Psychopasta
Been Around the Block
Hi,
I'm rebuilding an old BSA650L (see my thread here) but wanted to ask a question specific to tightening up the headstock.
The forks and headstock are not original, but were swapped for Betor units. The bearing assembly is one of those ball-bearings-in-grease affairs, and the whole think is held in place but a top-hat nut:
Now when I disassembled the bike, I just used a drift and hammer on the cutouts in the rim to encourage the nut to turn. But now I'm rebuilding it, I need to think about what to torque the headstock down to, and what to torque it down with. Any suggestions?
- Mark
I'm rebuilding an old BSA650L (see my thread here) but wanted to ask a question specific to tightening up the headstock.
The forks and headstock are not original, but were swapped for Betor units. The bearing assembly is one of those ball-bearings-in-grease affairs, and the whole think is held in place but a top-hat nut:


Now when I disassembled the bike, I just used a drift and hammer on the cutouts in the rim to encourage the nut to turn. But now I'm rebuilding it, I need to think about what to torque the headstock down to, and what to torque it down with. Any suggestions?
- Mark