Métis 2 Bobber Build

[CAT3]

More garage progress made today on the "disabled carriage" !!
Primary drive & engine are now secured in place & after check the chain alignment one last time, the rear wheel is also tightened up & the locking clip fitted.

I had to take the exhaust off again, but that is now refitted for the last time. The rear cylinder exhaust will go on after the wiring is done, just to assist with access.

I also slaved the chain-guard on, I'll just need to remove the front mount, (Exi's most fav bracket in the world ! ) for that when I remove the oil tank for final cleaning & to fit the correct plugs & fittings.

The clutch friction plates are now just draining after being soaked in ATF for 5 minutes. BDL recommend leaving them to drain for 24 hours so that'll be one of tomorrow's jobs.

 

[CAT3]

Got the engine pulley, primary drive belt, clutch & starter motor fitted today.
First job was to get the clutch hub nut fitted & tightened up, which just involves locking the clutch up & the starter ring gear. The red plate locks the clutch & the smaller, silver round gadget above it locks the ring gear in position while the left-hand threaded nut is torqued up. Loctite is applied to the clutch splines & the nut threads !! It is a Harley after all !!

With that done I could fit the primary belt followed by the engine pulley & tighten that up while the locking tools are still in place. Again the nut & allen screws are loctited, plus I wire lock these items too, just in case !! The big nut on the pulley is a right-hand thread, just to confuse people

Once tightened the roll pins were driven into place,

and wire-locked.

Next job, assemble the clutch plates, fit the spring plate, locking ring & then tighten that lot up with just the ring gear lock in place now.

Next job was to assemble the starter pinion gear,

and bolt that in place. It's not the smallest motorcycle starter motor I ever seen either, looks more like a trunk part, or tractor !!

The cover that fits over this corner also supports the starter gear shaft.

The clutch cable was next to be adjusted & then finally the gear lever & covers were fitted. Next job is the oil tank I think.