19 - Putting things right.

This week was the North West 200 races, since it was such a nice night I went up on Thursday to watch a bit of the racing. Here's a little clip coming into the Magherabouy chicane.

 Back at the beginning I noticed that the shock absorber mounts where not at the same height. It might have been ok to leave it and just compress the springs a bit when installing the shocks, but I decided to make it right. I cut out the bolt and slotted the hole but I could not get a decent high tensile bolt anywhere in Larne, just the BZP 8.8 type, so I need to source one this week.

I've also reworked the straightening jig in order to press the frame a bit more. There's a section on the right hand side which is still a bit high.

 And there's a big crack running around the bottom tube. I'm considering cutting this section out completely and making a new piece. I need to make a new side stand bracket anyway. So this could be the next job to tackle.