I really am making progress - thanks in large part to your help with my endless questions.

In June I took a road trip to Torrington, CT to meet up with Tim Raindle, our esteemed President.  Tim and I finished disassembling the lower end, and took inventory of the other motor components.  Luckily, most everything was in good enough shape to be re-used.  Tim is having the baffles welded back into place - they were removed by some previous owner - and is having one of the magneto mounts re-welded - a victim of an earlier crash that is also evidenced by some frame repairs.  I also learned that my motor is a ‘28 in a later frame with even later handlebars.  No surprises to find that a 90 year-old motorcycle has been modified along the way. 

Since that trip, I have sent the magneto off to Mark’s in CT to be rebuilt, the Linkert M7 body is currently at “Into the Wilderness” having new throttle shaft bushings pressed into place, the petcock has been rebuild by Conrad Lytle, and the seat has been recovered by Heather’s Leathers.

I am slowly starting to reassemble the pieces.  As you can see from the attached photos, she’s back on two wheels.  A lot of parts are temporarily installed as I make sure everything fits together.  I have a list of “puzzles” in my notebook that I’m still working to resolve.  Hopefully I will be heading back to CT in the not-too-distant future with my rolling chassis to reinstall the engine and make the adjustments and connections to get her back on the road.

I'm still looking for a set of rear crash-bars and a set of muffler clamps.  The rougher, the better.  Let me know if you have any leads.

Thanks,

John