Engine Ancillary Systems order

acotrel · Jul 20, 2019

I once bought a near original TZ350G Yamaha. There is always something about factory-produced racers which is very attractive. I'd love to own that Yellow Peril.

swooshdave · Jul 20, 2019

acotrel said:
I once bought a near original TZ350G Yamaha. There is always something about factory-produced racers which is very attractive. I'd love to own that Yellow Peril.

I’m surprised anyone would want a bike I had built.

acotrel · Jul 20, 2019

What can you do wrong with a Commando ? Everything is very straight forward.

swooshdave · Jul 20, 2019

acotrel said:
What can you do wrong with a Commando ? Everything is very straight forward.

Well, let’s see, first off you can put a MkIII timing cover on a pre-MkIII without changing the oil pump and you’ll find the oil seal is loose and may fall off. I emphasis, may fall off at an inopportune moment.

Or you can watch this playlist for a bevy of other sins.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgDzKiI-i6nbw_53Ou_FzB65IfDxYQooY

baz · Jul 20, 2019

I assume you mean timing cover!!
Not "primary" cover
Cheers

Time Warp · Jul 20, 2019

acotrel said:
What can you do wrong with a Commando ? Everything is very straight forward.

I nearly feel off the chair

Did you ever wonder why Commando's are still popping up out of decades long storage (civilised abandonment) with one or two previous owners and 40 or 50 years after they rolled off the show room floor.
Straight forward until something goes wrong and even then the straight bit has a curve.

Its not to late to move that Seeley on or do a trade deal on a Commando 850.

Craig · Jul 20, 2019

swooshdave said:
It’s actually more comfortable than it looks. But you are definitely laying over the tank.

Physio lady told me ,way more back pain complaints from the guys who Ride bikes sitting straight up , she say a lean forward into the wind is best for your body .....she got 40 yrs on the job and I believe her advice

swooshdave · Jul 20, 2019

baz said:
I assume you mean timing cover!!
Not "primary" cover
Cheers

See how easy it is to make a mistake.

jbruney · Jul 20, 2019

I've ridden several in that position, so let her hop her happy ass on one and get to it after a lifetime of dealing with a ruined spine. Lumbar okay with them. The cervical damn near paralyzes me with shoulders and neck into that position. I'm not supposed to get on any of them, but I don't care about doctors opinions when it comes down to riding. I'm doing it because I want to.

htown16 · Jul 20, 2019

For an old geezer like me with no help, stripping and building the engine in the frame is the way to go. Also, more secure for breaking loose the crank and cam nuts. I've never had much of a problem getting the head to slide on, be sure to use rubber bands to hold the rocker arms into the pushrod cups and then snug it down with the center nut. With assorted deep sockets and extensions I can torque all the bolts in the frame that you can get a torque wrench on anyway.

swooshdave · Jul 20, 2019

htown16 said:
For an old geezer like me with no help, stripping and building the engine in the frame is the way to go. Also, more secure for breaking loose the crank and cam nuts. I've never had much of a problem getting the head to slide on, be sure to use rubber bands to hold the rocker arms into the pushrod cups and then snug it down with the center nut. With assorted deep sockets and extensions I can torque all the bolts in the frame that you can get a torque wrench on anyway.

You still have to lug the bottom end into the frame after splitting the cases.

That’s what I had planned but then I dropped the nefarious bolt into the open crankcase so the engine came out so I could turn it upside down.

In the end it was easier to build the engine on the bench and hard, but not impossible to heave it into the frame. With help, mind you.

jbruney · Jul 20, 2019

Well when it's all said and done, from what I've had my eyeballs fed here, you're going to have a very nice 'Proddy'. Actually those were the ones which dreams were made of back in the early 70's>. I recollect having visions of one then myself roaring through the curves as onlookers gasped & wrung their hands in anticipation...Whoa! Going right into Norton porn there.

swooshdave · Jul 20, 2019

jbruney said:
Well when it's all said and done, from what I've had my eyeballs fed here, you're going to have a very nice 'Proddy'. Actually those were the ones which dreams were made of back in the early 70's>. I recollect having visions of one then myself roaring through the curves as onlookers gasped & wrung their hands in anticipation...Whoa! Going right into Norton porn there.

Slow down there, big guy! Keep those heart meds handy.

jbruney · Jul 21, 2019

See what one little ole motor-less frame can do when you put up a pic...Imagine if the boys in your neighborhood should get a peek at the completed machine without parental guidance to pull them back from the abyss....It could drive Norton prices up by a hundredfold within ten years.
It does look to be a labor of love.

swooshdave · Jul 21, 2019

jbruney said:
See what one little ole motor-less frame can do when you put up a pic...Imagine if the boys in your neighborhood should get a peek at the completed machine without parental guidance to pull them back from the abyss....It could drive Norton prices up by a hundredfold within ten years.
It does look to be a labor of love.

Like a lot of us it was a picture of a Yellow Peril that drove us to our passion for Nortons. That and those girls.

Engine Ancillary Systems order

acotrel

swooshdave

acotrel

swooshdave

baz

Time Warp

.......back to the 70's.

Craig

swooshdave

jbruney

htown16

swooshdave

jbruney

swooshdave

jbruney

swooshdave

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