Couple more GP questions

[SlackerThePinstriper]

Should the rear footboard hangers be welded to the outriggers?

And should engine mount cones be tight in the mounting hole?

Cheers

[drivera]

Left side footboard hanger is welded but kickstart side should be bolted in to help with side case removal , engine cones can be a very tight fit , try tapping out from the other side with a long drift or long screwdriver

[SlackerThePinstriper]

Left side footboard hanger is welded but kickstart side should be bolted in to help with side case removal , engine cones can be a very tight fit , try tapping out from the other side with a long drift or long screwdriver

Think both sides are welded, need to tip frame over to have a look.

I removed the engine last year and then did nothing withbthe frame. Yesterday as I was removing the wiring harness the left hand (rear hub side) just dropped out. Just hoping this isn’t a bad thing

[Warkton Tornado No.1]

The engine cones should be fitted with a good grease, as any cone IMHO, & I use Copalip as it stays the course.

A few times, I have carefully removed the LH dogleg & made it removeable as per the RH side. The strut should also be slotted as per the RH side. (BTW, captive rivet nuts on any dogleg is a timesaving improvement, saving fiddling about with nuts & washers on the back face)

This enables a great ‘cheat’ in alignment of the footboard/side-panel gapping, for which I am sure we are far more critical of than when our Italian shopping machines were conceived & built

[SlackerThePinstriper]

The engine cones should be fitted with a good grease, as any cone IMHO, & I use Copalip as it stays the course.

A few times, I have carefully removed the LH dogleg & made it removeable as per the RH side. The strut should also be slotted as per the RH side. (BTW, captive rivet nuts on any dogleg is a timesaving improvement, saving fiddling about with nuts & washers on the back face)

This enables a great ‘cheat’ in alignment of the footboard/side-panel gapping, for which I am sure we are far more critical of than when our Italian shopping machines were conceived & built

Cheers for that, no rivnuts will be used on this build as it’s purely old school but great tip for the future.
I will be making them removable then having them chromed