the showman

The wait is over. 
 
  Thanks Ian, and I've lost count!   I know I'm over 40, but would need to take inventory to know just how many. 
 
 Alright, here is the video from today, and as expected, it fired right up, and ran great.   Just need to get a couple more things, and it will be done. Sorry for how shaky the video is. Youtube can fix the shaky, but then its blurry, so I decided to keep the shake.   I'll do better next time.
 
Matt
 

Yep, if they were holes, I would have had to use JB Weld, instead of Bondo. 
 
Matt

Cant beat a bit of bondo mate, lucky they were dings and not holes

Another fine engine job Matt, you certainly go through them and a good report and photos.
A lesson to us all and a hard act to follow.
Well done mate

Evening chaps, a bit of an update for you.
 
The braking system is no finished bar a bit of plumbing and finding somewhere to bolt the reservoirs to.
 
A few photo's of the finished linkages..
 

 

 

 
 
WN now has a working throttle pedal.
 

 
 
A simple bolt on bracket converted the pedal from push to pull.
 

 
 
To stop the clutch and throttle pedals from flopping backwards I made a couple of these anti-flop stopper thingys.
 

 
 
Time to move onto a different part of the build, fuel and air.
 
Here's the tank I'm using, I bought it from Nigel long before the workshop move.
 

 
 
To make sure the engine gets enough fuel I needed to fit the Honda's fuel tap, which means I need to cut a bit out the Honda's tank..
Even though the tank had been empty for many months with no cap of tap fitted it still had that old petrol smell..
So be be sure it wouldn't blow up when I cut into it I used my old trick involving some rolled up paper and a blow torch....  And yes I did light it outside
 

Your shorter than me.  

Nice little project, I'm just waiting to see Nigel getting in it, or even getting out again

Nice little project, I'm just waiting to see Nigel getting in it, or even getting out again

Nice little project, I'm just waiting to see Nigel getting in it, or even getting out again

That looks ok Mark, some better photos when you get it unloaded will be nice

Thanks Mark
 
This morning while looking at the photo's of the master cylinders I had a flash of inspiration as you do..
 
This won't hit MooTube for a little while but I thought I'd give you a sneak preview..
This is the prototype so it needs a bit of refinement, but you will get the idea
 
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc140/Stigian/Why%20Not/th_Brake%20Demo_zpsgirdmxlk.mp4

Although my C-81 has been finished for over a year, there is no record of it's restoration on MoM. So I have decided to correct that.
 
  First things, first. I did not start the rebuild. This was done by a chap called Martin Hirst from Carlisle. He actually did most of it. I just finished it off after buying it from him.
 
 So below is how it was when Martin bought it.
 

 
 

Hopefully it will only be burning rubber you can smell
 
 
A little bit more progress has been made...   Brake pedal moved inwards a bit and what will be the throttle in place..
 

 
 
Sometimes the best solution is the simplest one..
As you know I am using two bike master cylinders for WN's brakes, one front brakes, one rear, but I also need a way to set the balance on them, or more braking at the back than the front as it's otherwise known..
I did look at brake bias valves but other than Chinese cheap rubbish they were all rather expensive!
I could of built a linkage using cams to apply different pressure to each master cylinder until a thought hit me..
 
As you will of seen by the photo in my last post I had been thinking of having the MC's next to each other... But what would happen if one was above the other?
 
Taaa Daa
 

 
 
The higher you go up the lever the more it goes forward, so the top MC (rear brakes) gets more pressure and sooner than the bottom (front brakes) MC 
All I need to do is weld the MC frame to the chassis, change the lever bit for something a bit stronger and connect it via a rod to the brake pedal..
A little fine tuning will be needed I expect, but I'm rather hopeful this system will work
 

I guess in racing circles that's called a ratchet shifter

Here  you are then.
 
 

Thanks Andrew
 
 
 
 
Thanks Iain.
I've been compared to a lot of people (mostly Rednecks) over the years, but never John Wayne
 
 
 
 
The secret is to wear the hat backwards.. More aerodynamic that way
 
 
Well chaps, WN now has a fully working suicide shift.. Working out the linkage was quite easy, making it all fit between the chassis and steering rod was not so easy..
Your have to wait til the next video to see it in action I'm afraid, but here's a few photo's to give you an idea.
 
Pulling back on the shifter pushes the rod at the base forward..
 

 
 
Which pushes on the top of the L shaped pivot thingy and thus causes the next part of the linkage to be pulled down..
 

 
 
Which pulls down on on the cut down bike foot shifter and thus you have 1st gear.. I'm sure you can work out how to get the other 4 gears
 

 
 
I've no idea which model Wh this pedal came from, but it makes a great clutch pedal..
 

 
 
By sheer luck the Honda's clutch cable couldn't of been a better fit.. With the cable routed over the top of the engine, the end that need to be connected to the pedal ends up about here.. That should make it very easy to connect
 

Look good Mark in a lineup, if i had a bigger garden I could line mine up

And don't forget the scarf.

And don't forget the scarf.

I've spent all afternoon, filling and sanding the top. Priming and top coating the underneath. What do you think?

And don't forget the scarf.

Have you thought about a small windscreen / deflector on the bonnet to stop your eyes watering whilst driving round the arena

Time for the rest of the update..
 
The hood stand has had a couple of bit's of box welded to it.
 

 
 
Which along with a couple of hefty mounting brackets has put a lot of strength into it, no longer does it wobble when the steering is turned.
 

 
 
The n/s foot plate has been fully welded and ground down.. I did for a while yesterday think about having foot gear change and a suicide clutch, but decided I'd rather have both hands on the wheel when the clutch is dropped at 9000rpm
 

 
 
This is the mount for the suicide shift made for a bit of thick steel and a cut down bike swing arm bolt..
 

 
 
Shifter mounted and the linkage worked out, though you will have to wait until the linkage is done before you see it.
 

 
 
The fender pan has been bolted down, but I thought a photo of 6 bolts would be boring so I didn't take a photo..
 
And to finish off this update, I needed to work out where the pedals would go so I climbed aboard, at which point Nigel wandered (not waddled ) in and grabbed my camera
 

 

 

Wandering not waddling
 
 
 
 
Thanks Andrew, yeah the pipes do look cool   Paint is a little while off yet though.. Need to test drive it first
 
 
Well, I've not managed to get much done this week due to a mixture of illness, visitors and having carpet fitted at home..
 
Both foot plates are now bolted down, I found some bike mounting brackets with captive nuts which came in handy and are much more fun to use than drilling through steel box..
 

 

 
 
This bit of box does not carry any weight and is only there to stop the top of the foot plates from vibrating.. I will add a little bit of bracing though.
 

 
 
Er,,, more to come later as it now looks like I'm off to the workshop today!
 
But here;s something to make you laugh, it did me...  I ordered some air filters which arrived yesterday... I may of got my sizes wrong!