That's helpful to know Hugo.I don't know if this helps but the spacers F51/5 are not all of the same length. The earlier/(original?) ones seem to be a tad shorter than the ones supplied recently. Hugo.
Ed,A photo of the grub screw mod.
If you have had a minor bump at some time it is likely that the hanger will have a bit of a twist which makes the footrest sit a bit out of square. (Mine is slightly twisted.) The grub screw made it very easy to set the footrest at 90º to the bike centre line.
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I found a photo on a web site, Didn't remember parking my Bike on a wall !.
Then I saw the Footrest, Just like Dave's !!,
It was after the Begger threw me over the top at Mallory Park.
No not really, Greg says it should breath through the Dyn' hole But some like me seal them off.
And with the L/ning it's sealed anyway, No Dyn'.
Just a bodge !, I had another big breather on the other side, T/case, She had a hard life.
With race Bikes they had big piston clearance, Which gave lots of blow by ? = Crankcase pressure.
Shame it was not as fast as my Special, Didn't have time to Play, Just race, At that time in my life.
As a lot of people know, Mine was just a box of broken bits from Africa, Rapide ish.Ed,
I'd taken Bill's advice & fitted a grub screw, really was the main thing that has helped, that & removing the spacer I'd fitted.
Not perfect but I can always have another go, at least I know what I'm aiming for thanks to all the advice.
Cheers
I like the look of your bike Bill, very nice.
This is probably opening a can of worms but I noticed you've got a breather on the Primary filler cap, is it a worthwhile mod ?
Thought I'd seen someone else mention they'd drilled the edge of the cap so they had a concealed breather.
Cheers
Dave