:mrgreen:
Took Monday and today off from work. Got some more riding in. Aside from the various oil leaks it still hasn't stranded me. And when I put it away tonight the floor was clean. Either it's out of oil or no leaks today. :mrgreen:
(from a week ago or so)
I had stuck an ugly mirror on it just to be legal. I recalled seeing some bikes with the mirror tucked up under the handlebars. So I tried it and it worked great. I could actually see better. So I cut down the stem and… then found out that the mirror head would hit the tank.
I can position the mirror just so but I can barely get my thumb on the grip.
Which leads me to the handlebars themselves. If you recall these are some Honda MX bars that I had tried out on my Pursang and didn't like. So I used them on the Norton and while I like how low they are, I'm not sure if I still don't like riding with them. I think they are too narrow and flat. So I'll replace them at some point with some different bars and wider so I shouldn't have any interference from the mirror.
Some pics.
You can see here how close the mirror comes to the tank.
But the location is just about perfect as you look under your arm and over your knee. When it was up on the stalk I had a hard time looking past my shoulder.
Today we took a ride out to visit Kenny to talk more about the movie. Sorry there hasn't been more updates but there's been some unforeseen delays. We are currently planning on being at the INOA rally and get some interviews in while out there. More updates later.
If you also recall from by build thread (you have it memorized, right?) I actually had Kenny go over the engine back in the Vintage Rebuild days. So here it is, full circle. :mrgreen:
I got this gearbox inspection cover from Kenny, a mirror-finish stainless steel. Now I have to get the gearbox cover polished. Dammit. :mrgreen:
Took Monday and today off from work. Got some more riding in. Aside from the various oil leaks it still hasn't stranded me. And when I put it away tonight the floor was clean. Either it's out of oil or no leaks today. :mrgreen:
(from a week ago or so)
I had stuck an ugly mirror on it just to be legal. I recalled seeing some bikes with the mirror tucked up under the handlebars. So I tried it and it worked great. I could actually see better. So I cut down the stem and… then found out that the mirror head would hit the tank.
I can position the mirror just so but I can barely get my thumb on the grip.
Which leads me to the handlebars themselves. If you recall these are some Honda MX bars that I had tried out on my Pursang and didn't like. So I used them on the Norton and while I like how low they are, I'm not sure if I still don't like riding with them. I think they are too narrow and flat. So I'll replace them at some point with some different bars and wider so I shouldn't have any interference from the mirror.
Some pics.
You can see here how close the mirror comes to the tank.
But the location is just about perfect as you look under your arm and over your knee. When it was up on the stalk I had a hard time looking past my shoulder.
Today we took a ride out to visit Kenny to talk more about the movie. Sorry there hasn't been more updates but there's been some unforeseen delays. We are currently planning on being at the INOA rally and get some interviews in while out there. More updates later.
If you also recall from by build thread (you have it memorized, right?) I actually had Kenny go over the engine back in the Vintage Rebuild days. So here it is, full circle. :mrgreen:
I got this gearbox inspection cover from Kenny, a mirror-finish stainless steel. Now I have to get the gearbox cover polished. Dammit. :mrgreen:
