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« on: December 09, 2023, 07:40:07 PM »
I have a polished one which is marked as a K7. (The polished one) It doesn’t have a chain guide ( not sure if it should) but the leg measures 45mm
I have another which I believe is for an F1 (dirty one) it has a 4Omm extension.
Hope this helps
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« on: July 16, 2023, 07:39:51 PM »
Indicators done.
Getting closer to starting the engine. I’ve put a very small squirt of diesel and 2 stroke oil in the bores and turned the motor on the starter. Oil light went out after about three bursts.
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« on: July 13, 2023, 06:17:50 PM »
Battery is in and not leaking as of yet.
Now working on fitting front indicators to the fairing, making brackets to fibreglass inside fairing
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« on: July 12, 2023, 05:04:47 PM »
Battery fitted, no leaks as of yet
Making brackets to install front indicators, I shall fibreglass them to the inside of the fairing
Still looking for some high density foam to make a seat
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« on: July 06, 2023, 05:43:03 PM »
Mine is not yet on the road yet, so I will have to see
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« on: July 05, 2023, 10:22:23 PM »
Very nice bike Trigger.
I’ve just read your project bike for £1000. Looks great too. Interestingly when I converted this build to twin disc, I also removed material from the RH lower fork leg caliper mounting point.
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« on: July 05, 2023, 07:10:10 PM »
I did consider this, and I did cut of bits that I didn’t need, like rear foot rest mounts, seat hinge, and air filter mountings etc: I think that the frame break kit is quite substantial and I didn’t want to compromise clearance for the rest of the installation like different tank etc: but I’ll probably live to regret it😂 When I need to do any work on the engine. I do have a spare frame though.
I wrote this before your post Trigger😂😂😂
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« on: July 05, 2023, 06:56:56 PM »
Just read your project Ken for the first time. Like the attention to detail, I am of a similar disposition, that’s why it all takes sooo long😃
Interestingly I had a set of those beautiful Stradas on a CB750 F1 that got stolen in Germany in 1980. It also had Raask rear sets and other good bits like finned covers.
I also like all the parts to look clean and polished, and spent god knows how many hours achieving this. I probably could have done it all quicker if I had you used a bench grinder with polishing wheels
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« on: July 05, 2023, 06:08:28 PM »
I built the battery box to fit an AGM 12v 12ah battery as originally I was not going to install the starter. However, when I realised that the kickstart would not clear the rear sets, I changed my plans and installed the starter and modified the home made wiring loom. I still opted for the lower amp hour battery, believing that you could install AGM batteries on their side, as the sulphuric acid is absorbed and held in the glass mat.
The battery came with a warning label 😬 So I removed it, filled the battery with acid, gave it an initial charge, and then fitted the permanent plug caps.
It is now in the bike and there are no leaks as of yet 🤞
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« on: July 05, 2023, 06:00:36 PM »
Thanks Guys.
I cut the bar mounts flush on the top yolk and then installed duralumin rivets.
I also made those little d-spacers for the clamps
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« on: July 05, 2023, 06:44:12 AM »
Thanks guys 😃
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« on: July 04, 2023, 10:12:45 PM »
More pics of the current progress.
Fitted an x-ring 530 and had fun with the rivets.
Finally got power on without any smoke
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« on: July 04, 2023, 10:07:15 PM »
I’m sorry, I’ve neglected to keep posting on this site, I’ve posted mostly on the US site, but I’ve realised that really I should be posting on here. I am retired to Spain.
I’ve been working on the wiring, and seat unit and fairing and front fork brace with mounting for the mudguard and fitted shocks from YSS.
I’ve had to make spacers for the shocks to align them correctly at the top mountings as I’m using a K7 swinging arm on an F1 frame.
I added a wood base for the seat unit and had to teach myself to use a MIG welder to make a mounting for the fairing. Drilled and tapped a hole each side near the headstock for the mounting which has a pin which locates in a groove that I filed on the front seam where the ptfe tape is sitting
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« on: February 20, 2021, 08:15:58 AM »
Moving on, after checking what jets etc: come fitted to the carbs and static balancing them, I installed them and started to make spigots, so that I can balance them with gauges
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« on: February 19, 2021, 11:06:10 PM »
I used muriatic acid in the oil tank to remove the rust. That worked ok, so I then used jenolite to try and stop flash rusting. It’s made a mess so I think I will look for an oil tank that’s not rusty inside and start from scratch.
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