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Mason Motors Motorcycle Dealer - Pasadena, California

Mason Motors Motorcycle Dealer - Pasadena, California

Mason Motors   Original Mason Motors motorcycle license plate frame. This frame accepts that larger black license plate as used up to approx 1968.   As time passes by, history and information seems to get swept away. I have always wanted to know more information about the motorcycle dealer called "Mason Motors" that was located in Pasadena, CA. Just recently, I picked up an original Mason Motors motorcycle license plate frame from an online auction in wonderful shape. With my new finding, it has prompted me to do some researching. Mason Motors dealer sticker. For sale at one point on...

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Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sale 2016

Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sale 2016

2016 Black Friday & Cyber Monday   Get Ready.... Set.... Save! Yes it's that time of year again. The time to save money and make out like a bandit. Everyone loves a GOOD honest sale in which you can get what you want, at a price you deserve. These days, most online retailers and big shopping giants advertise "big sales" to get you inside there store or to visit there site, but is there really a "big sale" going on? I've been shopping on Black Friday before, sometimes I find sales and sometimes I find items on sale that they...

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The BSA A65 Oil Pump Journal 1962-1972

The BSA A65 Oil Pump Journal 1962-1972

The BSA A65 Oil Pump Journal One of the leading features that the BSA unit twin has over the Triumph twin is it's robust rotary oil pump. Although many folks do not like the engine design of the BSA A50 & the BSA A65, you still have to give BSA some props for designing and using a pump that works, and works very well when rebuilt properly and well maintained. The downfall on the BSA oil pumps are the material that most where made from. First, not all BSA rotary oil pumps are created equal. In fact, to my knowledge,...

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The 37th Annual Hansen Dam Ride 2016 Review

The 37th Annual Hansen Dam Ride 2016 Review

37th Annual Hansen Dam Ride 2016   37th Annual Hansen Dam Ride. This was only half of the shot!   The annual Hansen Dam ride for 2016 was an incredible turn out and a great way to end the 2016 year. This was the 2nd time that I have personally attended the annual "Hansen Dam Ride" and let me tell you, this year was the biggest turn out yet! I have never seen so many vintage Triumph motorcycles and Norton motorcycles in one spot at the same time. Everywhere you look there was a sea of Triumph and Norton motorcycles...

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New Copper Head Gaskets - Why You Should Always Anneal Them

New Copper Head Gaskets - Why You Should Always Anneal Them

Anneal Your Copper Head Gasket   BSA A65 copper head gasket before we annealed it using a Bernzomatic MAPP gas torch.   Everyone has there own opinion about when to and how to anneal copper head gaskets or any type of jointing surface that happens to be made of copper. We had an interesting experience here on our personal 1969 BSA A65 that costed us more time than it did money. It involved a copper head gasket that didn't seal properly after we completed our top end job. I'm going to explain my own personal experience to persuade you to...

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