MG Le Mans IV - Reconstruction

[kevdog3019]

You are doing superb.  For a reasonable price I got the MG Cycle console and installed recently.  Keep up the nice work!
Kevin

Yes... you may have to mount your headlamp out a wee bit further and that will accomodate the space of your mount.  Does anyone know of a nice way to plug the open hole on the steering head that's now showing on my Lario?
-Kevin
 

[RinkRat II]

Local ACE or TrueValue hardware  has all kinds of hard and soft plugs in assorted sizes. Some times I've just wandered through the isle looking for items just to make something else out of it, thrift stores are good for that too and it usually goes to a good cause.
  Paul

[Mayor_of_BBQ]

I cannot tell from the pictures, but perhaps you can switch your headlight ears from left to right and flip them upside down to drop the headlight a bit?  Just a thought

[Tom]

Ace hardwareworks for plugging that  steering neck hole.

[lemans1000]

Update....

Console is is bent downward for 1 cm. Now is much better. I'll leave it for now like it is, I lowered the front headlight.

Second update;

The only thing I have left to do is rear light and seat. For the seat I need help from my friend, we will make it, from scratch, but I have to wait for some friend's free time.

Until then, I can make a rear light....base we will be an old CEV holder that I have and one of rear light that I have...To put the light that I have, I had to make an additional bracket that will go on light and then on CEV holder;

It would look something like this:











For now...this is it...

[kevdog3019]

Love to see when people find the answers.  I too am going full seat build.  I have a full wood shop so am going flat plywood pan with aluminum flashed bottom for weather resistance.  Closed cell high density foam. Mounting I have to think about.  Probably an aluminum bracket with some studs that fit through from the pan.  I'll watch what you do.  ;)
-Kevin 

[Tom]

Good job.

[lemans1000]

My only concern now is where to put things on long journeys....I'll have to invent some quick mounting rear bracket or something...

This is my last 10 days trip, a big Europe circle (Slowenia,Austria,Germany,Poland,Czech Republic,Slovakia,Hungary)

[Tom]

Soft fabric saddle bags would help.

[Rob Morton]

They would Tom but you have to be careful with upswept cones.
And keeping relatively equal weight in both stops one sagging and ending up singed or worse.

 :)

Rob

[Tom]

Of course if you use large bags with no support and heat shields then you'd have that problem.

[lemans1000]

Maybe I have a better solution; on longer trip, usually my wife is going with me, she have a Kawasaki, so I will buy her a set of bags, so she can drive things... ;D

[Tom]

 ;-T   ;D ;D ;D

[double.d]

With regard to the hole in the steering head, i have the same situation and have been pondering fashioning a piece of cork or rubber or something that will fit firmly enough and allow me to remove it, and sticking a time piece to it.

For all the trickery that Motogadget can build into an instrument you would think they could put a clock in there as well  ::)

[guzzigray]

Yes... you may have to mount your headlamp out a wee bit further and that will accomodate the space of your mount.  Does anyone know of a nice way to plug the open hole on the steering head that's now showing on my Lario?
-Kevin
 

http://www.mgcycle.com/product_info.php?products_id=734

[Tom]

You can get a plain chrome one for a lot less.

[vij]

Can't tell you, it's a friend's bike, not mine. The simplest way is to let the clocks rest by the rim on the board. To lock it down  use cups like yours, held by the hand nuts on the bottom of the clocks.
If you're interested in more info I can send you my friend's email.

I like all the little lamps. Where did he get the panel from?

Jocke.............

[Chuck in Indiana]

I like all the little lamps. Where did he get the panel from?

Jocke.............

I'd bet that is a custom CNC item.. it would be easy enough to do.

[kevdog3019]

http://www.mgcycle.com/product_info.php?products_id=734

Thanks for this. Perfect!  Why I didn't think to check with the usual suspects... ???
Kevin

[dan_s]

I like all the little lamps. Where did he get the panel from?

Jocke.............

Like Chuck said, it's a custom design, made with CNC.

As for the hole in the steering column, you can stick something fancy like a friction steering damper (anyone has one for sale?) but any plug for a road bicycle bar end will do.
In the photo is my own:

[Rob Morton]

"I'd bet that is a custom CNC item.. it would be easy enough to do."

Chuck have you reamed out valve guides to provide extra lube and vital cooling to valve stems in the past on your Computer Numerical Control setup?
Do you use a Bosch controller or some other?
And do you use what is referred to as G code programming for the movements.
If memory serves, it is referred to as helical interpolation or spiralling down if you like, although in this case it is not just straight down as valve guides are in place at a specific angles in heads.
Used to program and operate a 6 headed CNC routing wood machine with an air table made by Rye, England.

 :)

Rob

[lemans1000]

Now....on my new dashboard are LED...for alternator impulse (don't know the right word for it...) I need a 1,2 W bulb...so I decide to put somewhere a 1.2W bulb with housing. Didn't like the idea of placing a big and ugly housing on the dashboard so I put it somewhere else...from this bulb the wires will go on to the control LED on the dash. (charge control)



Friend was able today to take time to make me a seat; he used the old seat as a base, sawed it in half and then form a new one, how I like:











Later some more pics of seat and base...

[Old Jock]

Very nice work!

Here's an alternative clockboard for a LM V1000, a friend's bike.

I think your telling fibs that looks like a Sfida to me

John

[dan_s]

I think your telling fibs that looks like a Sfida to me

John

I'm really sorry to read that this is what you think
Like I wrote, it's a friend's V1000 (mk 4) , that has visited Magni's and is not a Sfida.
http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=52719.msg1071516#msg1071516

The dash board is a the owner's design and a local make

Recheck before you accuse.

[lemans1000]

Guys...take it easy....please make a comment about my new seat and my friend who gives his best to please me....Please don't behave like a two ladies on the market buying a cucumber....

[Markcarovilli]

Guys...take it easy....please make a comment about my new seat and my friend who gives his best to please me....Please don't behave like a two ladies on the market buying a cucumber....

Now that is funny - still laughing.....

Mark

Oh and the seat is looking great, wish I had such a good friend!

[dan_s]

Guys...take it easy....please make a comment about my new seat and my friend who gives his best to please me....Please don't behave like a two ladies on the market buying a cucumber....

Yours is a magnificent seat.

[Old Jock]

Dan_S

I apologize, it was meant to be just a bit of fun. I didn't mean to cause any offence.

The reason for saying was, the triple clamp is Magni (It is written there after all), the fork adjusters look identical to the Forcelle Italia, and the dash is also very similar to what Magni made for the Sfida too. Looking at your previous post your quite right & I was wrong its an LM 1000 with what looks like a Sfida front end grafted onto it. Are Sifdas such a pariah here?

I like the warning light cluster its very neat, Motogadget used to make a nice cluster too but I cannot see it on their site now.

The seat is taking shape very nicely indeed.

Better reign in my sense of humor and it looks like I lost the cucumber fight  ;D

John

[lemans1000]

Now that is funny - still laughing.....

do you know what they were arguing about, the two women at the market?

[Markcarovilli]

I'll play - what were they arguing about? 

Mark