Thanks Phil, I am in the process now of installing a Grosset starter on F10AB/1/323. I ordered the electric starter kit two years ago, set the kit aside, purchased and rode 30,000 miles on modern electric start motorcycles, BMW & Husqvarna.
Now I am back to install this Grosset electric starter kit on this early B Rapide.
So I got to this step of modifying G22 and at first I used the punch technique to modify the G22 and was very unhappy with my resulting work, so I ordered another G22 and cut it off, with a Dremel fitted with a thin cutoff disc, as described and it seems to be fine with a trimmed G52 felt washer. My installation is still in progress.
From your description of crushing G22 successfully, I simply wanted to know the details of your tooling and/or equipment you had used, so I can possibly have an easier time with the next Grosset starter on another twin coming along.
So you placed the G22 between two steel plates and simply crushed the steel cup?
Was there a dimension you were looking for, or maybe trial fitting as you went along?
Now I am back to install this Grosset electric starter kit on this early B Rapide.
So I got to this step of modifying G22 and at first I used the punch technique to modify the G22 and was very unhappy with my resulting work, so I ordered another G22 and cut it off, with a Dremel fitted with a thin cutoff disc, as described and it seems to be fine with a trimmed G52 felt washer. My installation is still in progress.
From your description of crushing G22 successfully, I simply wanted to know the details of your tooling and/or equipment you had used, so I can possibly have an easier time with the next Grosset starter on another twin coming along.
So you placed the G22 between two steel plates and simply crushed the steel cup?
Was there a dimension you were looking for, or maybe trial fitting as you went along?