[rodster]

Additional pictures 😁

 

[po18guy]

Very well done indeed. That bolt has a certain cringe factor to it.

 

[rodster]

Very well done indeed. That bolt has a certain cringe factor to it.

Thankyou very much, it kind of turned into more of a project than anticipated but I’m very glad with the result. I will next look into how to make the engine a bit quieter, just need to find out if it’s the cam chain or one of the various other chains banging around or valve noise etc, but most of my 500’s are noisy 😂

on the plus side, that exhaust wrap worked wonders, it was running for around 45 min with many blips of the throttle to set the carb sync and I could feel the belly pan was warm but not even close to last time when it started to discolour.

 

[po18guy]

Check the cam chain tensioner! If it has a 12mm hex bolt on the tip, it has been upgraded and you are good to go. A 10mm hex indicates the failure prone Gen1 tensioner.

 

[rodster]

I changed the CCT when I got the bike as it had a manual one and it was held onto the bike with gasket maker, disposable gloves and hopes and dreams. I heard I can take the cap off, remove the spring and push it in one notch. But hesitant to do this

 

[rodster]

First ride out on the bike tonight, I really enjoyed being back on a smaller bike.

few things to note, the aluminium radiator is very very efficient, the bike doesn’t seem to get up to temperature unless it stationary

Bike pulls really well, but it has an issue …
Damn gen 1 gearbox fault, it’s only mild but it pops out of gear de-accelerating so over winter I need to pop a Gen 2 box in.

When I got home I also removed the baffles, it sounded good but without it sounds great 😂
the heat wrap and shield worked perfectly, the belly pan got warm at best 😁