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I received the crankcase casting top sample piece on Friday and got right down to seeing if it was within specification to the CAD model we used as a master. Overall the part looked very clean [...]

I received a package of custom gaskets from Cometic today. They are the largest gasket maker in the country, supplying both OEM and aftermarket manufacturers in a variety of industries. They were [...]

Or the trunnion table has been mounted on the mill. Spent the better part of a day cleaning and mounting and aligning the table properly then a lot of productive time turning the jog wheel back [...]

Harmony/TPI just sent me some full shots of the pattern used for the front suspension spider and clip-on mount. They are interesting to see- besides the part geometry there are riders and sprues, [...]

I just got a great email from Harmony Castings showing some images of the first pour of the crankcase top casting. This is the first sample and is now being x-rayed to check for porosity. Once it [...]

I came in this morning and saw a nice package by the door with a UK return address- the boring bars! These tools are used for finish machining the many accurate bores needed in the crankcases- [...]

Thanks yet again to Lee Klancher I am getting some press exposure in this month’s print and online issue of Motorcycle Product News. The online edition is here. Lee got in touch with me [...]