FH - fuel line

 Here it is, burbling away at the top of the road looking marvellous:

The brakes are a little better but still don't inspire much confidence. I have adjusted them again but it's likely that we will re-line them when the wheels come off again. I've also corrected a slight misalignment in the rear wheel.

Keen eyes will note it's still wearing the temporary fuel tank in this picture - it's time to make a fuel line. These are the bits we need - some 1/4" fuel pipe, two ferrules, fittings for each end of the line and the little swage we made years ago from two bits of 1/2" square bar:

Fit the ferrule over the end of the fuel line and push the fitting in, being careful to orient it to suit the natural bend in the pipe:

Put the two halves of the swaging tool around the ferrule and nip it up in the vice. When you are happy that it's all in the right place, give it a little squeeze but don't fully close the swage; then turn the ferrule through 90° and squeeze it again. Doing it all in one go will probably split the ferrule on two sides.

There we go - nice neat job:

And back on the bike. The pipe could probably have done with being 1/4" shorter but it is tidy enough for now.