Any hints on how to best clean the sludge out of the upper frame member while still attached to the front forks?
Best regards,
Richard Gibson
Rockford, IL, USA
Best regards,
Richard Gibson
Rockford, IL, USA
Thank you Peter,I would not recommend it, there is just to much risk of potentially dislodging debris that has built up over 70 years, but not actually getting all that debris out of the tank, then there is a good chance that some of that debris will find its way into the lubrication system and wreck your engine, it is simply not worth the risk, plus removing the forks is not a particularly difficult job.
Thank you Timetraveler,This was all discussed a week or two ago and I posted the design of an inspection/cleaning hole for the top of the oil tank. You will not do this properly unless you remove the UFM from the rest of the bike so that you can shake it about to clean it and even then you will probably need to make, or buy, an inspection hole modification.
I am in no hurry. I would buy it for future use, for when I have time to properly dissemble the bike.Thank you Richard. One chap has already made his own from my drawings and I have asked him if he is prepared to make any more. I could get them made but I would probably have to get ten made as they would be CNCd. You, plus one chap in the USA means that two would be sold. Let us see if anyone else is interested.
Thank you Litnman,Richard, this is a piece of boat steering control cable. Connected to a drill motor it spins free inside the red outer cable, works great.View attachment 40694