Coming up to date, the hubs caused a lot of problems, trying to use HD imperial sizes with a Metric spindle was always going to be tricky. In the end we had to modify the orginal 3/4 inch HD wheel spindle to fit the 20mm Honda forks.. took 5 hours of machining.
We had to convert the top HD spindle to work with forks made to fit the 20mm Honda spindle (below)
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Then when I could afford the Morad alloy hubs and stainless spokes, I laced the wheels, first time I'd done that. The back wheel went ok, but i got into a mess with the front. In the end, I went to see my neighbour Bill, who restores flat tanker bikes from the 1920s, and he soon pointed out my beginner mistakes. Bill helped me true the wheels too, as I hadnt finsihed making a wheel stand yet for myself. That done at last, I fitted EBC discs which required spacers and Avon AM26 tyres and the bike was at last on its wheels.
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On its wheels..
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I've been pondering the right locatiion for the oil tank, it needs to clear the rear tyre but I dont want it too close to the motor, as the oil outlet comes close to where the resr exhaust header will be. I made a couple of crude brackets with a few different holes, so I could experiment.
I still have a big issue with the rubber mounts at the bottom of the oil tank. In the photos of Tritons, the 'rubber bands' go around the rear engine mount/swingarm axle, so they are pulling down on the oil tank. This seems odd to me, as that leaves only the mounts at the top of the tank providing any support. I did have a close look at a couple of Tritons at the Stafford Show, and they seemed to have their oil tanks resting on a frame cross member, using a rubber pad to protect from the vibes. I cant do that with my bike as that would place the tank far too low.
Any suggestions? BTW the 'elastic bands' I used are just O rings as I had nothing else to hand for now..
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