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Spent yesterday thinking about the rear light/indicators/number plate light, attach them to the seat or to the frame? For to the seat attachment:...
I also started to think about my parallelogram rear brake hanger. As can be seen from the picture the caliper holder has a crank on it of 10mm. I...
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ictures here are of the seat under tray bracket attached, unfortunately the side view shows the return on the bracket and it looks very obtrusive....
I only managed one set of the machined parts because the belt broke in the belt drive of my lathe (probably because of the abuse it took finishing...
You will note I cocked up once again cutting out the mounting locations then realising that I needed them so I had to make infill bits and glue...
The solution to the under seat tray is another carbon fibre mould which I made yesterday. Looking at my S4 the under seat tray has an indent about...
Having finished neither of the jobs I started, tank mounting and seat mounting, I naturally started on another just because it was in the same...
The tank mould now sits nicely in place with good for and aft location and enough resilience in the mounting to prevent it being damaged by...
I realised that the fact of boring the 30 mm holes at the front made for good fore and aft and lateral location so I decided I needed to infill...
I must have had the tank mould on and of the bike about 50 times (it weighs about 15kg with all the filler in it and it is a snug fit so I had to...
Had some good and some frustrating time in the garage also this week, focussing on how to mount the tank and the seat. Making the mould for the...
Today was trying to solve the clash elegantly. I thought the problem was the bolt head protruding beyond the face of the rear set. So how to get...
In reality it will be slightly worse when I fit the brake light pressure switch (necessary because there is no mounting place for a standard...
Trying to fit the rear brake master cylinder revealed a clash between the banjo union and the bolt head for the top hanger bolt.[ATTACH]
I originally intended to use 8mm bore rubber air hose to provide a vibration isolation but when I tightened up the through bolts it was virtually...
Insomnia strikes again so I will try and get you up to date with progress. I decided the 4mm aluminium exhaust hanger bracket was too flimsy and...
Also, using some of the 4mm aluminium from the road sign I made the hanger bracket itself. I think the finished product looks too wide so I shall...
Another job tackled today, I bent up some 2mm steel for subsequent brazing to the frame. This is to hold the hanger bracket for the exhaust can....
