I've tried to find the same sort of number plate hanger, but with no joy. It would be a piece of piss to make 1. I could do you some drawings of what to make. 3mm ally sheet and a few slots and holes would do it. Even a half arsed engineer would do this in 30 mins. (I'd take an hour )
Finished work early today so popped round to the garage to do a bit tinkering. Fitted the new brake disc bolts that arrived today, even though I only ordered them Monday afternoon thanks to the ever helpful MrB, fitted the new chain soft link, bled the clutch, took some measurements for setting the suspension this weekend, and gave the bike a quick clean down with some quick detailer. Hoping it pisses it down with rain this week, so we can get rid of the inch of salt on the roads.
Nothing to be jealous of mate. You've got the exciting bit of hunting down 1 for yourself. Just take your time and get the right bike at the right price. There will be more to come on the market in the next month or so, with spring just around the corner.
One just rumbled by me as I walked back from the post office. Right by me, it went... I think the baby jeevus is trying to make me sell the blade.
Great thread just read it from start to finish Love my blade but miss my SP 2 but just couldn't Afford to keep both
Ordered up a set of progressive springs for the forks and I'll strip those down in the next week or so while I'm off. Also got speaking to a fellow SP1 owner who put me onto the fork cartridges, who has the same in his forks. He's going to strip his forks for me and take note of the shim stack settings he runs and send them to me (Top man). From there I'll set the sag and then take the bike to get set up professionally, which will be a lot cheaper than sending my forks away.
Early start for me this morning seen me out in the garage to get the forks off the bike and ready for the new springs and cartridges. Im now off to go help someone else with a SP1 sort a few problems he has with his bike. Basically the choke mechanism had seized and then stretched the choke cable. So we stripped his bike down, and I took the throttle bodies back to my place, made new bushes for the mechanism, and put it back together. We will also be replacing the clutch plates while we are at it. Said choke mechanism And new bushes made Can you tell I like working on these bikes
That bikes going to be awesome Col. Shame you don't live closer as reckon I'd be round your man cave most weekends!
Started to make myself a fork compression tool. After seeing Arthurbikemad's a few months ago, and my mate Craig insisting I got my finger out and made 1, I finally got my act together to get 1 made. Really simple in design and serves a great purpose. [/URL] Just need to get it welded tomorrow and then give it a lick of paint. Then it's on to replacing the fork springs this weekend, and using it for the first time.
Like the box section I had to make mine up from angle etc as did not have any kicking around that slid inside each other, be good to see what you make over my slap up model...lol
Colin had to special order material in order to get the box section to slide into each other, you would think the box section would be manufactured in standard sizes to fit each other wouldn't you but (sigh) no that's not the case!
I ended up having to buy a section of 40mm x 40mm x 4mm box section mate. That way the 30mm box section slid inside easily even with the weld join inside. Yours is more than up to the job mate. That's why I'm using your idea of split pins thru the nuts and threaded bar
It's looking good so far mate, and yeah you would assume they would make them in step up sizes... assumptions is always my first mistake! This is mine pre paint, it's OTT but shows the outer box I made from angle, welded up the sides and then gorund back, alloy taper not fitted at the bottom yet in pic and no tapered clamps.. http://www.myalbum.co.uk/GroteFoto-DEOCL6GJ.jpg My clamp point is low as makes it easier to compress the fork with a spanner or T bar etc when the fork is loaded.
Lol Are you sure that's not a mortar you have rigged up there Arthur ? Certainly angled right to takeout a few neighbours
Ah I wondered why you had the clamp point lower down. Makes sense. That way you can fully rotate a spanner when loading up the spring. I take it you used a longer outer tube.
