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neevo said:Legend! What about tapered bearings for the head stem? Or do I need to buy a kit for that?
AllBalls do a kit, but I don't have the part number off-hand. Should be easy to find.
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neevo said:Legend! What about tapered bearings for the head stem? Or do I need to buy a kit for that?
hillsy said:Go with sealed bearings. It's "new" technology and they'll outlast your bike.
MotorbikeBruno said:Nice man! Gotta love an early X-mas present for sure! (is it wrapped back up yet? )
neevo said:More to report from this evenings endeavors. This bike was always going to have knee cut outs, I love the look but didn't have the budget to buy one of Benjie's tanks.
Why should I when I got a perfectly good tank with the bike? It needed a clean out as I could hear crap rattling around in it, well one more reason to get the grinder out.
Here's the pieces:
Cut the tank back to the frame on the rear with sweeping lines out about half way:
Struggled to visualize what the end result would look like so after some extra trimming I mocked it up with some paper:
When I was looking at it I quite liked the contours of the bottom following the tunnel, but not too sure now I am looking at the pictures. Easy fix either way, can fab up an overhang when I weld in a new piece if required.
1 issue I didn't think about, I have cut out the drain for the petcock. Not the end of the world as I do prefer the look, what options do I have for fuel? I was thinking of running 2 copper lines from the front of the tank, flush with the bottom of the tank, 1 with a reserve pipe, 1 without and a remote tap near the rear of the tank for each. What's peoples thoughts?
Here's some pics:
The old tap placement:
Also I have a air tool coming that accepts sandpaper and grinder bits. What's the best attachment for tidying up the sharp edges on the tank?
neevo said:So I did the newbie thing and removed the motor from the bike:
neevo said:2nd hand heads are pretty thin on the ground and not guaranteed issue free.