Well, well
Where to start
The holes in my "little mod" aren't a problem at all Trigger.
My bike doesn't even have mudguards fitted so i'm unlikely to even be out in the rain and if i am caught out
then i would be more worried about the stream of water coating my arse than i would be about the (highly unlikely)
problem of water getting into my bearings. That, just isnt going to happen.
I dont plan on getting axle deep in water anytime soon, which lets face it,in reality is the only time this would ever become a problem.
I think i could give some of you boys a heart attack if i told you i cut up a NOS front mudguard.
I dont really subscribe to the point about this part being rare (you may disagree) - I have a spare and they are available on ebay (usually attached to a wheel)
The fact is that my bike needs to have one fitted and i'm not going to look around to find a scrapper to do my "little mod" to please anybody.
- mine, good or bad would never be available to anyone anyway. It belongs on my bike.
totty - i like the seal in the retainer idea
I did ditch the tab washers (again bloody ugly things) - but there are serrated washers under the nuts and the nuts will be thread locked. That's a good point re spring washers.
I am trying to find some different tab washers that will fit the stud spacing.
Again as much as i can appreciate an original machine i'm struggling to understand the tone of some of the comments.
But its to be expected i suppose.
My bike had been laid in a damp shed for 10 years or more ready for the scrap yard.
The frame has been de-tabbed and a hoop added. The footrest mounts have been cut off, its got a cbr600 front caliper, the top triple tree has been shaved clean and welded up. It has a tank and seat unit, the electrics rerouted, the airbox removed etc. etc. etc. Strange that none of this has attracted any negative comments on here.
Now, negative comments are fine - we cant all like the same thing - hell, if we did i would be riding a bog standard CB550 - but i find the condescending tone of one or two of the comments a little hard to swallow and not really necessary.
But this is a problem with a lot of forums (fora?) where some of those with the highest post count seem to think that .........well, i wont go on.
I have been nothing but polite and courteous in the short time i have been around this forum and i have thanked people personally for any help they have given me.
I thought i was contributing to the forum something that others may be interested in.
If you're not then that's fine and .....Y'know I don't know if i can be arsed explaining this any more.
Maybe i should just stick with the cafe racer forums from now on.
As ka-ja put it I thought sohc was the focus here.
Oh and Ecks the blue spoke is just a trick of the light - it doesnt really exist - but i like it