It would appear that I'll be back in the world of gainful employment very soon, so I thought I'd do a little retail therapy. I bought pretty well everything I need to get the Enfield working again (bar some odds and sods that I've not planned for, obviously). I also took the front forks down to a place in Rochester to get them rebuilt/reconditioned - I'll see what sort of job they do and see if I farm any other jobs out to them. Now I have 2 kids, time for doing it all myself is short.
Remembering that the aim of this work is to get the bike up and running, reliable as any old Brit bike will be and to have fun, I've not gone for originality (although everything I do will be reversible) and I'm certainly not shelling out loads of cash when I can make do with what I have. The exhaust is pretty ropey, and really needs rechroming. I'm not on for this just now (although I will rechrome at some point, I think). Anyway, I ordered plain black exhaust wrap, and a set of megaphone silencers and got to it. I did one side in the exhaust wrap and I just left the silencer hanging off there so I could see the effect. I like it!
The photo is a bit crap as it's from my phone, and the crap around the bike distracts from the main point. Anyway, a couple more.
There's no baffling at all in that silencer! I can't wait to fire it up!
In this one you can see I've removed the loom now:
I'm going to build a new loom. The old one is a bit crusty and is home to a few scotchloks and other dodginess. I'm going to incorporate some relays, I think as I don't want to have the whole current of the electrics going through the switchgear, even though I suppose it's designed for it. I have also bought a little box of tricks that is supposed to do away with the rectifier and the Zener diode on the bike. Again, simplicity has to be the key to reliability. It's fair to say that although what was there could work, I don't know it does right now, so might as well put something in place that's more modern.
It is a little one step forward and two back with the bike, but I feel now I'm moving again, and that's the main thing. I'd like to go to the Goodwood revival on it, so that's the aim. We'll see though....
Remembering that the aim of this work is to get the bike up and running, reliable as any old Brit bike will be and to have fun, I've not gone for originality (although everything I do will be reversible) and I'm certainly not shelling out loads of cash when I can make do with what I have. The exhaust is pretty ropey, and really needs rechroming. I'm not on for this just now (although I will rechrome at some point, I think). Anyway, I ordered plain black exhaust wrap, and a set of megaphone silencers and got to it. I did one side in the exhaust wrap and I just left the silencer hanging off there so I could see the effect. I like it!
The photo is a bit crap as it's from my phone, and the crap around the bike distracts from the main point. Anyway, a couple more.
There's no baffling at all in that silencer! I can't wait to fire it up!
In this one you can see I've removed the loom now:
I'm going to build a new loom. The old one is a bit crusty and is home to a few scotchloks and other dodginess. I'm going to incorporate some relays, I think as I don't want to have the whole current of the electrics going through the switchgear, even though I suppose it's designed for it. I have also bought a little box of tricks that is supposed to do away with the rectifier and the Zener diode on the bike. Again, simplicity has to be the key to reliability. It's fair to say that although what was there could work, I don't know it does right now, so might as well put something in place that's more modern.
It is a little one step forward and two back with the bike, but I feel now I'm moving again, and that's the main thing. I'd like to go to the Goodwood revival on it, so that's the aim. We'll see though....
