TY175: Todays Progress

I realised that I'd not removed the old swing arm spindle and bushes before I sent the arm off for painting. So, with trepidation, I removed the old bushes, cleaned up the spindle and put new bushes in, along with new shim washers, grease nipple and dust caps. I then fitted the arm.

I bought a cheap pair of shocks from eBay that look just about correct, but probably don't perforn brilliantly. But, as I don't intend to ride this bike much, I'd rather it looked the part.

Here's an extract of a press photo to show how close the shocks are (or aren't!)

I went on to loosley mount the foot pegs. I had some pattern foot peg springs that I used, but, they don't sit perfectly. I'll need to see if I can get NOS springs, that hopefully fit better. That can wait for now though. I also fitted the stand, with NOS genuine spring, nut and bolt.

All threads have copaslip on them. I sat the seat loosely in place too.

This is satisfying!

TY175: Side Stand Bracket on Swing Arm

The bracket on the swing arm that holds the stand was so worn, that the stand was hitting the swing arm. So, I cut the old one off, and fabricated a new one. I made the new one slightly longer than the old one to hold the bike a little more upright.
I managed to cut the old pin that holds the return spring and re-use that. I made a timber former to supply the welder with, to ensure that angles and positions were correct. He made a good job. The new bracket angle in 3rd photo below is a little wrong, but looks worse than it is!

Before

After