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Kill switch and Flywheel fix

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The handbook for this bike has  nearly a full page on starting techniques... but absolutely nothing on how to stop the motor when you arrive at your destination! There is no ignition key, no decompression valve and although some bikes (My NSU Quick 50 for instance) go to  a fuel-starve position when the throttle is wound back and pushed past idle that too seems to be missing. If that system had ever applied to the Plover, then its not in the handbook and I can find no trace of it in the carb or twistgrip. When I asked the FB forum, the response was that these bikes are stopped simply by stalling them; brake on, in gear, idle speed and clutch out!... How primitive is that! I wanted to fit a kill switch and the simplest way is to wire the moving point directly to earth via a kill switch. This should probably be an actual on-off switch for use in case of genuine emergency, but hey, I've got a button. A button kills the ign only as long as its pressed. Consequently, the motor coul...

Front wheel and bearings, forks and bushes, case covers

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If you've been reading this blog then you'll recall that I acquired this bike as  "loosely-assembled", the saddle and fuel tank being entirely separate and the front wheel being fitted backwards. Having worked my way around to this project its time to start securing all this more firmly and of course to sort out the front wheel. The tank is held by 2 through bolts- 1 at the front and one at the rear. Both were missing and so were replaced with M8 bolts. The tank is an awkward fit but with a little persuasion (and checking no cables or wires were caught) it did go on eventually. Tank front mounting- fin on tank lines up with socket on frame (lower bolt in pic) Tank rear mount The saddle was a little puzzling- the frame box section has 2 pairs of holes for bolts although only the forward pair align with a bracket on the seat underside. Access to these holes is blocked by the seat itself when its in position, and these fittings really should have been designed with weld ...