So, I couldn't help myself and wandered back over to the workshop this afternoon.
My first intent was to sort out that banjo union.
I started by taking it apart and discovered that I'd done it up so tight that the washer under the bolt had disintegrated!
But weirdly, I still don't believe that was leaking!
I started examining all the bits as closely as possible and started to get suspicious about the banjo union itself:
I then dug through
all the old odds and sods that I had from Dad's workshop...
And eventually I discovered that I had a nearly new Amal nylon filter!
I think this was part of the upgrade parts I bought for the Monobloc - that's where I found it anyway, in the amongst the Monobloc stuff. It definitely does NOT have that lip.
So, I fitted it, and re-did the petrol pipe on the banjo union as well and ... er... it seems to have fixed it!
I also found I have a couple of competely useless twin feed banjo unions...
So while I was waiting for fuel to seep through the filter, I had a mooch around the rest of the bike...
And found this:
Buggeration!
So, I started stripping the rear mudguard off the bike:
First off - the catch-tank holder.
That long screw is what holds both the mudguard on, and the catch tank!
Removing the upper bolts
All undone, and it pulls out actually surprisingly easily.
You can see the "cut out" on the side clearly here, and this is the cause of th cracks.
The larger crack is clear :
Sorry - did I jump ahead of myself... yes there's
2 cracks
Lower end
Upper end
Cleaned off the inside and marked the end of the cracks with a white paint pen.
The holes were drilled easily after judicious use of a centre punch
3mm each should be enough. (They look a bit bigger because I cleaned then up a bit with a larger bit.)
The mudguard went back in fairly easily too.
First getting that long set-screw in place
I was sweating having to take the rear wheel out, but I didn't need to: the set-screws at the bottom end are allen-heads, and there's enough clearance to get the long set-screw out of the bracket, luckily.
Once I had the mudguard back into place.. I had a close look at the fitment.... and now I'm wondering why the hell the cut out is there!
I then fitted the tank strap.
First I got the tank out of the way - there's just enough play in the fuel hose to allow this :
More ultra-lightweight fitments...
And I locked-wired the R-clip just to be safe.
The other end of the strap is yet more in the ultra-lightweight theme
Fitted the seat
Fully bolted down
A while ago I decided that I don't like the Unity Equipe screen that comes with the nose-piece, so I made up a lower, darker version.
It needs a bit more work, the top corners need to be curved off and tidied, but that shouldn't take long with a dremel.
I fired it up again in order to try to get the tick over improved (it either hunts and dies, or revs like crazy at the moment)
Didn't realise that strap was actually pushing against the downpipe... oops!
Gassed myself, obvs!
The last piece... Dad's home made primary chain cover.
There's nothing left to fit.
I pondered taking it out at that point..... but realised I'd run out of daylight!
I am interested to see how it runs ... I expect there'll be a fair bit of carb tuning to be done.
Hopefully soon!
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