Double Trouble

[John H]

Yeh, we can have a startup party. The WVM bike show is in April so we will plan one after that.

[Lotus54]

Yeh, we can have a startup party. The WVM bike show is in April so we will plan one after that.

That would be pretty cool.
I hope to have the sei painted by then, and some other fine tuning done. Took it out saturday, once up to temp it is running really well.

[John H]

The 2 torque plates are different, in part due to wear and tear and probably different crankcases.
So each plate is fit individually. I didn't have any steel handy so made them from stainless steel.

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The pieces need to be in place for welding so will move the unit out to the welding area tomorrow.

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[John H]

When mounting the injectors I noticed a seriously warped manifold. Now I remember there was an extra thick gasket here when I disassembled the motors. I had a choice of pulling the head and and milling the surface true or using a vixen file. Two hours later I had it filed flat.

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[John H]

Double checked the oil and fuel tanks again before buffing them to the final finish. It's a dirty job for sure.
The fuel tanks will have Triumph logos on them.

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[John H]

The Double, with the exception of the exhaust pipes, is finished. I haven't decided on chrome or ceramic for the finish.
On to the next project.

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[Lotus54]

Looks great!

[ClineDesign]

It looks great John, thanks for taking us all along on the road to recovery!

If you need a rest you can work on mine next.

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[John H]

Oh Yeh, I think it needs a supercharger on it. Merry Christmas

[John H]

One project done, time for the next one. My Shadow has been in a wood box for close to 35 years waiting to be restored. Well, it's time to get it done. I broke it down back then but life got in the way so it was sealed in a box until now. I'm looking forward to the project. The R60/2 will be sold to help make it possible.
Maybe I'll do a build thread if anyone is interested.