Today the ignition system was bench tested by Simon Bateman and it was discovered that the sender unit at the flywheel had broken down for the second time.
It has been replaced again and the engine has gone back together with a huge spark present so we will have to just see if it was merely bad luck and run with this set up to see how it holds up. Any further failure and I think it will have to find the bin to make way for another ignition system.
One other small modification this week has been a couple of aluminium inserts above the springs to act as preload in the forks as the front felt like it was sitting a little low under my excessive weight. This should make the front sit up a little better and make the front end feel a little lighter.
The tank went off to Piers Dowell Custom Paints on Sunday to be sprayed and should be back with me next week. I have commissioned a paint job that will certainly make it stand out in a crowd and you will certainly recognise it from the other bikes at any event that you see me at!
I will take some pics and post the finished product when it comes back. I think this will add the finishing touch as it now feels like I intended when I had the idea to start the project.. You never know Dad, I might actually be happy with it now! What will you do with your days when this and the Fantic are finished????
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