Well today I did a few more things to POP to finish it off, and then turned my attention to the Jota restoration.
I finished programming the new m-Unit as the indicators and lights needed dialling in. The old m-Unit was not waterproof and as I have just returned from Spain to Scotland I thought it prudent to upgrade, so a mkII version was purchased. It's not rocket science to program it, just have to get your head round it.
I finished programming the new m-Unit as the indicators and lights needed dialling in. The old m-Unit was not waterproof and as I have just returned from Spain to Scotland I thought it prudent to upgrade, so a mkII version was purchased. It's not rocket science to program it, just have to get your head round it.
Then my attention turned to the screen. It is fairly effective at wind deflection and also stops having to dig bugs out of the recesses of the instrument backs. However, it stopped me re-setting the trip mileometer, something I missed as I use it to know how the fuel load is doing. So, after a bit of pondering I came up with this solution. Works well as it allows me to get a finger in to turn the reset knob. Pivots at the top (held in place by plastic friction washer) as the bottom bolt is a dummy glued in place. Time will tell but I'll test drive it soon.
So, on to the Jota rebuild. I dug out the crankcases to thoroughly clean. I had had them bead blasted recently but then they got shelved due to my move and subsequent labours to craft a new cave etc. Now it's time to wash them in the parts washer several times, interspersed by blowing out with compressed air. Probably 5 or 6 cycles will be needed to ensure all bead remnants are removed. It turns to a fine dust and hangs up in nooks and crannies and has to be removed before the rebuild can commence. I have a fully rebuilt crank to fit into it and kevlar clutch plates as well as a very low mileage gear set and clutch.
The reason for kickstarting the engine work is that the pistons finally arrived. Pure Laverda porn. Second oversize will give a capacity of 1007cc, up from 981cc. Now I have to send the pistons off so the barrels can be re-bored to suit the pistons.