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Oil Tank Woes
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<blockquote data-quote="Piston Pete" data-source="post: 101184" data-attributes="member: 361"><p>Ok .... an update , just in case anybody has been losing sleep over it ! I have had the barrel and head re-done , and it was a joy to refit. The replacement ( new) oil tank arrived ,and looks fab .............however ,I am having a real difficult time trying to fit it. When i offer it up to the head-stock, the back end is off to one side by by about 10mm , and once i fitted it ( gentle persuasion from a certain rubber mallet) , the whole bike looks crooked. This is confirmed when I offer up the rear shock ( coil over unit) , and its off by the same amount. The rear end and the engine bottom end were undisturbed during the works . The head stock was left affixed to the front end , and wasn't touched since disassembly. Also the holes for fixing through the head-stock didn't line up through the headstock ( one side was slightly higher than the other )</p><p></p><p>I accept that I will have to remove the oil tank , and the front end , but is there something simple or silly that I have missed ....... please be kind, I am but a Comet rider <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>Any help or advice would be very much appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Piston Pete, post: 101184, member: 361"] Ok .... an update , just in case anybody has been losing sleep over it ! I have had the barrel and head re-done , and it was a joy to refit. The replacement ( new) oil tank arrived ,and looks fab .............however ,I am having a real difficult time trying to fit it. When i offer it up to the head-stock, the back end is off to one side by by about 10mm , and once i fitted it ( gentle persuasion from a certain rubber mallet) , the whole bike looks crooked. This is confirmed when I offer up the rear shock ( coil over unit) , and its off by the same amount. The rear end and the engine bottom end were undisturbed during the works . The head stock was left affixed to the front end , and wasn't touched since disassembly. Also the holes for fixing through the head-stock didn't line up through the headstock ( one side was slightly higher than the other ) I accept that I will have to remove the oil tank , and the front end , but is there something simple or silly that I have missed ....... please be kind, I am but a Comet rider :) Any help or advice would be very much appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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