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500 K cafe racer conversion - build thread

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Bryanj:
There is a steel bracket that the alloy end caps screw to, this is held by a 6mm (10mm spanner) bolt that needs a soft alloy washer between the bracket and the cam cover to stop oil leaking. If this was not fitted or replaced with a steel washer you frequently get a bad oil leak

Ewan 500 K1:

--- Quote from: Bryanj on June 15, 2014, 04:25:16 PM ---There is a steel bracket that the alloy end caps screw to, this is held by a 6mm (10mm spanner) bolt that needs a soft alloy washer between the bracket and the cam cover to stop oil leaking. If this was not fitted or replaced with a steel washer you frequently get a bad oil leak

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cheers Bryan, can confirm that alloy washers are present on both sides. Took it for another run... bit of front end twitchiness kicking in at 90mph on the country roads .. need to think about swopping the yolks over to NSR125 ones to reduce offset and increase trail I think

Johnwebley:
Ewan,  just read your NSR125  thread and looked at you pic,

I noticed you don't have a right-hand side caliper??

 any issues about that ?

Ewan 500 K1:

--- Quote from: Johnwebley on June 15, 2014, 07:30:06 PM ---Ewan,  just read your NSR125  thread and looked at you pic,

I noticed you don't have a right-hand side caliper??

 any issues about that ?

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:) ... if you'd seen the other side you'd know that there is no caliper on the left hand side either ...front brakes arent on yet, as waiting for some fasteners to join the front mudguard to its stay properly first. So.. only issue is stopping. Gotta say the oil leak, the twitchy front end ... and difficulty in getting it to idle has really disheartened me this weekend. Also looks like its running pretty lean too. I keep thinking I'm nearly there .............the fool that I am.

Norniron:
So u were doin 90mph with no front brakes? Or did i read that wrong

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