The Norda

That's a revelation seeing that brake lever. I teach an engineering class that races electric cars. We use a thumb throttle and brake lever on a yoke steering wheel, so we have a cable lever to master cylinder. It helps simplify transitioning from drivers that can vary in height from 5 feet to over 6 ft. They're changing the rule next year that requires a master cylinder per front wheel instead of one master cylinder for both wheels. That is a much better design than most anything China is offering.
 
That's a revelation seeing that brake lever. I teach an engineering class that races electric cars. We use a thumb throttle and brake lever on a yoke steering wheel, so we have a cable lever to master cylinder. It helps simplify transitioning from drivers that can vary in height from 5 feet to over 6 ft. They're changing the rule next year that requires a master cylinder per front wheel instead of one master cylinder for both wheels. That is a much better design than most anything China is offering.
Most 4ls style brakes use a splitter. Going with that style might be easier parts wise. I only say that because the suzuki levers are getting kinda hard to find. Here's a link to a splitter.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2540506688...MFJ2AtG6DC5KaIe32Bz0R/jw==|tkp:Bk9SR76zxM6KZQ
 
The brake and NOS lever are scores. I saw one of those brake drums sell for $1000 last year.
Yeah, they can go for crazy money. I've seen the complete levers listed for a few hundred too. There was a cheaper brake on ebay, but for $50 more I chose the one in better shape. I got real lucky and the lever was only $140.

Just looked on ebay, the seller with the cheaper/more corroded hub raised their price over $100. So $550 wasn't a bad deal.
 
A little finish work and the triples will be finished.
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Front axle is almost finished. Just need to check the bearing fit. I want a nice snug slip fit, so I'll polish it into final size. It should be within .0002" of that right now.
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It's always great when things work out. Forks, triples, stem, and axle all fit together. Cbr600f4i forks, gt750 4ls hub. Waiting on new bearings to fit it to the frame.
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Brake is starting to look better. It was vapor blasted, sanded with 320 grit, 400 grit, red scotchbrite, grey scotchbrite, then metal polish.
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It fits, thankfully I got all the measurements right. The forks might end up lowered 1-1.5" internally. That will be decided once the bike is sitting on its wheels. I'll raise the forks in the clamps to figure out how much.
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I see you are going to "flat spot" the frame. I've had to do that a few times with Harleys.
Yep, the lower part of the sump was interfering with the frame. I'll weld in a cap to seal it back off. I'll have plenty of room with the solid mounts.
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Thats pretty fancy. Ida just mashed the tube flat on top with a big hammer. I got lots of big hammers.
 
Thats pretty fancy. Ida just mashed the tube flat on top with a big hammer. I got lots of big hammers.
I needed over half the tube out of the way. Plus I can always use more tig welding practice. I know it will be out of sight once the bike is together, but I also feel I can keep the tube straighter this way.
 
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