Bracket from rocker cover

[Blue]

Do you think it be ok to make a bracket that'd be held in place by either the cam cover bolts or the cylinder bolts that are used to make cam links?

[bluedog59]

That would depend on what you're going to mount on said bracket.

[Damienga15de]

Could be good I need something to keep my coils shoved down on the plugs 

[Blue]

Didnt think coils were on the side of the engine

[Damienga15de]

10 minutes ago, Blue said:

Didnt think coils were on the side of the engine

Cam cover bolts and bracket up and across, although I haven't looked at it in any detail yet 

 

[Gixer1460]

Assuming these are COP's - they should be no more loose or sloppy fit than std regular plug leads - your solving a problem that doesn't / shouldn't exist.

[Rene EFE]

11 hours ago, Blue said:

Do you think it be ok to make a bracket that'd be held in place by either the cam cover bolts or the cylinder bolts that are used to make cam links?

I wouldn't do it from the camcaps; the treads on those are fragile just doing their job, let alone doing more.

[bluedog59]

Oil cooled motors don't have the cam end caps with their fragile screws. The "cam link" bolts are M8 and the cam cover ones are M7.

We still need to know what this bracket will be attaching as it's rather important to giving a yes/no opinion. 

[Blue]

Steering damper

[Gixer1460]

Steering Damper what?.................usually attached to frame?

[vizman]

9 hours ago, bluedog59 said:

We still need to know what this bracket will be attaching as it's rather important to giving a yes/no opinion. 

i hope it's a sidecar

[vizman]

.....or an extravagant side stand.

[Blue]

20 minutes ago, Gixer1460 said:

Steering Damper what?.................usually attached to frame?

Yes usually 

[bluedog59]

I suppose, technically the 2 M8's would be strong enough but the potential for heat transfer causing the damper issues could be interesting. 

Never tried it myself.

[dupersunc]

Don't see why not. Bakker and others have mounted the frame off the "cam link" bolts.   Don't see heat transfer as a significant issue.

As I've said else where, I don't see a need for steering dampers on stock framed oilboilers. Extra weight and complexity for no benefit.

[Gixer1460]

6 minutes ago, dupersunc said:

Don't see why not. Bakker and others have mounted the frame off the "cam link" bolts.   Don't see heat transfer as a significant issue.

Hardly mounting the frame off the engine rather than using the engine to provide additional stiffness. Still can't fathom why you'd want to mount a damper to the engine? If you haven't got a frame to mount a 'normal' damper why not engineer a mini damper off the headstock to the top yoke or a Scott damper on the yoke to the spindle?

[Blue]

Yoke to spindle?

[Gixer1460]

1 hour ago, Blue said:

Yoke to spindle?

The bit pressed into the lower yoke that carries the bearings. I Know its not the right word but suffices in this instance!

[Blue]

I have a sprint steering damper that I thought I might be able to make use of, too long to use in front of tank!

[markfoggy]

Hang it off the top fairing/clock mount then. it's a muddy area with lots of cables and wires, but a few cable ties in strategic areas and should be fine.