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<blockquote data-quote="Cyborg" data-source="post: 113316" data-attributes="member: 3426"><p>Not sure if I understand the question, but in this case, the belly pan was more about filling up some of the space under the engine. That may make me sound more like a cake decorator than an assembler of odd motorcycle bits. The space under the engine was a result of rule #1 for this project, which is use whatever is already in inventory. Rule 2 was if I didn’t already have it, then make it. 2 came with a caveat that if I couldn’t make it, or it was ridiculously labour intensive then I could dip into the sporran. Anyway.. back to the space. The frame came from a Honda GL500 Silverwing (because I already had it along with the appropriate paperwork). It’s engine was used as a stress member, so there was a convenient mount that could be used without too much drama. The frame was set up in the mill and with minor machining the stock Vincent mount would bolt right up. Anyway, in using the stock location, the motor sits up higher than it normally would than if I was using a UFM or featherbed. Not that high if you compare it to some of the GP bikes of today, but thought it would look better with a belly pan. Some days, I’m not so sure. The oil tank ( back several pages) mounts as shown in the photo. After slaving away making it, I think the bike looks better without it and the oil tank should have gone in the tail section. You get a better view of all the monkey motion going on in the rear suspension. I’m using a standard pump and assume it wouldn’t object to pushing the return oil a little farther if the tank was in the tail.</p><p>The red thing in the photo isn’t the tank, it’s the plug for making the mold.[ATTACH=full]30583[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]30584[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cyborg, post: 113316, member: 3426"] Not sure if I understand the question, but in this case, the belly pan was more about filling up some of the space under the engine. That may make me sound more like a cake decorator than an assembler of odd motorcycle bits. The space under the engine was a result of rule #1 for this project, which is use whatever is already in inventory. Rule 2 was if I didn’t already have it, then make it. 2 came with a caveat that if I couldn’t make it, or it was ridiculously labour intensive then I could dip into the sporran. Anyway.. back to the space. The frame came from a Honda GL500 Silverwing (because I already had it along with the appropriate paperwork). It’s engine was used as a stress member, so there was a convenient mount that could be used without too much drama. The frame was set up in the mill and with minor machining the stock Vincent mount would bolt right up. Anyway, in using the stock location, the motor sits up higher than it normally would than if I was using a UFM or featherbed. Not that high if you compare it to some of the GP bikes of today, but thought it would look better with a belly pan. Some days, I’m not so sure. The oil tank ( back several pages) mounts as shown in the photo. After slaving away making it, I think the bike looks better without it and the oil tank should have gone in the tail section. You get a better view of all the monkey motion going on in the rear suspension. I’m using a standard pump and assume it wouldn’t object to pushing the return oil a little farther if the tank was in the tail. The red thing in the photo isn’t the tank, it’s the plug for making the mold.[ATTACH type="full"]30583[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]30584[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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