Nothin to see this week. Organized some more parts bins, made some longer bolts for the handlebar clamps with risers. Started wiring by ffeding switch gear wires thru handlebars, clipping wire loom to frame. Tested out some otor mount bolts.
Using Rob Voxondas doubled rear motor mount, the bolt head hits the oil tank. I think Rob is using a different oil tank. So I cut down a buttonhead for that use and shimmed out the tank. Problem solved.
Office work piling up, had to clear a logjam before Super Duper Bowl and real work tomorrow morning.
Still putting off the final polish on the front hub, just not drawn to the job. Maybe at half time. Tho don't want to miss the Who. 60 year old rock and rollers, who'd a thunk it?
Hey Ron,
Bolt head hits the tank?? Can you show me a picture of that?
Thanks, Rob
here 'tis Rob. No big deal. Side view for others to visualize as well, shows the outboard plate of the double motor mount. If one follows its line up you can sort of tell where the third bolt would be, behind the tank.
Front edge view, you can see the threads sticking out on the right, I'll trim them off, and the edge of the washer and buttion head bolt I'm using on the left directly behind the tank.. The tank actually has an indentation right there to help clear a standard bolt head. But the thickness of the outboard plate takes up most of the room.
The buttonhead would clear the tank by itself, but my sense of things requires that I put a flat washer there as well. Tightening down the tank bolt so it bottoms out on its shoulder, the tank hits the buttonhead. So I put a 6mm flat washer on the threaded part of the shoulder bolt, and alls well.
Another detail is that one must flatten the brake light switch mount. The folded over part which would normally notch into the frame, is interfered by the outboard plate. Not an issue on a racer, but I'll need the brake light switch. I figure I'll fold a little corner of it over to index against the edge of the outboard plate. That will hold it steady.
