Hi Nigel - I really like your attention to detail pesonalising your bike - you are well on the way to making it look almost as good as a Manx Silver bike
Mine is currently at the factory waiting for a good weather pickup but I have a few items on my list for attention you may want to look at while fettling;
Under the engine is what looks like a black plastic catch container held on in an ugly manner with a giant ducting jubilee clip. I was making a shaped stainless clip but I asked Simon Skinner about it and he said 'you don't need it you can take that off'. ?????
The throttle cable attachment on the throttle body looks like a lawnmower part. There is a guy making a fabricated cover but can maybe a tidy milled component be fitted?
The rubber boot on the sensor on the front of the engine is loose which means water will hit it and run down into the connector leading to the corrosion seen in other postings. Cable tie and silicon grease? What about a little discreet cover on the lower front of the engine to protect it and prevent the corrosion in that area I've had on other bikes?
I saw the black plastic thing you refer to on mine whilst changing the footrest hangers. I believe it is a charcoal canister filter req for euro4. I thought about removing it but didn’t, I may now re think that!
Ref the injector body etc. I believe there is a guy selling billet made covers. I looked at these but...
Personally, I like the ‘honesty’ of the bare design. It’s an injector body and proud!
IMHO a cover adds no functional value and therefore just looks ‘false’ and detracts from the design honesty, so mine will stay ‘as is’.
In a similar vain, the false monoblock style injectors are one of the aspects I really dislike about the new Bonnies. I see it as gimmicky design. But others see it as attention to detail. All down to personal taste I guess, in which, I do seem to be in a minority!
Good tip ref the front sensor, I’ll look at that. But as per the above, I won’t be fabbing a cover as ‘less is more’ to my eye, so silicone grease will be on the menu.
Alright, I’ll come clean, I do like the Manx silver tanks. There, I said it! But, I didn’t think a plain silver seat would look right, and, I didn’t want any stripes on it. I thought it would look too much and, well, too silver. I also prefer a black air box. Then, finally, I realised I simply preferred black anyway!
Actually, Clem and Olivia told me that silver is by far the favourite choice for cafe racers. They couldn’t recall any other black anniversary Cafe racers, so once again, I guess I’m in a minority!
