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...

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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...