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« Reply #720 on: September 29, 2007, 10:18:18 AM » |
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« Reply #721 on: October 04, 2007, 02:35:44 PM » |
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Walked straight to my garage after work today, (a 3/4 hour trudge across town, followed by a 1/2 hour walk home afterwards), & re-fitted the yokes. The new steering stops seem fine. Unfortunately I think I'll need to remove the yokes yet again to fit the headlight bracket I'm waiting for saddleBags to make, as it's base sits under the centre steering stop. Bugger.
Just don't seem to be getting anywhere with this at the moment. S/Bags is snowed under with work. Anyone out there got the means to make me a stainless headlight bracket if I send them a sketch with dimensions? I also need a pair of polished ally domed fork top nut covers.
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« Reply #722 on: October 05, 2007, 07:48:08 PM » |
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Flap resurfaced today to borrow my generator -haven't seen him for ages. So I nabbed him to help me refit the forks on my trike. Standard Honda SuperDream speedo cable seems to fit but I need to solder longer wires on the instrument light before I can actually fit the speedo.
Spent several hours this afternoon trying to cobble together a choke cable fitting on the side of the carb & failed dismally. The bars come round far enough on full lock to clout the choke knob in the position I wanted to fit it. Think I'll fit a knob direct to the operating lever on the carb then try to make some sort of ratchet to hold it in half & full choke positions.
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« Reply #723 on: October 05, 2007, 07:48:46 PM » |
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« Reply #724 on: October 05, 2007, 08:38:08 PM » |
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Send me a sketch and I'll see if I can do anything for the headlight bracket
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« Reply #725 on: October 05, 2007, 08:45:52 PM » |
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Thanks matey. It's in 3 pieces that I'll have to get TIG welded together. Basically a T shape in round bar with the top bored to take the headlight pivot bolt, with a round base to fit the recess in the bottom yoke.
I'll have a measure up over the weekend.
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« Reply #726 on: October 05, 2007, 10:33:07 PM » |
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tis looking a sweet ride now mr mankey ,soon be on the road   |
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« Reply #727 on: October 05, 2007, 10:46:41 PM » |
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Thank you Sir, but not this side of Christmas I fear.
Several large jobs left to do -brakes, mudguards, wiring etc, plus a million smaller ones.
This isn't a mega budget build -probably less than a 1000 quid at the moment, spread over several years, (I've re-used as much of the previous trike as I can & made or blagged all the one-off parts), but it needs a few bits buying for it & at the moment I'm literally counting pennies. Not planning a major spending spree, but as soon as I sell my flat I'll be able to buy the last few parts & push on.
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« Reply #728 on: October 06, 2007, 10:55:34 AM » |
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Looks great mate.
If I could find a French registered donor Reliant I would be asking you to make a frame for me.
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« Reply #729 on: October 07, 2007, 01:09:53 PM » |
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is a universal choke cable any good to you
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« Reply #730 on: October 07, 2007, 01:44:32 PM » |
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Got one thanks mate, but can't find a way of mounting it that'll work. Thinking of bolting a knob direct to the lever on the side of the carb that the cable would operate, but that'd need some way of holding it in the On position.
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« Reply #731 on: October 07, 2007, 01:47:33 PM » |
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didnt the austin morris ones have that twist/hold choke?
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« Reply #732 on: October 07, 2007, 02:02:12 PM » |
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thats what my cable does
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« Reply #733 on: October 07, 2007, 02:03:58 PM » |
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The one he has is a twist/hold one. That's not the problem. The problem is that where it's supposed to fit for it to operate properly, the handle bars hit it when they're on full lock. We could put it somewhere else with a longer cable but it looks pants.
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« Reply #734 on: October 07, 2007, 05:55:05 PM » |
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"but that'd need some way of holding it in the On position" I used to have the same problem and I used a Clothes Peg to hold it open, How about an Aluminium Clothes Peg?
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