for sharing your story, I just did my rear valves, to seat them I used a drill and grinding compound, ( clamping the drill on the valve stem ) carefully turning the valve using the drill, my work space was a dirt ground it would make a mechanic cringe !! . Just love your simple ways like myself ( old school ) Harley is a glorified brigs and Stratton . Over thinking will kill most people. Thanks again learning a little bit at a time. 🍻
l found it easier to remove the pistons & insert them into the cylinder's & leave the gugen pin exposed put the pin & clips in & then slide down to the base good job Scotty.. cheers from Down Under..
I was told by several master mechanics that you should put a few hundred easy miles on the engine and then change the oil and ride it however you plan on riding it.. if you run it hard then you'll have a engine that handles hard miles..
Great vlog Scotty , the reason I like your mechanical vlogs , is because there to the point , done on a budget, & you do the job for a reason ,and its done ,as is , where is , with good advice , either from ure mistakes , or others , that have been passed on to you , ps , and I'm an evo guy also , they call guys like u in Australia , Bush mechanics 😃👍✌
Great video, Scotty. Thanks for the tips. Made me more aware of how heat really plays a huge part. Are you still thinking of selling it before you jump to the other one? Looking forward to you on the road and the next sight to see. What's the name of the tent you use again. 🍁 very best :)
@@ericwhitro Long as theres no bars on the windows! If u can send your name, state, town name, and number ill keep it for when im in the area. STSnomadic@proton.me
Scotty, you’re no idiot. You know your chit. You can tell when the rings are worn when they lose their flat edges. They get real sharp. You’ll get many more miles out of that motor. Ride safe.
Awesome stuff Scotty. You have some much real world knowledge and a great presenting style. Question for ya, do you run an external breather on your bike?
To bad i didn't know you were going to do a top end. I have a brand new stock set of harley brand pistons and rings just like the ones you have on your bike with the black Teflon coating. I would have just gave them to you. Oh well some day i will find a use for them. With my 93 bagger i use oil too. There is 40k miles since rebuild and i was using probably a half qt. Every 1000 miles or so "synthetic oil". I changed back to conventional oil, running valvoline VR 1 straight 50 wt and now it barely uses oil. I think synthetic gets to thin when it gets hot . Conventional seems to hold its viscosity better stays thicker when hot. So for now on im running Conventional oil, cheaper too, just have to change it more often . My base gaskets don't weep oil anymore either with conventional oil.
Thanks anyway Jake. Synthetic oils are just plain thinner. I generally use Lucas 50wt synthetic because you can get it at the auto parts stores. But given the choice I'd use Klotz 20/50 because it's the only synthetic that's as thick as conventional. It's that I only gotta change it half as often thing that keeps me in synthetics.
@@theone2be33 yeah I know that, what you may not know is it was stored in a place in my state that a Fing hurricane just about washed away and I was concerned about the condition of it
@scootertrampscotty it looks bad there, real bad. I just watched Sean go there twice with supplies. Some towns are gone. Roads are gone, power is down, no fuel, no heat, no gas, no water, no food, nothing. My nephew and nieces were lucky they had minor damage in east TN. They mainly lost trees and a barn or shed I think. The whole area we knew is gone...cleanup, bury the dead, rebuild. It's going to be a long time before they recover...God help them
I heard you open the bag the rings were in. Did you gap them before you put them in the cylinder? That is a mistake I would make! Details Distractions Anxiety
I’m curious why you didn’t pull the whole engine out of the bike to do all that work up on a bench instead of down low and with the frame in the way of a lot of steps?
Scotty, Randall here from camp 5. What oil do you regularly use. I've usually used Ams oil break in oil then their 5x50 wt. The Guzzi is doing great. Another engine that's very easy to work on and repair. Yes, parts can be a bitch to get. I'm from the being prepared crowd. Also I come home here in New Mexico with another bike and truck. The door is open if you come through.
I show checking the gap in the beginning of this video. Guess i put that in the wrong place. The gap setting allows for a wide variation and is usually within spec. Ive only ever had to file them once
@@robjones4662 I checked those at the beginning of this video. But youre right, i should haved moved that to just before installing the rings. Silly me!
300 dollar top end ? You must be getting it done in Mexico...... Just did the top on my 01 and the new K.B. pistons cost more than 300. Good luck with it.✌
It's done. It worked. Thing is I checked everything in the top end then only rebuilt what needed rebuilt. These videos show exactly how i did that, though you might already know.
Hey brother scotty, long time viewer here, love all your content, always!
Do NOT undererestimate your mechanical skills. they are awesome!!
Give yourself, alot of credit, to rebuild, the whole HD, from crank, to breather, is a very tedious and careful job!!And you my friend, made that look easy, and I KNOW its not! great job, so far and thank for going over everything, as you did!
Oh, I just cut out the parts where i had to fumble with things a bit Mr Rich.
@@scootertrampscotty hey scotty boy, that to be expected, great job, ty for the detailed info! love ya pal!!
if you are ever up in ny!! hit me up. always have a place to stay, big dog!
@@-MrRichBiker1967
I love big dog's. If I don't already have your info can you send me your state, town name, name, and number for my records? STSnomadic@proton.me
@@scootertrampscotty hey brother Scotty I have no affiliations with big dog, cycles I just called you a big dog cuz I admire your persona and livelihood!
But yeah I'll PM you all my info still have a place to stay lol later
I enjoyed all three of your rebuild vids. Thanks for sharing Scotty. 👍
Bringing back memories of when I actually used to do stuff. Think I'm having a brief moment of clarity😊
I always used a broken ring to clean the muck out of the grooves 😇
Gotta agree on the boring and new pistons. EVOS last a long time. I did one for a guy that had over 100k on it and barely a mark on the cylinder walls, AND first over on them is .005”a hone will clean that up.
His issue was tired rings and his valves had actually sunk into the head popping a rocker cover bolt out when the top of valve made contact. No over bore needed and he’s still going after 7 yrs.
Same with a 107 S&S I got from a big Dog cheap. It had been thrashed and was burning oil like a pig.
Tore it down and it needed rings and valve guide seals and the valves lapped.
One of the smoothest Harley’s I’ve had, I put in a touring cam and slapped it in my bagger.
I have bore gauges and there was no taper to the cylinders or gouges. In pistons or cylinders, even on the 84 with over 100k the scratches were minimal.
The rings just lose their spring from heat cycles and wear.
If it were a paying customer I’d let them choose, but when it’s my call, I look at everything and decide if it NEEDS to be done or just freshened up.
Your inherent mech skills are admirable and necessary to live your lifestyle.
You’re way more mech than a lot of “ techs” I’ve met to be sure.
Keep logging the miles!
Youre quite knowledgeable about this stuff Majestic. So, youve also seen this ring issue before. This is the second time ive seen it.
@@scootertrampscotty yup seen it several times and I think it’s a heat issue too, either that or they had some bad rings, but what are the odds a bad lot would still be around several yrs?
Maybe it was just the supplier and metallurgy of the rings for a time combined with heat.
Hey Scotty, I know you're an Asheville fan. I live in Asheville. We are really struggling here. The hurricane has destroyed everything. If you were in Asheville, I hope you're safe. If not good. Say a prayer for WNC we need it right now....
I wasn't there Mat. My friends there came through ok but I know many didn't. What a nightmare.
Really good info Scotty, seems like instruction is your forte. Learned a lot! Thanks for posting!!!!
Good job! Love it when a plan goes right....Greetings from Murfreesboro Tn.
Hey Scotty...one of your best videos. Good job, excellent production...Dave G
That's a good feeling when the engine starts up after a tear-down:)
Good informative video Scotty. Always enjoy anything you make. Hope all is well with your friends in Asheville. I’m about 75miles east of Asheville, we had trees down no power, no phones no internet for few days. But once we got back up and found out how fortunate we were to just miss the worst of it, we were very blessed. Take Care Scotty. I suspect your on your way south.
Great series Scotty, thanks
Happy Trails Scotty, thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Awesome Scotty! Cheers from Vancouver 🇨🇦
Hoy aprendí algo nuevo. Gracias Scotty. Saludos desde Monterrey Mexico !!!!
Bueno me amigo. Viva Mexico!
Good video thanks for sharing too much work for me I'd have to pay a mechanic
Nice informatie scotty thanks a lot😮
That was awesome! Thanks for the hot tips Scotty. I’ll do my best to remember them! Black Hills Mills. 👍👊
A few years ago, I was on eBay looking at motorcycle parts. I was very surprised at the number of top ends that were for sale on eBay for dirt cheap prices. People would take off the cylinders, pistons, rings, from practically brand new Harley’s because they wanted to install higher performance parts. And they would sell cylinders and pistons and rings and associated hardware slightly used for just a couple hundred dollars on eBay, there were lots and lots of them. I found them accidentally when I was searching for stock Harley take off mufflers to put on my Yamaha royal star venture. They go right on the ventures… there’s another part that’s remarkably cheap on eBay. I ended up getting a pair of mufflers that were only on the machine for the ride home from the dealership when the machine was picked up brand new. I got them delivered in the box that the aftermarket mufflers came in so the guy that sold the stock mufflers to me for $40 including shipping. they were off of a 2014 Harley Davidson street glide.. they had something like 30 miles on them. Apparently, too many Harley owners, the stock mufflers have zero value also, just like a set of barely use standard pistons and cylinders..
Very good information it’s like I’m there with ya
Great video
Thanks for sharing your story, I just did my rear valves, to seat them I used a drill and grinding compound, ( clamping the drill on the valve stem ) carefully turning the valve using the drill, my work space was a dirt ground it would make a mechanic cringe !! . Just love your simple ways like myself ( old school ) Harley is a glorified brigs and Stratton . Over thinking will kill most people. Thanks again learning a little bit at a time. 🍻
@@garyhallsone1151
Another dirty biker mechanic. Im not alone!
Love this one Scottie, good to see you doing another maintenance video
Sweet dude. Appreciate ya
Like your fantasy glasses 👓 bro 😎!!😅
l found it easier to remove the pistons & insert them into the cylinder's & leave the gugen pin exposed put the pin & clips in & then slide down to the base good job Scotty.. cheers from Down Under..
You make it look super easy 😅😅
Oh yeah. Do top ends in in my sleep all the time 😂
very informative scotty. thanks for the video. You explained everything very well.
I was told by several master mechanics that you should put a few hundred easy miles on the engine and then change the oil and ride it however you plan on riding it.. if you run it hard then you'll have a engine that handles hard miles..
Good job Scotty.
Great video scotty. Glad you got her goin. I think they all use a little oil over time....especially when u cross the country....
Good to know . Ride safe Scotty
Great video scotty this video will help alot of people,man Have a great day.
Glad your ok!
That has to be a great feeling when that fired up after you putting it back together
Yup. Defiantly.
How you doing tonight Scotty?
@@lonecowboyadventures
Won't know till this evening I guess Cowboy.
Great vlog Scotty , the reason I like your mechanical vlogs , is because there to the point , done on a budget, & you do the job for a reason ,and its done ,as is , where is , with good advice , either from ure mistakes , or others , that have been passed on to you , ps , and I'm an evo guy also , they call guys like u in Australia , Bush mechanics 😃👍✌
@@andresinnett4319
Ive entered the league of bush mechanics! Thank u Andre. Im very flattered.
Nice job bro
Never thought of feeding the stock pushrods up through the bottom before tighting the bolts. That sure would make life a little easier.
Great skill level teaching to save money
nice video...ride safe bro
Great info Mr Mayor, thanks for doing it, hope to see you in Sturgis 2025.
Thanks for a great video Scotty!
Great video, Scotty. Thanks for the tips. Made me more aware of how heat really plays a huge part. Are you still thinking of selling it before you jump to the other one? Looking forward to you on the road and the next sight to see. What's the name of the tent you use again. 🍁 very best :)
Its a Wenzel Ridgecrest. But they dont make em anymore. The top cover is off a different tent. I forget the name. Both are cheap tents
Good stuff bro ,not just anyone can build a HD engine top end . Hope you are all good.Take care .3 sq and a cot if you are in the hood !!👍❤️🤔😀
@@ericwhitro
Long as theres no bars on the windows! If u can send your name, state, town name, and number ill keep it for when im in the area. STSnomadic@proton.me
I have never broken a ring putting them on but nervous as hell every time lol
Scotty, you’re no idiot. You know your chit. You can tell when the rings are worn when they lose their flat edges. They get real sharp. You’ll get many more miles out of that motor. Ride safe.
I hope your ok Scotty after that crazy storm they are a lot of dead from the storm just checking up on you.
I was in Arkansas.
Oh my goodness.
Someone did a burnout at some point … great video series
Scosquatch🤘🤘🤘
Awesome stuff Scotty. You have some much real world knowledge and a great presenting style.
Question for ya, do you run an external breather on your bike?
I usually just run the breather hose to the air.
To bad i didn't know you were going to do a top end. I have a brand new stock set of harley brand pistons and rings just like the ones you have on your bike with the black Teflon coating. I would have just gave them to you. Oh well some day i will find a use for them.
With my 93 bagger i use oil too. There is 40k miles since rebuild and i was using probably a half qt. Every 1000 miles or so "synthetic oil". I changed back to conventional oil, running valvoline VR 1 straight 50 wt and now it barely uses oil. I think synthetic gets to thin when it gets hot . Conventional seems to hold its viscosity better stays thicker when hot. So for now on im running Conventional oil, cheaper too, just have to change it more often . My base gaskets don't weep oil anymore either with conventional oil.
Thanks anyway Jake. Synthetic oils are just plain thinner. I generally use Lucas 50wt synthetic because you can get it at the auto parts stores. But given the choice I'd use Klotz 20/50 because it's the only synthetic that's as thick as conventional. It's that I only gotta change it half as often thing that keeps me in synthetics.
Nice job next time try braking the old ring als have it act as a skraper fore the groovs
A good trick is to brake one of the old rings an use it to clean the pistons
Hey Scotty, first your not an idiot your a very smart personable guy and second have you heard anything about where your second bike is currently at ?
It's being stored at a friend's house. He's riding the blue bike as much as he can. He's said this many times already
😂 I fuckin love irony!!😅
@@theone2be33 yeah I know that, what you may not know is it was stored in a place in my state that a Fing hurricane just about washed away and I was concerned about the condition of it
I havent heard whats happened with it. Not to worried though. The barn is definitely on high ground.
@@scootertrampscotty cool man, you and your friends up there are in my thoughts and prayers, glad you got out of there before it hit.
Scotty, so the rings. You didnt have to put them in the cyclinders and check ring end gap before installing on the pistons? Ive never done a rebuilt.
Should of.
I did that at the beginning of this video. Guess i put that part in the wrong place.
I cringe when you say oops 😂
Un abrazo desde bacalar México.
Me gusta Mexico. Quiero regresa.
Are your friends OK in Asheville?
No
Yes. They werent even in town. Dont know about the shop yet.
@scootertrampscotty it looks bad there, real bad. I just watched Sean go there twice with supplies. Some towns are gone. Roads are gone, power is down, no fuel, no heat, no gas, no water, no food, nothing. My nephew and nieces were lucky they had minor damage in east TN. They mainly lost trees and a barn or shed I think. The whole area we knew is gone...cleanup, bury the dead, rebuild. It's going to be a long time before they recover...God help them
how you like torqueing the head bolts, tighten um up, then loosen um. I don't like that myself.
@@vanman2359
That first torque was acting a little funny because the wrench didnt go that low.
I heard you open the bag the rings were in. Did you gap them before you put them in the cylinder? That is a mistake I would make! Details Distractions Anxiety
Gap wap. Gap is usually on point. Just like spark plugs.
Yeah. I show checking them in the beginning of the video.
I would have deglazed the cylinder walls and put a cross hatch in them,
Did that in the part 1 of this series.
@@scootertrampscotty was wondering about that, so are you now still riding the blue evo,
I’m curious why you didn’t pull the whole engine out of the bike to do all that work up on a bench instead of down low and with the frame in the way of a lot of steps?
That would have added a lot more work. In general getting a top end off isnt a very hard job.
Thanks! I’m the least mechanical rider in the U.S and have been learning tons from you and DMV!
Scotty, Randall here from camp 5. What oil do you regularly use.
I've usually used Ams oil break in oil then their 5x50 wt.
The Guzzi is doing great. Another engine that's very easy to work on and repair.
Yes, parts can be a bitch to get. I'm from the being prepared crowd. Also I come home here in New Mexico with another bike and truck. The door is open if you come through.
Can you send your state, town name, name, and number for my records Randell? Then I'll know where to drop in when in the area. STSnomadic@proton.me
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Naughty Scotty, always tighten head bolts diagonally 💩
U mean criss cross? On the old ones yes. Evos and probably twin cams, no. Not by the book anyway.
@@scootertrampscotty yip,crisscross,as for the book💁well…. Good content as usual tho.keep it up ma man👍🐒🏴
What about gaping the rings
@@davidscottcurtiscurtis775
Did that in the beginning of the vid. Guess i put that part in the wrong place.
Do you fix your bike inside your tent?
Nope.
You anit just a preety face😂
Hey Scotty nice vlog,I need to do the verysame thing to my 95 Evo did you get those rings pre gapped or did you do the gaps on them
I show checking the gap in the beginning of this video. Guess i put that in the wrong place. The gap setting allows for a wide variation and is usually within spec. Ive only ever had to file them once
You did I had the message sent when I remembered,do you remember which ring set that was as I. Manufacturer or where it came from
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What’s about the ring gaps
@@robjones4662
I checked those at the beginning of this video. But youre right, i should haved moved that to just before installing the rings. Silly me!
I always went by feel never ever have i ever used a torque wrench.looks to tight using torque wrenches.
Yeah. Gotta have one for the head bolts though.
A machine shop with a belt on a table. 😂
OMG! I can't breathe.
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@@scootertrampscotty Synthetic oil worth the money Scotty?
@@safeeffective385
I think so. Only have to change it half as often. 6000 miles.
300 dollar top end ? You must be getting it done in Mexico......
Just did the top on my 01 and the new K.B. pistons cost more than 300. Good luck with it.✌
It's done. It worked. Thing is I checked everything in the top end then only rebuilt what needed rebuilt. These videos show exactly how i did that, though you might already know.
Gorrillas in the midst…🙄🇨🇦
Great video