OK folks - on with the wiring then. There aren't really many components on this bike so it should all be quiten basic and straightforward. The plan is to have it the cable runs as hidden and discreet as possible without going to the extent of hiding it within the frame tubes.
We're back on the ramp to sort out a few of the teething troubles that arose on yesterday's test ride. First an oil leak from the area of the return banjo feeding the rockers.
I'm making a mounting bracket for the muffler - can't really call it a silencer - I can see a lot of daylight looking through it!! I clamped it in place on the downpipe and made a card template using the old dirty-fingers routine to mark the hole positions.
I've managed to select all the gears and turn the engine over with the kick-start so we're on the fitting all the other bits. You can see some of them, just plonked on, roughly in place. The tank, seat and oil tank are the ones that came with the frame. The tank has a small dent on the top which should come out with the expert help of our local friendly dent-repair-man.
Well, that's the engine and gearbox mounted. Primary chain is trial fitted OK, rear sprockets are in-line, looking good and all is Hunky Dory. Next up, it's the primary drive chain case. As I've said earlier, I'll be running the 'O' ring chain dry so there will be no need to make it sealed and leak-proof. I have a few ideas, starting with a piece of 10mm thick aluminium plate for the inner casing.
The ten posts in this Blog are the story of my first bike-build for forty five years - the NORVIN pictured below. There are more pictures of the finished machine at the end of the final post. Thanks for reading. To read the other posts click on the 'home' link at the bottom of this post.
Not all rear panels have vertical surfaces to mount your rear lamps. Our moulded lamp housings offer an easy way to mount your lamps vertically on a sloping rear panel. Here's how to trim them.
We've had some great feedback on the new site, so thank you for your comments and recommendations. Some of your requests have been implemented, and some will be added for future updates.
Another 500+ 360 images have been added so we're getting closer to a complete set. We hope the shutdown of www.cbsonline.co.uk was painless for all our customers and the new www.carbuildersolutions.com is working well for everybody.
A recent improvement to the way the products are displayed can be found using the View as 'List' option. It means you can get a snap shot of the product descriptions all in one list. Using the other display options you can view 200 products in one list and sort by various different parameters.
Other updates include a catalogue request form, and a direct link to the downloadable PDF.
Its taken a few months now, and there's been a number of late nights. But we're now ready to show off all our hard work. We hope you like it. As with all online content there could well be some teething problems. Although we have tested it to destruction there are sure to be bits we have missed, So if you spot a missing image or a link that doesnt work please drop us a quick email to info@carbuildersolutions.com.
The 360 degree images should help you to see if 'it will fit' and we are adding more descriptive content every day. The checkout procedure is now much simpler as you don't have to leave our site. Sagepay and Paypal are now both securly integrated to our site.
You will now have the option of Royal Mail postage for lower weight and value orders, although you will of course still be able to select our great value next day delivery service via Interlink.
OK - time available for another little spurt of activity. Our plan is to reshape the wheel arches so they fit tighter and further around the wheels to update the styling just a little. But, before that can happen we need to choose the wheels and tyres, But before that can happen we need to assemble the suspension. But before that can happen we need to assemble the uprights. But before that can happen we need to prepare the hubs. Phew !!!
