The engine room
So as I said cheap ass aint always correct so just thought I would throw this in for a filler.
Trying to figure out the best way to run the head cooler lines.
With the oil fittings I made they stick out too far to run between the Carbs.
Maybe if I run them out to the right the braided lines will be accentuated, ah no the throttle linkage is in the way.
Mind the cheap ass throttle extension for the return cable.
Hmm if I run it around ?? nah to close to engine for me
Ok take it the other way NO the petcock s in the way
Ah finally found a way around
The bottom fitting
Just though I would throw this one in being the Oil return line from the bottom of the catch tank out to the oil filler port.
Which leads me on to just mention a story about the alternator………….
With hearing stories and people not fitting the alternator in properly and the gear doesn’t mesh properly and subsequently serious damage.
Having this in mind carefully fitted the alternator, after it had been running I noticed a little but persistent oil leak coming from under the alternator. Yep the O ring, it is tricky to get in and while concentrating on getting the gear to mesh, (which really isn’t all that hard as long as you don’t just bang it in) it is very easy to pinch and snap the O ring. I found this even if using lots of red rubber grease.
Got these from Simply Bearings in the UK cost for a pack of 5 (yep and I busted two more) @ 5 British pound sensational value and landed at my door in 4 days. Better than $60 OEM cost and time for the entire kit and they work perfect.
My solution for this was to slip a zip tie under the alternator and put some pressure on the bottom part of the o ring and then it bunches up at the top and you can push it back in slip the zip tie out before pushing it fully home.
Carbs fitted with 30mm velocity stacks and the oil breather located
And finally with foam filters
I have actually run with this in an absolute downpour and didn’t even look like missing a beat.
I have a small crankcase breather filter on a small length of tube, which sits just above the foam filters, and so far no oil anywhere.
Might as well get some high performance coloured leads (it’s the colour that matters LOL) to go with the ignition
Having the engine a little higher the coils were quite close to the head so have mounted them on some Al angle and lifted them up a bit.
Hmm not much to go now, but it just turns out to be about the hardest bit of the lot
……………….the exhaust!!!
When “THE FABRICATOR” had the bike he was supposed to do two things well more but he didn’t stuff everything up.
I have planned a unique exhaust. So what’s new with that your probably saying!
Had carefully research the size tubes length style and the way it should go and (tried) to communicate the to the guy.
Mind you, he has great workmanship, he has done many performance bikes, and we had a bit of a discussion (argument) about this. He finally agreed to do it my way and I gave him a bit of latitude in styling.
First thing is he can’t get the size I wanted (a problem here due to low production) some other discussions about things and I’m thinking I should check in on this.
Yeah nah!
No, no, no, no, absolutely no, not happening at all, give me the bike, back definitely not happening.
And the headers looked strange too not being the size I wanted originally.
Would look ok on a 1930’s Vincent but not on my bike.
Pull the pin on that and I’m just going too have to do this myself…………………………………
So as I said cheap ass aint always correct so just thought I would throw this in for a filler.
Trying to figure out the best way to run the head cooler lines.
With the oil fittings I made they stick out too far to run between the Carbs.
Maybe if I run them out to the right the braided lines will be accentuated, ah no the throttle linkage is in the way.
Mind the cheap ass throttle extension for the return cable.
Hmm if I run it around ?? nah to close to engine for me
Ok take it the other way NO the petcock s in the way
Ah finally found a way around
The bottom fitting
Just though I would throw this one in being the Oil return line from the bottom of the catch tank out to the oil filler port.
Which leads me on to just mention a story about the alternator………….
With hearing stories and people not fitting the alternator in properly and the gear doesn’t mesh properly and subsequently serious damage.
Having this in mind carefully fitted the alternator, after it had been running I noticed a little but persistent oil leak coming from under the alternator. Yep the O ring, it is tricky to get in and while concentrating on getting the gear to mesh, (which really isn’t all that hard as long as you don’t just bang it in) it is very easy to pinch and snap the O ring. I found this even if using lots of red rubber grease.
Got these from Simply Bearings in the UK cost for a pack of 5 (yep and I busted two more) @ 5 British pound sensational value and landed at my door in 4 days. Better than $60 OEM cost and time for the entire kit and they work perfect.
My solution for this was to slip a zip tie under the alternator and put some pressure on the bottom part of the o ring and then it bunches up at the top and you can push it back in slip the zip tie out before pushing it fully home.
Carbs fitted with 30mm velocity stacks and the oil breather located
And finally with foam filters
I have actually run with this in an absolute downpour and didn’t even look like missing a beat.
I have a small crankcase breather filter on a small length of tube, which sits just above the foam filters, and so far no oil anywhere.
Might as well get some high performance coloured leads (it’s the colour that matters LOL) to go with the ignition
Having the engine a little higher the coils were quite close to the head so have mounted them on some Al angle and lifted them up a bit.
Hmm not much to go now, but it just turns out to be about the hardest bit of the lot
……………….the exhaust!!!
When “THE FABRICATOR” had the bike he was supposed to do two things well more but he didn’t stuff everything up.
I have planned a unique exhaust. So what’s new with that your probably saying!
Had carefully research the size tubes length style and the way it should go and (tried) to communicate the to the guy.
Mind you, he has great workmanship, he has done many performance bikes, and we had a bit of a discussion (argument) about this. He finally agreed to do it my way and I gave him a bit of latitude in styling.
First thing is he can’t get the size I wanted (a problem here due to low production) some other discussions about things and I’m thinking I should check in on this.
Yeah nah!
No, no, no, no, absolutely no, not happening at all, give me the bike, back definitely not happening.
And the headers looked strange too not being the size I wanted originally.
Would look ok on a 1930’s Vincent but not on my bike.
Pull the pin on that and I’m just going too have to do this myself…………………………………
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