A Dolomiti's day ... part 5 Passo Sella - over there "Passo Gardena"

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......

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

"Today is a day for gentleman drivers", a Berliner driving a Ferrari 296 GTB tells me when I'm up there, curious about the Stelvio... traffic that day was nonexistent, just me and a few other motorcyc...

Between yesterday and today, thinking back on this place and the last time I was here with “Annibale.” Here we are, Passo Gavia....

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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...