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500 K cafe racer conversion - build thread
Ewan 500 K1:
--- Quote from: Johnwebley on May 19, 2014, 08:54:36 PM ---great work Ewan,
I shall be very interested when its finished and running,
good luck,and keep us informed !!!
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Thanks John, I'm sure there will be a few niggles along the way that I might need to ask the oracle about ;) Today I realised that I'd left out one of oil o-rings that sits between the cyinder head and the barrels when I rebuilt the top end after I'd been in renewing the piston rings and fixing the cam chain adjuster... so had to strip the top end down again.... bugger
Ewan 500 K1:
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 :o
simonster:
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.
Ewan 500 K1:
--- Quote from: simonster on May 23, 2014, 01:32:35 PM ---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.
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Hi Si, got them 2nd hand off ebay. They do clatter off the tank in the position I like, so had to extend the steering stop on the bottom yolk 10cm either way
simonster:
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
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