Thanks all, thats the way I thought the rubber band would go, the top motor mount behind the gearbox is removable. Just seems a bit odd, as it cant really provide much support for the oil tank.
ok, as for the build thread, lets see.. best start at the beginning last year. I'd been working on a Guzzi cafe racer which was going ok and had started to look for my next project. I like all kinds of bikes, got an 81 Ducati MHR, a 888 SP4 rep, Triumph 955 Speed triple and a couple of big inch 'Harleys' (which have no HD parts in them at all). So I wasnt adverse to an old HD, though I wouldnt have normally gone as far as buying an Ironhead, as I've had one before and it cost a fortune to rebuild. Oh and a couple of years earlier I had bought my first ever old Brit, a 66 TR6 motor in a 70s Bonny frame. I did try to like it and it done look nice with its export tank, but it wasnt my cup of tea, so I was glad when someone wanted it more thna I did.
I found out about a 79 Ironhead that hadnt been used for a few years, due to its owner having died. It was being sold by a little shop in Wales on behalf of his widow. IT had 8 inch over forks, a raked frame (yuk) but more importantly a completely rebuilt motor by a reputable workshop, with £3K of receipts. So last summer I set off to deepest darkest Wale, where I bought it for just £1500, a good price as Ironheads are becoming ever more expensive. It turned out the dealer was also involved in building Norton replica frames (Norley), so I got a shop tour, and came away quite impressed. I didnt start off intending to build another cafe racer (I know they are in at the moment, but not bothered about all that), but a few weeks later I ordered a frame with a tank and oil tank, a few after that it arrived.
This is the bike as it arrived..
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And this is the short video I made of the Norley Shop tour..
http://youtu.be/NVT_yPK_4Pg
and this is the frame with a pair of YSS shocks (Cheap but better than Hagons)..
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