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great work Ewan, I shall be very interested when its finished and running, good luck,and keep us informed !!!
Hi Ewan,Your Cafe conversion is looking really good and a great thread too. I like the clubman bars you are using and i'm trying to source something similar. I have researched these to death and all the stock bars don't drop enough and the pull is too wide for the look i want!... Are these a special or off the shelf? cheers.
Hi Ewan the bikes looking good so far well done !!Have you tried the kickstart to make sure it clears everything ?? I fitted the tarozzi rearsets to my 750 and it hits the brake pedal I think I might have to heat it and bend it so it clears, yours may be different though !!Cheers
Hi Ewan, You must have dropped lucky there. I have now bought two styles of clubman/cafe bars and I'm still not happy how they look. It would help greatly if you are able to measure yours for the width, rise, centre width and pullback of the bars, it may narrow my search for the perfect bars. Thanks in advance! Simon
cheers ewan, no major rush pal.
Time to get the 500 four back on the road after a break of three years, this time this time to finish the cafe racer job that was started about 17 years agoDone : Full Engine rebuild about 3000 miles ago. To do:K&N Air Filters (done)Straight through pipes (done)Rejet with 110 mains/ clean / syncronise carbs (done)Rebuild both wheels with new rims & spokes(done)Dual Disc front brake conversion (done)Drill front sprocket coverRemodel Front Mudguard (done)Drill brake discs (done)Detag & shorten Frame (done)Replace stock speedo/ rev counter (done)Ace Bars (done)Custom Tarozzi Rear Sets on rear foot peg hangers (done)Relocate Battery (done)Rewire from front to back and everywhere in between (done)New Headlight (done)New idicators (done)New speedo (done)New rear lights set upNew longer rear shocks (done)New front mudguard (done)Polish alloy (done)Braided Stainless Fuel & Brake Hoses (done)Stainless Bolts througout (done)Refurbish Front Forks (done)New Rear Shock Swing Arm Bushes (done)New PlugsPowder Coat the frameInvestigate effect of longer rear shocks on bike geometry and make front end adjustments if necessary (nearly done)Fit Steering Damper (done)Fit grease nipples to front break caliper arm pivot points (done)Tune up carbsGet MOT, tax and insurance
wow !! thats a whole heap of work, lets us know how it handles? and how the motor runs
Tonight I thought I'd check the carbs over before bench syncing them. Main jets are 110, pilots are 40 and needles are in the middle groove and joy of joys ............the wee bolt that joins the carb slide to the lifting mechanism on one of the carbs sheared ..... more time needed that wisnae planned for ... luckily I have a spare carb body I can canabalise if the worst comes to the worst