Hey folks.
Well....it's been christmas.... Yeah lame excuse but been busy with work, house and family stuff. But I'm back!
So... Last week I looked at the oil lines. After some internet searching I found a routing diagram.
I need to create three new oil lines. I already have an oil line kit I bought from the states and so far I've made one line and all is well. It looks pretty cool, stainless steel and braided, so should hopefully last a long time too. The main oil feed pipe is finished and assembled. I will post a photo later.
Focus is on the oil lines and electrics. I've just purchased off ebay a full loom kit.
Cheapest I found initially was £256 plus postage from the states. They normally retail for £350. But I stumbled across this gem and wrangled it for £120 inc. postage. During negotiations and while I was doing my best Arthur Daley impressions (Google those of you outside the UK or too young to know) Emails got crossed in the cosmos. While we were doing an outside of ebay (no sellers fee) negotiation I offered £120 at the same time he said he'd take £110 for it. Either way I was chuffed with £120 so I negotiated again after looking at the chaps others items for sale. He had some funky looking rocket shaped nuts and bolts, so I got him to throw them in the deal.
So.... Here's the pics
It's a full loom kit including a key barrel and a chromed housing to hide it all in. Previously I was looking at these:
They are the usual thing to go for. Proven and reliable. Normally around £150 from the states plus import duty. The kit I've sorted includes this kit with the machined and chromed cover and an ignition barrel and key set, so I'm chuffed to bits and have grabbed a bargain. The chap brought it and never used it.
Once the oil lines are set and the electrics are done. I can start her up.
One thing I noticed last week is that the original standard drive belt is too short. The whole frame is longer now. Belts are sold by length calculated by tooth quantity in the belt.
It's 14mm from tooth to tooth, so when I have a minute I will grab some string and measure the length of belt required and grab one off the web. I'm guessing it will be a custom size.
So all is pretty peachy right now.
Oh... Here are the rocket nuts I got in the deal.....
I don't know where or if I will use them on the bike yet.. But either way they are pretty groovy, so happy days.
