
Project started
October 2023,
Next job, the transmission! After offsetting
the whole transmission 8.5 mm to the left so the chain will
not rub that fat tire, we will now replace the mainshaft of
the transmission with a mainshaft as used from 1937 to 1964
which is 19 mm shorter. As a result the clutch and primary will
be 10.5 mm closer to the centerline of the bike, which is exactly
what we want! |


We disassembled the transmission and inspected
all the parts, which were in surprisingly good shape.
This is a fairly easy job, as long you work neatly and systematically.
We put all the parts in compartments of a box in the order in
which they came out, replaced the ball bearing behind the kicker
cover and the retaining rings. |


After cleaning the housing and parts we
put all back together in the reverse order with the new shorter
mainshaft (made by Andrews by the way) but left the kickstart
cover off because we will be installing a Cannonball electric
start which goes between the kicker cover and the transmission
casing. |




In the next episode we will install
the Cannonball starter, which will be hidden under the swingarm.
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