Well folks, I sorted out the fuel tank and leaks as per previous post.
I then set about making the indian speedo work and fit (this is a speedo from Dehli -not Springfield). This was a lot more work than I thought (as usual).
I couldn't find a cable that was the correct drive at the gear box as well as suitable for the indian clock, so I got the gearbox end, to fit as per a standard cable and I filed and 'adjusted' the other end to make contact with the drive in the speedo- this allowed me to get the cable to enter the square hole in the speedo to a depth of about 1/8 inch.
I then cut the knurled nut off the cable end and got an electrical compression gland to fit the cable, a bush to fit the speedo thread and utilised the rubber cable grommet to clamp and grip the outer sheath of the cable -
A bit of a botch - but it looks 'OK' enough and it keeps the cable in, and the weather out.
The next issue was how to mount the clock, I had already wasted a few quid on BSA goldstar brackets, rubber shroud, tacho bracket etc. - none of which work!
So I decided to make a custom bracket for this clock- just in case in the future I get my hands on real clock and then the other brackets, etc, will be of some use to me.
I got a large hose clamp to fit the smaller diamer of the clock casing- I removed the clamp screw and replaced the threaded spacers with aluminium spacers (I got these by cutting a bent, hollow push rod from a small diesel engine- all very green -recycled push rods - what..)
I then had to heat some light steel plate nad bend it to suit the hole centres and catch an existing top yolk screw.
I painted it all gloss black and went for a run - as you can see from the photos -I did 40miles.
This was over the local mountian roads in Dublin - the weather behaved itself for once and I got through the whole trip without anything falling off, coming loose or any issues with carburation or any serious leaks.
The fuel consumption is around 50mpg at this pace, as I can only get it up to 55mpoh on a long straight.
The front brake is non-existant, the back is great and the gears are OK - not so good when you're panicking getting too close to a bad bend- especially down hill!
I got a great kick out of sweeping through the really tight stuff - all at about 30!
No need to frighten yourself by going any quicker.
I am determined to try to get the iphone to video the next trip- a couple of minutes video on the goldie in the mountains around here is great- the back fire on the over run and banging down the gears is a hoot.
Bye for now David C
Ireland