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Just fitted the revamp dash and gauges , ordered some much needed stuff from s/d germ any, gone from no work to 7 days a week till December .

New coils are in and waiting on a lot of stuff from o/s to button up the mechanical side of things

Stay healthy and get rest while you go at 7/wk. Take extra care to avoid losing focus. :-)

Yeah thanks mate it's a bit crazy , working a swingstage painting external 25 level building in perth but at least its giving me the money for finishing the Duke so happy days

Recently got my new s/ hand lights and go switches and still waiting for lots of bits from s/d Germany , some parts on backorder and don't want the double postage, and the fork bling not politically correct but same as a Mk 3 lemans I had with the 38 mm marzochis and polished aluminum legs

I get the fcr 41's tomorrow so I have polished the inlet ports
Internally and externally, I'm still waiting on many parts from Germany S/D , they are damn slow but if they can find some obscure bits I'll be happy, like those tapered rubber hoses to the engine breather, new indicators and a couple of small bits, I guess the choke lever will become spare parts to keep with the mikuni which I will keep working on

When I get the new clutch locator piece I will remove the clutch cover and see about getting some pictures of exactly how the Barnett plates sit and fit

why did you polish the inlet ports? The surface shouldn't be too rough but it shouldn't be polished either.

Brutally honest would be cause I'm not as clever as I thought I was and a mate suggested that move, on the bright side I only used some scotchbrite and water so maybe didn't alter the surface that much, I'm living and learning , thanks your knowledge seems endless

HIGHWAY89 wrote:on the bright side I only used some scotchbrite and water so maybe didn't alter the surface that much, I'm living and learning , thanks your knowledge seems endless

Yeah the surface roughness helps with fuel/air mixing (micro turbulence). port matching is a bigger issue because repeals can change the air speed in undesirable ways. standard green scotchie is pretty smooth though... actually just realised i don't know if everyone uses the same colours for scotchie grades: green, cleaning things - grey, taking the gloss off paint (about the same as dry 600 grit) - red, taking paint off (about the same as dry 400 grit)?

Thanks bluey maybe some lite I used the old red stuff, carburetors turned up today

Do you recommend refitting these inlet ports or trying to source a non vandalized set

Oh my, look at those beauties, I can hear the intake roar from here!!
Cheers,
Fraser.