Topic: Norwegian cafe.. Oil tank in the swingarm....

[Retro Rocket]

call up weisco or something, they might have some rings to fit...  i work for a piston ring manufacturer, but we don't do automotive/motorcycle rings like that, sadly

as for the welding to the fork tube, i don't know if anyone has attempted it.  i hear welding on the old aluminum can be a bit tricky

You cannot weld the mount for the caliper to the forks because the clearance of the fork tube is only.001 and as soon as you weld that aluminum tube it will shrink and distort and not be round anymore. End of fork leg. Mistake O Grande.

I had some Cerriani forks that had the mounts welded on as they came with no mounts at all. That bike was drag raced for years and Terry now has the forks , they are fine....  I have seen it done before , I think if you have someone who knows their #$%* with a tig you can have them done, ask lots of questions

[lordmember1969]

call up weisco or something, they might have some rings to fit...  i work for a piston ring manufacturer, but we don't do automotive/motorcycle rings like that, sadly

as for the welding to the fork tube, i don't know if anyone has attempted it.  i hear welding on the old aluminum can be a bit tricky

You cannot weld the mount for the caliper to the forks because the clearance of the fork tube is only.001 and as soon as you weld that aluminum tube it will shrink and distort and not be round anymore. End of fork leg. Mistake O Grande.

I had some Cerriani forks that had the mounts welded on as they came with no mounts at all. That bike was drag raced for years and Terry now has the forks , they are fine....  I have seen it done before , I think if you have someone who knows their #$%* with a tig you can have them done, ask lots of questions

I am not to concerned about the fork, it seems to work just fine. have not taken it for a ride yet, but seems to work alright in the garage.

Lucky: thanks for the tip about the piston rings, will check it out. As long as they do not cost more than the cheap 836 kit on eBay ?

[ozcaferacer]

Hi there!
Any progress on that swing arm / oil tank?
Yes, I'll shamelessly admit to wanting to do the same thing and I hope that you see that copying is the ultimate form of flattery!!
The rest of your project looks great too.

 

Hei:)
Will fill at the top.  Drain/feed, ventilation, and return goes inn at the bottom.Just remove the feed line to drain the tank.. Most of he oil will be in the main tank and ca 0,7 litres in the oilfilter hidden under the swingarm on the feed line. Will remove the filter inside so the filterhousing will hold only oil, and let the oil flow freely:)
You can see there are drilled 3 holes to the arms on the side, if you look closely at the picture. So this will restrict the oil from moving to much in the arm

[lucky]

That welding on the brake reaction arm is very poor. I would take it off and give to someone who can really weld.

[lordmember1969]

Hi there!
Any progress on that swing arm / oil tank?
Yes, I'll shamelessly admit to wanting to do the same thing and I hope that you see that copying is the ultimate form of flattery!!
The rest of your project looks great too.

Thank you:) Been a bit busy. but when snow comes here in a little month I will start to assemble:) go ahead and copy:)  Maybe you could modify one of them Buell swingarms with  oiltank to fit the Honda? That would be cool..

[lordmember1969]

That welding on the brake reaction arm is very poor. I would take it off and give to someone who can really weld.

Brake reaction arm?

[Syscrush]

Thank you:) Been a bit busy. but when snow comes here in a little month I will start to assemble:) go ahead and copy:)  Maybe you could modify one of them Buell swingarms with  oiltank to fit the Honda? That would be cool..

Those have no provision for chain adjustment.  Your approach is probably better.

[Syscrush]

Brake reaction arm?

Ignore him.

[ozcaferacer]

Those Buell swingarms certainly are a work of art but most but their drive is on the "wrong" side!! 
It looks like the Rotax powered ones went to a LHD although I'm not sure, at this stage, if they had an integral oil tank. 
Rework a RHD  Buell one to make room for a chain you say?!
That's a lot of work and to be honest I don't think it would not look right, in my opinion.
Plus what Syscrush mentioned about the lack of chain adjustment.
I like your approach better, but I may end up building one from scratch.

Keep up the great work and enjoy your winter.
We're about to enter our summer with a 27 degree spring day

Hi there!
Any progress on that swing arm / oil tank?
Yes, I'll shamelessly admit to wanting to do the same thing and I hope that you see that copying is the ultimate form of flattery!!
The rest of your project looks great too.

Thank you:) Been a bit busy. but when snow comes here in a little month I will start to assemble:) go ahead and copy:)  Maybe you could modify one of them Buell swingarms with  oiltank to fit the Honda? That would be cool..

[ozcaferacer]

Could you point out the poor welding on the "brake reaction arm" and perhaps give us a lead on "someone who can really weld" in Norway?

That welding on the brake reaction arm is very poor. I would take it off and give to someone who can really weld.

[lordmember1969]

Keep up the great work and enjoy your winter.
We're about to enter our summer with a 27 degree spring day

Thank you:) Are looking forward to start wrenching again, but would not mind a couple of those spring days before winter kicks in:) It wont be long til it might be minus 27 degree here..

Ride safe

[lordmember1969]

Merry Christmas

[lucky]

Could you point out the poor welding on the "brake reaction arm" and perhaps give us a lead on "someone who can really weld" in Norway?

That welding on the brake reaction arm is very poor. I would take it off and give to someone who can really weld.

I really hope you report back with all the info on the fuel injection. Great idea.
Here are the photos. First the brake reaction arm very poor welding and below the problem with two different bolts on the front axle wit gap on one side. . But maybe you knew about that. Don't know.

CLICK ONCE to enlarge photos.

[Retro Rocket]

I really hope you report back with all the info on the fuel injection.

Its already been done successfully by others on this site, the search function will help.....

[strynboen]

there ment to be a gab...it is shown in honda manuals..the way it must be..just as here

god jul i norge..det pis regner i danmark

[lordmember1969]

Could you point out the poor welding on the "brake reaction arm" and perhaps give us a lead on "someone who can really weld" in Norway?

That welding on the brake reaction arm is very poor. I would take it off and give to someone who can really weld.

I really hope you report back with all the info on the fuel injection. Great idea.
Here are the photos. First the brake reaction arm very poor welding and below the problem with two different bolts on the front axle wit gap on one side. . But maybe you knew about that. Don't know.

CLICK ONCE to enlarge photos.

Thank you The front is not assembled so Will take care of that before riding

[lordmember1969]

there ment to be a gab...it is shown in honda manuals..the way it must be..just as here

god jul i norge..det pis regner i danmark

God jul Her er det pluss to grader og duskregn, det lille vi har av snø er på vei bort

[lordmember1969]

I really hope you report back with all the info on the fuel injection.

Its already been done successfully by others on this site, the search function will help.....

Yes it has:)
Check out

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=30624.0

[92sc300tt]

this bike is coming along really nice looking forward to see it finished

[lucky]

I really hope you report back with all the info on the fuel injection.

Its already been done successfully by others on this site, the search function will help.....

Thanks Retro Rocket!

[lordmember1969]

this bike is coming along really nice looking forward to see it finished

Thank you:)

[Retro Rocket]

I really hope you report back with all the info on the fuel injection.

Its already been done successfully by others on this site, the search function will help.....

Thanks Retro Rocket!

No worries, been watching it from the start,  i plan on doing to my 1000cc 750/4 after its run in... There's also some comprehensive threads on the FI conversion on the cb1100f website...... I had 2 links but they have seemed to have died.....

[ThomasD883]

This is pretty sweet, im suscribed. Retro Rocket, has anyone completed a build with one of mreick's billet blocks? I've looked but only seen in progress work.

[Retro Rocket]

This is pretty sweet, im suscribed. Retro Rocket, has anyone completed a build with one of mreick's billet blocks? I've looked but only seen in progress work.

Not yet i don't think. I'm moving into a bigger place in around 6 weeks,  so it will be full steam ahead then....

[ozcaferacer]

this bike is coming along really nice looking forward to see it finished

Thank you:)

750essess' thread here ->http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=30624.475 has a lot of great ideas from a lot of guys that are going down the FI road.

By the way, did you ever get that "oil tank-in-the-swingarm" finished?

Again, thanks for all the posts on a great project.