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Still building the Rapide. My wife came down with Covid, so I have not been back to work on the bike in a week. Making progress; I rebuilt the two dampers and now have the UFM, gridraulics and RFM on. A setback? When mounting the timing side rear footrest plate, one of the long engine bolt/studs was too short! I was thinking the owner had used the the wrong bolt when he put the cases together in '69. The completed primary drive had to come apart to check the bolt. Tapping the bolt out, I realized it was the correct bolt just not tapped home. It turned out to be a good thing because that bolt had not been sealed, nor had the others. They are now. The Borrani Rims are laced/trued--just need to drill the valve stem and security bolt holes and put the tires (tyres) on. While shimming the rear wheel bearings, one of the bearing races fell out in my hand! Will check the fit next week and may refit it using Loctite 620. Relined brake shoes from the Spares Company are in the brake plates. During my time away this week, I built a variable voltage power supply to do some electroplating. The plan is to experiment using fine beadblasting media on original fasteners to somewhat replicate the orignal cadmium plate using nickel. We'll see how it works.More photos soon.Russ
Still building the Rapide. My wife came down with Covid, so I have not been back to work on the bike in a week.
Making progress; I rebuilt the two dampers and now have the UFM, gridraulics and RFM on.
A setback? When mounting the timing side rear footrest plate, one of the long engine bolt/studs was too short! I was thinking the owner had used the the wrong bolt when he put the cases together in '69. The completed primary drive had to come apart to check the bolt. Tapping the bolt out, I realized it was the correct bolt just not tapped home. It turned out to be a good thing because that bolt had not been sealed, nor had the others. They are now.
The Borrani Rims are laced/trued--just need to drill the valve stem and security bolt holes and put the tires (tyres) on. While shimming the rear wheel bearings, one of the bearing races fell out in my hand! Will check the fit next week and may refit it using Loctite 620. Relined brake shoes from the Spares Company are in the brake plates.
During my time away this week, I built a variable voltage power supply to do some electroplating. The plan is to experiment using fine beadblasting media on original fasteners to somewhat replicate the orignal cadmium plate using nickel. We'll see how it works.
More photos soon.
Russ
