I think any future bike show would be pleased to display your bike when it's finished, but in the "for a ha-pence of tar" Department, that locking screw for the adjustment on the points needs a plain washer on it at the very least. you can see that the head of the screw is barely larger than the adjustable slot, which is asking for trouble in the future.
To be perfectly honest, I've never noticed that !! I'll have to check the other bike when I get a minute to see what that one has fitted as it too runs exactly the same magneto & while it's not done a massive mileage, only a few thousand, it's not been a problem. That's not to say it won't be a problem or that it can't be improved. If the other one is the same I will contact Morris & see what they say, it could be that they've forgotten to fit plain & spring washers, I'll know though when I have a look & compare the two magnetos.
So Chris, it appears that the photo of mine in the earlier post, showing a top view of the magneto/points, is a bit deceiving ! There are actually two washers fitted under the head of the screw, a thin steel washer under the screw head & what looks like a brass washer under that. I didn't want to remove the screw as I've set the timing & didn't want to disturb it, (solely because I couldn't be arsed re-timing it !! ) The picture below is the same screw, but from the side & shows the "missing" washers clearly
That's great, i'm sure you'll fit them next time now and i fully agree with the fitting of the "compliance" brass washer, but the diameter is still not big enough. Was just about to add that i wouldn't fit a split-lock, or spring type of locking washer here, because they can "kick" slightly upon final tightening affecting the adjustment you just made, which can be frustrating. The grippy brass washer is a good alternative, but needs to be a bigger diameter ideally.
Been to pick the powder coating up today Just got to remove all the screws & plugs now ready to start the final build up.
You know what, I’m going to be disappointed when this thread finishes. It’s been 5 years and I truly admire not only your skills but your perseverance too. Thanks very much for bringing us along with you, I marvel at every stage. I love the orange anodising.
Thank you & it's good to hear members like what you do in your shed/garage, or at least enjoy the process. I'm sure it's not everybody's cup-of-tea, style wise, but that's life as they say ! In fairness the bike is still some time away from actually being truly finished so there's a good few more months of entertainment to look forward to !
The re-assembly continued today. It takes much longer than you anticipate to re-assemble things after painting/powder coating ! The forks are assembled & fitted after I had to make some new rocker arm bushes with, I think, improved grease holes & groove in an attempt to get the grease to the right areas. Time will tell I guess !! Also fitted are the steering damper & front brake caliper. I also got the rear indicator & rear light wires routed through the frame tubes up to the battery/oil tank area, where the Motogadget until will be fitted.
Spent the day in the garage today making a start on the wiring loom. I want to check it all works before I shrink sleeve it all & route it through the frame tube for obvious reasons !! Once the "rats nest" is tested & I'm happy with it I'll shrink sleeve it & put some convoluted tubing over it before routing it through the frame top tube. The handle bar switches proved to be a lot more awkward than I was anticipating as it was difficult to get on the screw heads, square, to tighten the connections. I have applied a little Loctite & will most likely put a blob of silicone on the backs of the switches once the wiring is finalised. I did try to find alternative soldered switches, but couldn't find any with the correct M12x1.0 thread to mate with the CMC machined housings. The wiring is also routed through the handlebars to hide as much as I can. I also connected up the speedo "MENU" button together with the actual speedo itself, although these will have to be removed again together with the front forks when I come to route the main loom through the frame. But, like I say, I'll only do that once I know for sure it all works Once the loom is fitted it will exit the frame through a hole in the front of the headstock, under the brass cover in the photo below. All that area will be out of sight eventually anyway as a cover will fit between the vertical black plate & the headlight mount, (with the two M8 button head screws in).
