Buttoned everything up......

There is much diversity and sceneries to ride through, from the mountains to the sea and islands....

Here is the tail light assembly housing after I had already stripped and painted it. I think the original color might have been silver, but I like it black much better....

Somewhere in Australia, on some remote bush track, of droughts and flooding plains, where crocodiles and buffalo roam wild, where crocodile Dundee taught bush survival skills... they rode their mighty...

It was Harley-Davidson's first overhead valve production model with circulating oil system. This example is finished in beautiful Maroon and Nile Green, a special option for 1936....

Initial polishing. The pieces will get another thorough polishing before installation....

Here is where one of my main concerns was. I had to mask for the black paint, but only had a few small pictures to go by.   Let me digress here for a minute. When I searched the Internet...

To hold up the tank and fenders, I adapted three cheap Harbor Freight adjustable roller stands by taking the rollers off, adding plywood cradles made for each item, and putting the stands on wheels....

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There are a few other tweaks as well, namely an increase to 168bhp (up from 162bhp) for the S, quick action throttle and an engine braking system to prevent the rear wheel from sliding during downshif...

The tank was a little different. It had a few little dents, probably mostly from road debris, but since there is no access to the inside, they had to be filled....