My Dolomite Day (or almost) ... part 1 Passo Manghen

Dec 17. Day 228. 30 degrees and cold. The bike finally warms up and starts running good after 5 miles of a 10 mile ride. Gonna have to let it run longer before I take off......

Once again my helmet has saved me from some serious pain. Seriously, I'd rather accidentally hit a train head-on at top speed than get stung by one of these bad boys. I would have felt that sting for...

-Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage-...

From the sea of clouds of the plain -down there- to the peaks of the Rhaetian Alps illuminated by the (first) rays of sun...

My personal "Novena" (of passes), not the Swiss "flying 8" along with the Susten, for me it is the most beautiful in the area......

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Wonderful landscapes for a bit more than 200kms.....

Started working on the cylinder block. Pressing out the tappet guides:...

New Primary chain, clutch basket thrust washer, and rollers:...

I sandblasted the frame and ther parts a few weeks ago, and can finally start putting some of them together.  Once set up, sandblasting is a quick way to get down to bare metal, especially in har...