... ride my bike again?
I'm getting wee bits done at a time.
The trouble is, the big bits are holding things back although, if I'm really honest, in a way, I'm glad. I still haven't got the front wheel yet. I'm beginning to regret going for the one I did though it could well have happened had I gone for a different manufacturer. I also wouldn't have had the same choice in matching up the rear wheel when I get round to doing that.
What I have done (and it's maybe time to look on the positive and list my achievements): is re-fit the rear wheel, started to tidy up the wiring, fitted the t-bars and handlebar controls, finished off the ignition/coil bracket and started putting the bike back together rather than dismantling it!
The biggie that's worrying me, as it has been right from the start, is wiring in the dakota speedo. I've gone over the wiring diagrams time and time again and am just beginning to believe I understand what's needed. All it will take is a bit of courage and a leap of faith with the wire-cutters!
Then it's just the simple task of getting the money together to finish off the front end. I still don't know what route to go down with the discs. Should I go for the stock Harley ones? This would be one of the cheaper options but for looks something like the Performance Machine discs would be much more preferable. And, I've still got the tyre to buy!
That's not the only financial outlay I need to consider. Although I've bought new brake lines, I have had a second thought about how I'm going to fit the rear one. Originally, I was going to use a single line to the rear disc and fit a switch in one of the banjo bolts. I have since made up my mind that the better way to go would be to use a t-connector around the area where the line splits just now and fit the switch there. So a new connector and two lines will need to be ordered. That's another fifty quid onto my budget.
What I really need to think about is selling off some of the spare parts I'm amassing, to help fund this build.
The biggie that's worrying me, as it has been right from the start, is wiring in the dakota speedo. I've gone over the wiring diagrams time and time again and am just beginning to believe I understand what's needed. All it will take is a bit of courage and a leap of faith with the wire-cutters!
Then it's just the simple task of getting the money together to finish off the front end. I still don't know what route to go down with the discs. Should I go for the stock Harley ones? This would be one of the cheaper options but for looks something like the Performance Machine discs would be much more preferable. And, I've still got the tyre to buy!
That's not the only financial outlay I need to consider. Although I've bought new brake lines, I have had a second thought about how I'm going to fit the rear one. Originally, I was going to use a single line to the rear disc and fit a switch in one of the banjo bolts. I have since made up my mind that the better way to go would be to use a t-connector around the area where the line splits just now and fit the switch there. So a new connector and two lines will need to be ordered. That's another fifty quid onto my budget.
What I really need to think about is selling off some of the spare parts I'm amassing, to help fund this build.
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