I have been breaking in the new S&S motor, took the bike
to a few events and got the first 600 km on it. No problems so
far except I lost all 3 screws from my brand new mirror within
the first 10 kilometers, haha. That has already been fixed ofcourse,
in a few weeks I will be riding this bike to the Hotrod Hayride
in the UK, then Choppin Woods here in Holland and the Nomad Run
in Belgium and France and who knows what else..
I had an idea for a little lever on the sidestand whick
I made from some scrap iron, first I machined a taper in the
lathe, then with the beltsander and some filing made flat sides
on one end so the shape goes from rectangular on one end to
round on the other.
I welded this part to the stock sidestand upper tab (the
bit with the square hole) I had used a bit of copper wire to
get the approximate shape, traced that on a bit of paper and
bent the part into the right shape using the bench vise and
a piece of pipe.
Finally I sandblasted and degreased it, used the
acid and linseed oil finish that I used on the rest of the bike
and installed it. Works like a charm! No more searching for the
sidestand plus I can now remove the little tab, so it folds completely
under the primary.
