As I mentioned in my last update, the bike has been to Steve Gagg for a new exhaust and some work on the bashplate.
Although it ran well, to be honest it was quite loud and I have never really liked the Sammy Miller type silencer as it seems a little vulnerable when you drop the bike on its right side, so I wanted something with some real silencing and also one that was tucked in out of harms way. As you can see, Steve has done a great job on this with a stainless front pipe and a large silencer that has the flow running 3 times its length inside to keep it nice and quiet.
The bashplate that came with the frame was quite wide and I felt that it really didn't need to be as flat and wide as that, so I asked Steve to keep it flat across the area of the oil pump but then re-work it so that the outer edges of the plate were higher and whilst still protecting the engine, give a little more clearance at the sides. As you can see from the pics, the end product improves things significantly.
Whilst I was adding these finishing touches I decided on a bit of personalisation with the neat little side points cover made from billet alloy with my initials engraved on it.
