An introduction to the recent How To: https://ratrodbikes.com/threads/armstrong-secret-locking-mechanism.120149/#post-1292419
Three days and 4 nights of PB Blaster and a couple gentle taps and the forks came off.
Note the super fine pinstripng on the fenders! These in a production environment ... were they silk screened? Frame shares the same striping but harder to see.
The Hubs
And last but not least, more madness at the tire sizing meeting!
Three days and 4 nights of PB Blaster and a couple gentle taps and the forks came off.
![20240826_181655.jpg 20240826_181655.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278477-20240826-181655.jpg)
![20240826_180246.jpg 20240826_180246.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278498-20240826-180246.jpg)
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![20240826_175608.jpg 20240826_175608.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278520-20240826-175608.jpg)
![20240826_175547.jpg 20240826_175547.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278521-20240826-175547.jpg)
Note the super fine pinstripng on the fenders! These in a production environment ... were they silk screened? Frame shares the same striping but harder to see.
![20240826_180030.jpg 20240826_180030.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278504-20240826-180030.jpg)
![20240826_180017.jpg 20240826_180017.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278505-20240826-180017.jpg)
![20240826_180009.jpg 20240826_180009.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278506-20240826-180009.jpg)
The Hubs
![20240826_174856.jpg 20240826_174856.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278525-20240826-174856.jpg)
![20240826_175309.jpg 20240826_175309.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278524-20240826-175309.jpg)
![20240826_180636.jpg 20240826_180636.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278494-20240826-180636.jpg)
![20240826_175406.jpg 20240826_175406.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278522-20240826-175406.jpg)
![20240826_175335.jpg 20240826_175335.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278523-20240826-175335.jpg)
![20240826_175658.jpg 20240826_175658.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278518-20240826-175658.jpg)
![20240826_175707.jpg 20240826_175707.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278517-20240826-175707.jpg)
![20240826_175932.jpg 20240826_175932.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278509-20240826-175932.jpg)
![20240826_175942.jpg 20240826_175942.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278508-20240826-175942.jpg)
![20240826_175950.jpg 20240826_175950.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278507-20240826-175950.jpg)
![20240826_181636.jpg 20240826_181636.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278478-20240826-181636.jpg)
And last but not least, more madness at the tire sizing meeting!
![20240826_181420.jpg 20240826_181420.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278481-20240826-181420.jpg)
![20240826_181351.jpg 20240826_181351.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278483-20240826-181351.jpg)
![20240826_181221.jpg 20240826_181221.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278485-20240826-181221.jpg)
![20240826_181200.jpg 20240826_181200.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/278/278486-20240826-181200.jpg)
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