Four days later and we are now over one hundred miles - there hasn't been any more smoke, and I have checked the points again which seem to be stable at 12 thou. I've backed the front brake off a notch and tightened up the back on the cable - they seem to be fine now, though the pedal is a little lower than I would like.
There's some oil mist on the drive side which appears as oil when the bike is on the sidestand - it drips from the head joint onto the primary case, though there are no other oil leaks. The head is going to have to be tightened down.
In other news, a mail to the splendid AOMCC gearbox man revealed that the kickstart was an after market one - it was harassing the back of my leg. In this picture, the one without the rubber fitted is the splendid new club one - you can see it is much less cranked:
It's a lot more comfortable when fitted.
As mentioned in the last post, I moved the gear lever up a notch only to find that it fouls the timing cover. The gearbox man confirmed it's the right one, so perhaps I well drop the footrest a bit lower to put my toe in the right place.
Riding today I heard a groan from the drive side - getting home revealed the primary chain was too tight and the rear chain too loose - easily adjusted. I'm sure the steering head could do with a bit less clearance too, though the judder from a few days ago is now a barely perceptible click.
No comments:
Post a Comment