Redneck head resurfacing

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Find a good flat surface, like a cement sidewalk or porch. Use valve grinding compound and grind head in a figure 8 pattern. I heard once that mud was used on a blacktop road. Guess what ISDE rider did this? When head surface is all shiny your done. You woun't believe what we did in the old Penton days to keep a bike running. old Dave
 

[Kip Kern]

I use a Tombstone and wet and dry with oil on it.  Nice and level

[454MRW]

I suppose that would make it dead even! Mike

Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Pentons-1980 KTM 175-400'S
1975 Can Am 175 TNT & 77 250 Black Widow
1979 Husqvarna OR390
1976-78 RM & 77-79 PE Suzuki's
1974 CR250M 07 CR125R 79 CR250R

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Kip,  I've heard of using a Tombstone. A local lawn mower shop planned heads on all his rebuilt motors. Now, who was the ISDE rider who used mud and a blacktop road? He told this story at a AMA POG meeting? Kip you and Gary were there? I don't really like to talk about Tombstones at age.  Old Dave

[Paul Danik]

Old Dave,

   Possibly the term "Redneck" might be throwing the guys off, not sure that term would apply to the rider you are referring to...

Paul

[Dennis Jones]

Carl Cranke

Dennis Jones

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Your right Dennis, Mr Cranke told that story and your also right Paul, no way is Carl  a redneck. I used Redneck to not throw off our younger gays that didn't get to ride back in the good-o-days. I told this story at coffee the other day and one of the younger gays said, "Thats a joke, right" nope a way of life in my day. I bet Paul can tell some storys on how to keep the old Penton running. I used my front brake cable for a throttle once and blew a hole in a Kaw 175 piston, Saturday afternoon and no dealers open, no one welded aluminum, so found a carrage bolt that fit, BINGO, went riding on Sunday. Had to short shifter. Didnt like them rpms. We were not Rednecks, don't really know what we were, but we sure didnt like to stay home while our buddys went riding. Anybody got any stories from back in the day. Old dave