Gas tank preparation
Next on are the tanks. All the hardware is here so the first job will be to chase all the threads before anything is mounted to the bike. After that it will be the bars and control linkages.
Month: August 2019
Front end
The front end is now all together. We needed to adjust the springs in the forks but everything else was spot on. I have determined that the rear fender stays will need some more work before they can be considered completed but that will be done as part of the final snagging.
Pedalling gear
Next is the pedals and chains. Then we can get the rear wheel aligned.
Progress
The next stage of the build is progressing well. Kevin and I spent a full day on the bike today, baring too many coffee breaks and an extended lunch.
It is still always a surprise how much effect the paint and plating has on clearances. The oil tank is in now and the rear fender took half a dozen refits to get right. But we’re getting there.
The build.
Now that all the parts are all back I can start the build. The plan was to tackle everything in the exact opposite sequence of the tear-down but that plan has changed. There were so many small nickled parts that came back from the plater that I decided to match all the small fittings with each relevant part of the bike first. That now completed, the next stage is fitting the oil tank/ tool box unit.
