Unlike "Burly" (Austrian colloquialism for boy), I'm not a proud owner of a bike today... Looked at an old Honda Elsinore for my upcoming shoot last night, but it sold today.
Arguably the best motorcycle film ever made...watched it again this morning. I've also been looking at some images of McQueen riding the ISDT in 1964 in a book called 40 Summers Ago. I'm planning a moto shoot in the coming month, so all this imagery is serving as inspiration. The pic below is of my dad on some sort of merry-go-round contraption.
All parts should go together without forcing. Therefore, if you can't get them together, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer.
-IBM maintenance manual, 1925-