The second owner didn't title it, he was the shop owner where it was serviced. He bought it when the original owner passed away. I bought the bike at the auction of his estate. I returned the following week and purchased the drag bike he owned because I realized the sandcasts original rear wheel and hub was mounted on it.
I've removed the tall handlebars and returned to the original set, The 16" rear wheel is on the dragbike now and the rolled edge DID rim is back where it belongs. The wiring to the headlight bucket needed new covering so I purchased some from vintage wiring. The wiring extensions were removed and a working headlight installed. We tried to order a Stanley, it came a GE.
The carbs were cleaned and adjusted by the same mechanic that assembled it new.
I prelubed the engine with two quarts of pressurized oil through the gallery, kicked it through to rotate the oiled parts, I oiled the top end through the rocker arm ports, installed a sealed gel battery (not original type, don't care) And she fired right up. A little smoke from the oil in the cylinders but it idles like new.
I can't wait for some new stock mufflers to become available.
