Davenport Treasures

First the find of the meet, an original fender light. I made $10.00 buying this light! It was attached to a '49 fender with nice trim and accessories. I got the fender for $50, took off the fender light and resold the fender 20 minutes later for $60.00. So for all you guys that say there are no deals out there.

Next the second best find at davenport a real nice original guide headlight with the bracket attached. Needs a lens and some work but very nice piece for real nice price.

A transmission for a future '37 W project. Gears look perfect. Need a sprocket cover if you got one. I picked one up but then discovered it is incorrect.

NOS headlight bezel and gas cap.

An early steering damper leaver.

An original break light switch. Needs some pieces but a good start.

Get to the Meet

Leaving today to vend at Wauseon www.wauseonnationalmeet.org. See you there. Hope to post many photos of the meet.

battery production photos

I am getting some batteries ready for the AMCA Wauseon meet. This a shot of the boxes just after curing.

Battery Production

Today I worked on making some batteries for the Wauseon Ohio AMCA meet in a couple of weeks. I copied an original 40's 6 volt battery and fitted it with the best SLA (sealed lead acid) battery I could find. It is 18amp hr. I made the molds myself. I poor the lead terminals, mold the new battery and do all the assembly by hand. I also included a 20amp inline fuse. from the exterior it appears to be an original Harley-Davidson 6v lead acid battery but inside the SLA battery is superior technology and requires no maintenance and will not leak acid all over your bike. I work on getting some production images up.

fitting sheetmetal

The tanks are original but I went with the replica fenders but they still need some work to get them to fit correctly.

Engine and Tranny in frame. My friend Mark traded a JD fork for a 47 tranny to David Sarifan for me.

More books

Nice book but not very helpful for restorations. A lot of the bikes have incorrect parts and of finisings. As a restoration guide it is pretty much worthless.