Hi, thanks for the replies and observations.
The mudguards are new stainless from e-bay. The front was £20 for 3, so have 2 spares.
The rears were £20 for 2 and I used both as they were short.
I know I’m a cheapskate but having seen the asking prices for chrome mudguards 10 times as much I’m happy with these stainless items.
Hi Ed, I hope your project is progressing well.
My tank is the original and although much of the bike was taken apart and rusted up, the tank had a good coating of black Dulux emulsion. It looked horrible but much to my surprise and delight it stripped off nicely and when I used an aluminium scouring pad I found in the kitchen the remaining surface rust disappeared. The side chrome was good quality but the top had been chromed with slightly less prior polishing so is a bit duller but I’m happy enough with it.
So far my kickstart is not slipping. I found a clutch cover on e-bay and fitted it. With minimal primary oil I’m hoping the plates remain dry.
I’ve not over adjusted the clutch so the lever force is light at present, but with some miles covered I might have to look again.
In hindsight I should have gone for flat top pistons, but again these were cheap and got me up and running. If I find I need to re-bore the standard bores I’ll go the flat-top route.
Thank you all again,
Steve.
