Front wheel and bearings, forks and bushes, case covers
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 ...