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Something I didn't consider until later on was the need to vent the tank. The race filler isn't vented, so I had to get a breather / twin ball valve to relieve pressure in the tank. I considered just a breather, but instead went with the one way valve. I got the TBV45 from Newton equipment

Thanks for the reply Kretchman, thanks for the link to the tank vents too, just what i'll need.

Nice fabrication work!

A last word about clutch mods; just increase the spring force until it doesn't slip, then ad a little.
I once had left knee reconstruction, and was told I couldn't use my standard shift BMW car for 6 weeks after the operation.
I made a hand operated clutch, using a motorbike brake master cylinder clamped to the gear shift lever [the car already had hydraulic clutch]
It took a gorilla like grip to pull it. Before my surgery, I was training my right wrist a lot. I could still barely pull the thing, but it was possible.
After using it for real for a couple of weeks, I could hold it at stoplights, feather the clutch, no problem at all.

So beef up them springs as necessary, and don't worry about the lever pull too much.

No problem R1. Earls are the distributer in OZ. Not cheap at $80-$90 but better than a plain vent for fuel leakage issues (not that I plan on laying it down at any stage, but you never know!)

Assembly is coming together. Getting close to looking like a bike again!

Looks like a complete new bike.
Great job!

Eric

Looks wicked! On a side note- where did you get that tach from?

Thanks Guys,

The tach came from merlin motorsport in the uk. I was looking at integrated speedo / tach units and was tossing up the motogadget, but that didn't have some of the features I wanted. Not cheap, but I figure you spend the money on the bits that you see and use all the time! like levers, controls and instruments!

It sure looks sexy! I found a distributor here in Canada and messaged them. I currently run an integrated Acewell unit. It's good and all, bit I just miss the needle tach and being able to clearly see where you're running the engine. The built in tach on the Acewell is digital numbering along the bottom- maybe 1/4" tall by an inch wide. Not big enough for my standards.

Thanks kretch!

kretchman wrote: Thanks Guys,

The tach came from merlin motorsport in the uk. I was looking at integrated speedo / tach units and was tossing up the motogadget, but that didn't have some of the features I wanted. Not cheap, but I figure you spend the money on the bits that you see and use all the time! like levers, controls and instruments!

I;m curious, what features was the motogadget unit does not have ?, if they mowed the lawn and were good in bed, i'd marry one, they sure do everything else....

You can't hookup a transponder to the motogadget chronoclassic for track timing. It does do voltage and temp which are the only other 2 things i wanted, but transponder will be useful in future. Also it's got integrated shift lights and a bunch of other features, and it suits my target aesthetic much better.

Rear indicators in, fairing stays finished & exhaust coming together!