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illf8ed said:I don't see the clutch rod seal in this photoGot one on mine also.
I noticed that when I looked at the pic after posting. Must have been a work in progress - sorry about that.
BTW my cradle had a repaired crack in it when I bought the bike. Still OK.
Although my bike dates from late 70, note the later type sidestand. I did that mod. when I stripped it down a few years ago. This bike appears to have been relieved of its original sidestand by about 1973 when my friend bought it. I made a new crossmember and had the lug and crossmember welded on. Getting the angle of the lug correct is crucial to the angle of lean of the bike. It took a lot of "putting and looking" and a bit of guesswork with a bare frame, but it came out good in the end.
I was going to leave the other crossmember in place as a reminder of its past, but strangely it contacted the cradle when the bike was reassembled. I had to cut it out with the power unit in place - bugger. So it's just as well that I had another crossmember in place.
Also, note how much easier it is to see parts when they're not painted damn black.