Putting The Motorcycle Back Together. Will It Run?

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  • Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
  • $300 Top End Rebuild, Pt-3 concludes this little trilogy. In it we’ll attack the trickiest part of this inexpensive motor rebuild-putting the motorcycle back together. Next, we’ll see if it actually runs.
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Комментарии • 96

  • @matushalindt4997
    @matushalindt4997 Час назад +1

    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....

  • @-MrRichBiker1967
    @-MrRichBiker1967 12 часов назад +1

    Hey brother scotty, long time viewer here, love all your content, always!
    Do NOT undererestimate your mechanical skills. they are awesome!! give youreslf, 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!

  • @SimonHolley-q2c
    @SimonHolley-q2c 12 часов назад +2

    I enjoyed all three of your rebuild vids. Thanks for sharing Scotty. 👍

  • @solonwoodall1330
    @solonwoodall1330 5 часов назад +1

    Good job! Love it when a plan goes right....Greetings from Murfreesboro Tn.

  • @dougmac444
    @dougmac444 6 часов назад +1

    Awesome Scotty! Cheers from Vancouver 🇨🇦

  • @megastick9324
    @megastick9324 15 часов назад +2

    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
      @scootertrampscotty  12 часов назад +1

      Youre quite knowledgeable about this stuff Majestic. So, youve also seen this ring issue before. This is the second time ive seen it.

    • @megastick9324
      @megastick9324 12 часов назад

      @@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.

  • @davidmills1279
    @davidmills1279 День назад

    That was awesome! Thanks for the hot tips Scotty. I’ll do my best to remember them! Black Hills Mills. 👍👊

  • @davidgigac4430
    @davidgigac4430 23 часа назад +1

    Hey Scotty...one of your best videos. Good job, excellent production...Dave G

  • @skipprice4376
    @skipprice4376 День назад

    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 😇

  • @vanillagrizzley
    @vanillagrizzley 11 часов назад

    Happy Trails Scotty, thanks for sharing your knowledge!

  • @michaelosmon
    @michaelosmon День назад +1

    Sweet dude. Appreciate ya

  • @johnhusband2364
    @johnhusband2364 15 часов назад

    Love this one Scottie, good to see you doing another maintenance video

  • @johnrode7109
    @johnrode7109 День назад +2

    Great video

  • @winferdspence3155
    @winferdspence3155 День назад +1

    Like your fantasy glasses 👓 bro 😎!!😅

  • @jimpapay2895
    @jimpapay2895 День назад

    That's a good feeling when the engine starts up after a tear-down:)

  • @theisshimer365
    @theisshimer365 22 часа назад

    Glad your ok!

  • @thefxrvagabond8963
    @thefxrvagabond8963 3 часа назад

    Very good information it’s like I’m there with ya

  • @hippytrev7452
    @hippytrev7452 День назад +1

    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..

  • @garyhallsone1151
    @garyhallsone1151 22 часа назад +1

    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. 🍻

    • @scootertrampscotty
      @scootertrampscotty  22 часа назад

      @@garyhallsone1151
      Another dirty biker mechanic. Im not alone!

  • @rudolfspees2490
    @rudolfspees2490 День назад +1

    Nice informatie scotty thanks a lot😮

  • @ericmcelroy6970
    @ericmcelroy6970 17 часов назад

    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.

  • @vintagecycleguy
    @vintagecycleguy 6 часов назад

    Thanks for a great video Scotty!

  • @LeonAnderson-qs6pf
    @LeonAnderson-qs6pf День назад

    Good to know . Ride safe Scotty

  • @michaelmitchell5909
    @michaelmitchell5909 19 часов назад

    Great video scotty. Glad you got her goin. I think they all use a little oil over time....especially when u cross the country....

  • @GerryPowell-r6s
    @GerryPowell-r6s 4 часа назад

    Good job Scotty.

  • @ArtD2368
    @ArtD2368 День назад +1

    Good video thanks for sharing too much work for me I'd have to pay a mechanic

  • @TheRedneckprepper
    @TheRedneckprepper День назад +1

    Nice job bro

  • @bradleyyounger8499
    @bradleyyounger8499 9 часов назад

    I have never broken a ring putting them on but nervous as hell every time lol

  • @firstcomment2801
    @firstcomment2801 День назад +1

    Oh my goodness.

  • @Gary-j2l
    @Gary-j2l 15 часов назад

    Great info Mr Mayor, thanks for doing it, hope to see you in Sturgis 2025.

  • @gregorykucera4235
    @gregorykucera4235 День назад

    Great video scotty this video will help alot of people,man Have a great day.

  • @jakejames1977
    @jakejames1977 9 часов назад +1

    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.

  • @steventwiddy3402
    @steventwiddy3402 День назад +9

    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 ?

    • @theone2be33
      @theone2be33 День назад +3

      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

    • @skipads8784
      @skipads8784 День назад +2

      😂 I fuckin love irony!!😅

    • @steventwiddy3402
      @steventwiddy3402 День назад +3

      @@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
      @scootertrampscotty  День назад +5

      I havent heard whats happened with it. Not to worried though. The barn is definitely on high ground.

    • @steventwiddy3402
      @steventwiddy3402 День назад +2

      @@scootertrampscotty cool man, you and your friends up there are in my thoughts and prayers, glad you got out of there before it hit.

  • @stevewoods293
    @stevewoods293 День назад

    You make it look super easy 😅😅

  • @markoniemi2285
    @markoniemi2285 День назад +1

    nice video...ride safe bro

  • @tylerdunn6578
    @tylerdunn6578 День назад

    I hope your ok Scotty after that crazy storm they are a lot of dead from the storm just checking up on you.

  • @pop4725
    @pop4725 13 часов назад

    Someone did a burnout at some point … great video series

  • @roamingearth915
    @roamingearth915 День назад +1

    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 :)

    • @scootertrampscotty
      @scootertrampscotty  День назад +2

      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

  • @michaelritchie-ch6ib
    @michaelritchie-ch6ib День назад +1

    Scosquatch🤘🤘🤘

  • @mikaldene7146
    @mikaldene7146 День назад +4

    Are your friends OK in Asheville?

    • @ChrisJuel-kd8lk
      @ChrisJuel-kd8lk День назад +1

      No

    • @scootertrampscotty
      @scootertrampscotty  День назад +6

      Yes. They werent even in town. Dont know about the shop yet.

    • @mikaldene7146
      @mikaldene7146 День назад +3

      @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

  • @andresinnett4319
    @andresinnett4319 22 часа назад +1

    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 😃👍✌

    • @scootertrampscotty
      @scootertrampscotty  22 часа назад +1

      @@andresinnett4319
      Ive entered the league of bush mechanics! Thank u Andre. Im very flattered.

  • @klausuhlig7141
    @klausuhlig7141 13 часов назад +1

    I would have deglazed the cylinder walls and put a cross hatch in them,

    • @scootertrampscotty
      @scootertrampscotty  12 часов назад +1

      Did that in the part 1 of this series.

    • @klausuhlig7141
      @klausuhlig7141 12 часов назад

      @@scootertrampscotty was wondering about that, so are you now still riding the blue evo,

  • @hardwirejc1
    @hardwirejc1 4 часа назад

    I cringe when you say oops 😂

  • @FranciscoPerez-rv3mb
    @FranciscoPerez-rv3mb 18 часов назад

    Un abrazo desde bacalar México.

  • @TheSeoras
    @TheSeoras 19 часов назад +2

    Naughty Scotty, always tighten head bolts diagonally 💩

    • @scootertrampscotty
      @scootertrampscotty  12 часов назад

      U mean criss cross? On the old ones yes. Evos and probably twin cams, no. Not by the book anyway.

    • @TheSeoras
      @TheSeoras 9 часов назад

      @@scootertrampscotty yip,crisscross,as for the book💁well…. Good content as usual tho.keep it up ma man👍🐒🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @rogue5643
    @rogue5643 11 часов назад

    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.

  • @jb-bu4vl
    @jb-bu4vl День назад +1

    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

    • @theone2be33
      @theone2be33 День назад

      Gap wap. Gap is usually on point. Just like spark plugs.

    • @scootertrampscotty
      @scootertrampscotty  День назад +1

      Yeah. I show checking them in the beginning of the video.

  • @joesambrano7634
    @joesambrano7634 День назад +1

    👋😎

  • @Matt_McMatt
    @Matt_McMatt 23 часа назад

    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?

    • @scootertrampscotty
      @scootertrampscotty  22 часа назад

      That would have added a lot more work. In general getting a top end off isnt a very hard job.

    • @Matt_McMatt
      @Matt_McMatt 22 часа назад

      Thanks! I’m the least mechanical rider in the U.S and have been learning tons from you and DMV!

  • @benderbender1233
    @benderbender1233 22 часа назад +1

    ✌😎✌

  • @alandeegan6094
    @alandeegan6094 15 часов назад

    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

    • @scootertrampscotty
      @scootertrampscotty  12 часов назад

      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

    • @alandeegan6094
      @alandeegan6094 12 часов назад

      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

  • @robjones4662
    @robjones4662 22 часа назад +1

    What’s about the ring gaps

    • @scootertrampscotty
      @scootertrampscotty  22 часа назад +1

      @@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!

  • @MichaelWindels-jc8hf
    @MichaelWindels-jc8hf 23 часа назад

    I always went by feel never ever have i ever used a torque wrench.looks to tight using torque wrenches.

  • @skipads8784
    @skipads8784 День назад

    A machine shop with a belt on a table. 😂
    OMG! I can't breathe.

  • @canadiancritical2988
    @canadiancritical2988 Час назад

    Gorrillas in the midst…🙄🇨🇦