Old and decrepit

And I ain't a talkin' about the Bodger here thank you very much!!! Several posts back there was mention of a trip that my lass Teri and myself had done to some wineries.....well this weekend was no exception. We went pretty much in the same area that we had before when a motorcycle shop was spotted but due to no camera at the time, a Kodak moment wasn't to be had. This time was different; after some diplomatic requests were made to SWMBO, we made a stop in the same town again and this time armed with the digital camera, pictures were taken. Still no idea what the name of the shop is or even if it's still active or not. At 11:30am there was no life to be seen inside the premises even though the lights and ceiling fans were on. Plus Bodger couldn't see a way to the entrance past the wrought iron fencework. Anyways, see for yourselves:

As you can see from the pics, the title above is justified. From peeking through the windows, plus the crudely made sign nailed above the doors, it looks like this is a place that may cater to Milwaukees finest. The few bikes that were outside were there a few months ago from the looks of the dust on them and they were, with one exception, Japanese dirt bikes. The lone example being a Hinckley Triumph. Anyways, this is just an example of what you cn find while out and about doing sommit else such as winetastings.

A bit more work done

Over the past week or so some more minor work has been done to Vicky. As the paint used has been an acryllic enamel of sorts, all parts painted to date have been left to dry good and hard. The last couple of days a few parts here and there have been sanded down with wet-n-dry paper to get ready for the next coat. There have been some runs so those will be all taken care of prior to the next coat. Also, today it was decided to try and take the cranckcase bearings out. But instead of the old tried and true method of bunging the cases in the oven to roast for a wee bit, something else was tried. A heat gun from Home Depot was used to locally heat the areas where the bearings lived. A few minutes and some taps with a BFH and an appropriate sized socket did the trick. While Bodger was on a roll, the long cylinder studs were replaced as one had a slight bend near the threads at the top. Figured just replace them all and be done with it. The dishwasher was employed to do some cranckcase washing. Put one half in, used some dish soap, turned it on, went aboot doing something important like watching a movie while it went through the cycles. BIG MISTAKE!!!! Don't think the dishwasher had been used in quite some time along with maybe a little too much dish soap as the floor was covered in soap suds. Thought the place had gone Titanic at first but it wasn't as bad as it looked. But in future will clean things the old fashioned way by using plenty of grease, steel wool and brake cleaner, More rubbing down of painted parts will carry on while it's cool right now and the second coat applied when it warms up some before it really gets cold here. We just had a cold front move in from somewhere which dropped temps down fron the high 80s mid 90s to in the mid 50s these past few days. Loved it, but not good for painting things in a garage as it tends to have an effect on the paint and it's drying. Also went to a local Oktobeerfest a few miles away along with a wine fest in another town so teri and Bodger both could relax and unwind from the stresses of the salt mines we both are obliged to toil at. Ah well, work continues.