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Posted by Starfruit Bongwater
- December 11, 2013, 09:16:35 AMOur joke is manufactures start with an air box and build the bike around it.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 11, 2013, 08:36:41 AMnever thought of that .... welding the valves togather to make thicker ones so they last longer....good idea....
Posted by greenbarn
- December 11, 2013, 08:30:59 AMQuote from: Starfruit Bongwater on December 09, 2013, 11:28:21 AMHEY RATMAN!!! There's a good hint for you - big time saving on doing your valve adjustment!! Just weld 'er back together when yer done!!I dismantle bikes all day at work, if it's not a frame worth saving/using.......a Saws-All can cut your tear down time by 2/3's.
Posted by Starfruit Bongwater
- December 10, 2013, 22:54:22 PMNope, not a one. They're only two other drifters in my area besides mine. But we just never know what's gonna show up.....luckily I get first dibs!!
Posted by 49Reo
- December 10, 2013, 09:38:18 AMEver get any Drifters come through?
Posted by Starfruit Bongwater
- December 09, 2013, 11:28:21 AMI dismantle bikes all day at work, if it's not a frame worth saving/using.......a Saws-All can cut your tear down time by 2/3's.
Posted by pcarrell
- November 10, 2013, 05:08:17 AMPics are good, but most of the time I'm like Ratman and I put the bolt back where it came from or bag it. I am fortunate that my garage is quite dry and I do have a propane heater out there, but that concrete floor is always cold!
Posted by 49Reo
- November 08, 2013, 11:16:13 AMOh you're funny, Ratman, like a rubber chicken you are!! 
And yes, GB, the digital camera was a wonderful invention for us "tear-down artists". Unfortunately, SOME of us, Ratman, use them for shock effect. 
Posted by gdrudd13
- November 08, 2013, 07:55:08 AMAfter having a car almost disassembled and then putting it back together, I've found that plastic baggies with where the screws go written in sharpie works well. If it is a complicated piece, I like to put a hand drawn diagram or instructions in the bag. If I remember to, I'll put the size socket/wrench needed on the bag as well. It's one of those small things that you appreciate later. Pictures also work well especially for badge/decal location when you can put rulers from some reference point. For parts that don't fit in a bag I make a tab out of tape and write where it goes. Kind of a pain to do, but a year and a half later, if you forget to label the bolts for the battery tray it creates some problems...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- November 08, 2013, 06:51:55 AMSurprised that after 7 years he even knew he had it, let alone find the parts. Yes forgot to mention taking pictures and really easy like you say with cell cameras and even with digital instant response to look at them.
AND POSTING PICTURES OF MODS AND REPAIRS EH!
good info for people just getting started into tearing down their bikes.
Posted by greenbarn
- November 08, 2013, 06:35:32 AM7 years is a long time to remember where the bolts go!
One more thing I forgot to mention - Sometimes I take pictures of how something fits on - stuff like hoses on a carb / air intake system and stuff like that, so that you can remember later. This is especially helpful with the invention of cell phone cameras!!
Posted by 49Reo
- November 07, 2013, 21:34:29 PMI like to put the bolts back where they belong if I can; if painting/powdercoating/plating, sometimes it can't go that way. Worst rebuild I had as far as putting back together was when I completely disassembled a 1910 Fairbanks Morse 8hp engine for a major rebuild that was in very rough shape. 7 years later I put it back together.... with a lot of head scratching!! Now I make a point of keeping track of things.
Posted by greenbarn
- November 07, 2013, 20:46:32 PMI do a bit of each of those things, Ratman. If I'm working on a project on the bench, like a small project, I try to lay stuff out in order. when possible, sometimes I put bolts back in where they go to make sure I keep track of where they go. But only if the bolts are easy to mix up, or if it's going to be apart quite a while, or something. Otherwise, they go in a magnetic dish or a coffee can.
Posted by dakuhosu
- November 07, 2013, 20:32:53 PMI tear it apart with reckless abandon, do the deed, and then go by intuition to put it back together.
Posted by John Hopkins
- November 07, 2013, 19:19:59 PMMy workroom is 48ft by 23ft by 14ft 6ins high and I have a small garage, so have plenty of room for real work when I need to..what I haven't got is energy and stamina.
If I have to remove an engine I erect a scaffold tower around the bike and fit straps from the tower to the frame and bars.
John.