It's starting to look like it's getting there now, just need to save some money & then get the exhaust system made now that the engine is in it's final resting position, i.e. aligned with the rear wheel, gearbox & primary drive.
The charging system arrived yesterday so I got that fitted today. The kit comes with the stator, the rotor, the regulator/rectifier & shim kit. The large diameter washer that fits between the rotor & engine drive pulley was too thick to give me the correct pulley/clutch drum alignment so I'll make a suitable sized washer from a piece of stainless steel. Hopefully that will give me perfect alignment for the primary bely drive. The bike is booked in for the beginning of next month to have the exhaust pipes made & apart from the painting, that will be the last big job. All that I'll need then to get it running is the magneto, which have gone up considerably since I last bought one !!
Got a call to say the bike is ready for collection after having the exhaust made. Another job ticked off the list !!
Sorry for the late reply, I've been a bit busy lately ! The exhaust was made by OJZ Engineering. If you want to see him at work he has a YouTube channel, "Lancethegass". He, Lance, made the exhaust for the first bike I built & his work is excellent so I had no qualms about getting him to do the exhaust for this build too.
No worries... I was in no need of an immediate answer. I'm presently refurbishing the V-Raptor and am keeping me eye open for exhaust fabricators for future reference. So Lance has been duly noted.
The build has been a bit neglected lately, mainly due to trying to finish our bedroom & ensuite !! Anyway, I bought a selection of parts from Venhill to make my own throttle cable. There aren't "off the shelf" items available as on this build I've got a mixture of American engine/carb & a British made, metric throttle housing ! These are the bits I started out with. And after some messing about, cutting, re-cutting, swearing, etc I got a throttle cable fitted between the carb & twist grip. I would have preferred the 90 degree bend to have an adjuster built into it, but I couldn't find a suitable part on the Venhill site. At least now that I have made a cable that will do the job, I might make another when I come to do the final build if I need any slight tweaks making. I'll also make a spare cable in case I need one in the future.
The machine shop rang yesterday to say my bits will be ready tomorrow, so I picked the clutch cover up today cos I couldn't wait !! Engine pulley cover & steering damper arm will be ready in the morning
Picked the other two bits up this afternoon, the steering damper arm & primary pulley cover. They'll get anodised when I strip the bike for the final rebuild.
My magneto arrived from the States last week while I was away, so now that I'm home again I had a bit of a look at fitting it, albeit temporarily for the time being. It comes in two "halves", a base & a head. The base goes in first, simply sliding into the existing distributor hole in the crankcase & secured with two caphead screws, with Loctite obviously !! You then set the engine to TDC for the front cylinder, position the cam/points so they are just opening & drop the head into place. Final timing adjustment is then done, I used Morris's specific timing tool, which makes like very easy indeed. It just buzzes & the corresponding LED lights up when perfectly set, no false readings like you can get with a multimeter. New points also helps too. Below is the G5 head in place, note the lack of a "conventional" condenser, replaced with a solid state version !! Timing is then finessed with the Timing Tool, simples !! View attachment 337199
Why is it when you buy bits for a job in advance, when you come to use them you can never find them ?! Anyway, found the 90 degree connectors for my HT leads today while looking for something else so got that little job crossed off the list !
