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500 Hub thingies question.
Sesman:
Roger,dodger, sounds like an excellent plan to me.
Frame colour….yes, I know what you mean.
Personally I like the satin black finish rather than gloss black. Of course any other colour may require a custom tank and panels colour too? Play it safe and go for black…boring, but utilitarian. But what do I know.
Oddjob:
Whilst I prefer satin black on most things, a frame is always gloss black Phil ;D ;D I will allow red on some bikes.
Couple of pointers Ted.
If buying exhausts DON'T buy the brackets as they are repros (unless DS has some originals) and are not the right angle to allow the exhausts to fit properly. I had to bend my BILs brackets to match my originals the other week, the connecting tube at the rear wouldn't fit, he had constant exhaust blows from the manifolds etc.
Find some second hand originals and have them powder coated. The upper brackets aren't too bad but the lower ones are well out.
Take the throttle tube off the handlebars and oil under it, look at the PDI instructions on site for the cable routings, especially clutch and throttle as the correct routing makes a huge difference to how they operate and feel.
If you need any new throttle cables let me know, I have a few lying around.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Thanks for the PDI tip regarding routes Ken.
Sesman:
Na,gloss black is a dirty tykes colour..😀 Satin is classy, the thinking man’s black.
Any colour you like Ted, as long as it’s black. Paint it black, no going back.
Seabeowner:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on September 13, 2022, 05:57:48 PM ---If buying exhausts DON'T buy the brackets as they are repros (unless DS has some originals) and are not the right angle to allow the exhausts to fit properly. I had to bend my BILs brackets to match my originals the other week, the connecting tube at the rear wouldn't fit, he had constant exhaust blows from the manifolds etc.
Find some second hand originals and have them powder coated. The upper brackets aren't too bad but the lower ones are well out.
--- End quote ---
I had the original brackets and still had to bend the lower n/s one to get the repro no 2 fitted. And the repro no 4 is a little further out from the bike along the run at the bottom.
Phil
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