A bit of workshop time this afternoon gave me the opportunity to complete some long-standing jobs on the W/NG.
This first is quite a simple one. There's been a leak from the rocker box oil feed for years - actually ever since I've had this bike. It's never had an acorn nut and in all the time I've been running it it's had a plain nut in this position which obviously won't seal the banjo. This afternoon I made a new acorn nut using a piece of suitable stainless steel hexagon bar finished with a specially ground form tool.
Hopefully this will stop the leak!
Next up, a part that I didn't even know was missing until a chance post on the AOMCC forum. This little bit of bent sheet stops the field stand from moving upwards too far - it means that you can grab the stand with one hand whilst sitting on the bike and fit it neatly into its spring clips. Essentially the little bar guides the field stand into position and all you have to do is push it into the spring clip.
It's made of a bit of 3 mm sheet, drilled for 7/16 and bent to shape.
Here it is, painted and in position.
Next is the new Lucas U39 switch - I have the proper one at last, including the 'T' position which illuminates only the tail lamp.
This is a picture of the underside of the existing switch, showing the position of all the wires.
I didn't get to finish this part of the job, so more of that later.
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