Yesterday things were going well, tank paint came up with some buffing
rear wheel cleaned up nicely
But; if you check top right you can see the rear frame rail has a pretty good droop, both sides and this is after it had been jacked back up some a long time ago... The tubes are thin and long, a droopy rear is kinda endemic on Commandos. A pain but fixable with much time n effort.
Next up wanted to take a look at the primary. I knew there were issues. but they were a bit more extensive than I would have liked to see.
The mash in where the peg got it in a crash was obvious.
It was also sitting "crooked"
when opened the "dent had already been welded .....
and "slathered with gooper", no surprise there eh?
There are two locator pins 'tween the inner and outer, the lower forward pin bore in the inner cover was busted inwards, a chunk of cover missing, it slightly bent the inner cover as well. Pin was not present, cuz the two holes no longer lined up. Drilled the hole deeper and worked a pin till the cover would seat and line up better. Some buffing and back together with much better alignment. But kind of a bummer moment, will be looking for better parts. We have some decent weather coming this week, would like to go put on a few miles, hoping there's no big mechanical gremlins waiting to pounce.
And so it goes.
Some good news, the primary had the correct amount of oil and was not leaking.
rear wheel cleaned up nicely
But; if you check top right you can see the rear frame rail has a pretty good droop, both sides and this is after it had been jacked back up some a long time ago... The tubes are thin and long, a droopy rear is kinda endemic on Commandos. A pain but fixable with much time n effort.
Next up wanted to take a look at the primary. I knew there were issues. but they were a bit more extensive than I would have liked to see.
The mash in where the peg got it in a crash was obvious.
It was also sitting "crooked"
when opened the "dent had already been welded .....
and "slathered with gooper", no surprise there eh?
There are two locator pins 'tween the inner and outer, the lower forward pin bore in the inner cover was busted inwards, a chunk of cover missing, it slightly bent the inner cover as well. Pin was not present, cuz the two holes no longer lined up. Drilled the hole deeper and worked a pin till the cover would seat and line up better. Some buffing and back together with much better alignment. But kind of a bummer moment, will be looking for better parts. We have some decent weather coming this week, would like to go put on a few miles, hoping there's no big mechanical gremlins waiting to pounce.
And so it goes.
Some good news, the primary had the correct amount of oil and was not leaking.
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