Swirl's Harris

[clivegto]

6 hours ago, Maggotbreath said:

So that boost gauge is pneaumatic and has backlights?

Yes it works with air & has a back light. 

[clivegto]

Made a bottom for the boost gauge pod from some 12mm aluminium flat bar. Cut a bit of then spun it down on me little lathe. Drilled 2 holes to fasten it in the pod & 1 for the pressure pipe. Wires are tucked inside for now until I deicide where to route them. Also need the main clock's fitting which I have not got yet before fitting the boost gauge. 

Edited October 29, 2020 by clivegto

[clivegto]

Got the huge  b12 lithium ion battery to fit in the undertray by trimming a bit out of the subframe, plastic undertray and back seat catch bracket. Just needs a bit of thin foam to sit on now. 

[clivegto]

Brian McCall called in today as he was in the area with my clutch and sprocket covers. He has aqua blasted then painted with his special ricochet pait which is petrol, brake fluid and heat resistant. 

[clivegto]

Wobbly old hands. 

[370steve]

On 11/1/2020 at 3:16 PM, clivegto said:

Got the huge  b12 lithium ion battery to fit in the undertray by trimming a bit out of the subframe, plastic undertray and back seat catch bracket. Just needs a bit of thin foam to sit on now. 

Haha, that plastic box will be 70% empty, should have just cut that down mate

[Dezza]

2 hours ago, clivegto said:

Wobbly old hands. 

Are they the kids' colouring-in pens?

[clivegto]

1 hour ago, 370steve said:

Haha, that plastic box will be 70% empty, should have just cut that down mate

Bit expensive to cut up if it goes rong. Would be interesting to see inside one. 

[clivegto]

1 hour ago, Dezza said:

Are they the kids' colouring-in pens?

Not exactly, the wild man that is@Dezmeister gave them to me. They are pens that have paint in them. 

[Ted M]

Cracking colour for the engine covers mate. They’ll look really good on the bike

[clivegto]

15 minutes ago, Ted M said:

Cracking colour for the engine covers mate. They’ll look really good on the bike

There the same colour as the barrels & back caliper. 

[clivegto]

Got a nice looking little Facet fuel pump with a built in fuel filter and An6 fittings today. Plan is to fit it under the seat. 

[clivegto]

When I painted the oil catch tank for some reason part of it reacted so I took it to Yorvik Engineering near York for powder coating. Picked it up today along with the reservoir & plenum brackets. They are going to ceramic coat my Harris conical exhaust for my 2nd Magnum 2.

[clivegto]

Got a led back light from China with built in indicators for £16. Refitted the reservoir brackets using proper brake hose that came from Richard Hocking. Fitted the plenum brackets as well. 

Edited November 6, 2020 by clivegto

[Swirl]

Will that pass a MOT Clive, I'm sure there was something about indicators and rear light combined, can't remember what it was though 

[Wagola]

15 minutes ago, Swirl said:

Will that pass a MOT Clive, I'm sure there was something about indicators and rear light combined, can't remember what it was though 

Had a similar one on a bike of mine that the MOT tester wouldn't pass. Had to refit some separate indicators. 

[clivegto]

Can't see it been a problem as I have bar end indicators as well. Even if it didn't my Mot man would most likely say don't get pulled up on the way home it wasn't like that when I tested it lol   

[clivegto]

I was thinking about fitting these for back indicators, still might. 

[bluedog59]

That's if you need indicators. What year is the reg ? 

If it's a Q plate, I think MOT regs from something like 1971 apply. 

[Gixer1460]

2 hours ago, bluedog59 said:

That's if you need indicators. What year is the reg ? 

If it's a Q plate, I think MOT regs from something like 1971 apply. 

The Q plate bit has been quietly deleted from the MOT manual - the plate has to have been issues pre 83 I think?

EDIT - Apologies, the above is duff info, presented as fact on another site! So ignore the above!

Edited November 6, 2020 by Gixer1460
Duff Info!

[dupersunc]

1 minute ago, Gixer1460 said:

The Q plate bit has been quietly deleted from the MOT manual - the plate has to have been issues pre 83 I think?

So what year is a Q plate?

[Swirl]

12 minutes ago, bluedog59 said:

That's if you need indicators. What year is the reg ? 

If it's a Q plate, I think MOT regs from something like 1971 apply. 

If I remember right when I sold it to Clive it's registered Make Harris year 1980 so yes pre 86 indicator rules, 

[370steve]

30 minutes ago, dupersunc said:

So what year is a Q plate?

71 for MOT purposes, extract from the MOT Regs

"

1. b. Motorcycles with a Q plate registration when presented for MOT are to be treated as being first used on 1 January 1971.

 

Edited November 6, 2020 by 370steve

[clivegto]

I am not to botherd about a couple of little indicators in the scheme of things. 

[Dezza]

2 hours ago, 370steve said:

71 for MOT purposes, extract from the MOT Regs

"

1. b. Motorcycles with a Q plate registration when presented for MOT are to be treated as being first used on 1 January 1971.

 

Where did you get that from? That sentence has been recently deleted from the MOT guidelines on the gov website so now any bike, Q plate or not, first 'used' after 1987 has to have indicators.