The oiltank was
fitted with internal oillines so al the visible connections will
be at the bottom. Internal oilfilter was installed and then the
final piece could be welded in.
After welding the
oiltank was pressure tested to check for any leaks. Next project
will be the foot controls.
The plan was to
use as much original material as possible to preserve a bit of
the "soul" of the bike so we started by installing the
stock footrests. Oh boy.. They were in pretty bad shape but nothing
unfixable. Also we want them both the same length, the stock left
footrest is 2 inches shorter than the right one.
Startin with
the right side footrest; first it was reshaped to run a lot
closer to the transmission and the big hole that was worn in
by the kickstarter was welded up. After that we tried to duplicate
the forged finish on the repaired areas. Now to the left side
which will be a bigger challenge as it needs to be extended
2 inches. To be continued.
