G3ls top engine steady

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Re: G3ls top engine steady

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Tazmantic wrote: Mon Sep 06, 2021 11:12 am
HANKIKAT wrote: Sun Sep 05, 2021 4:54 pm Hi here is mine on and off the bike 1955 G3LS
Cheers yours looks to be fitted the opposite way round to how I have mine?
I did wonder about that when you put the original post up, but if you put it round the other way wont the cutaway be going the wrong way? Personally I would just tweak yours over a bit so that the c clip fits and then bolt it down.
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Re: G3ls top engine steady

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clive wrote: Mon Sep 06, 2021 3:47 pm
Tazmantic wrote: Mon Sep 06, 2021 11:12 am
HANKIKAT wrote: Sun Sep 05, 2021 4:54 pm Hi here is mine on and off the bike 1955 G3LS
Cheers yours looks to be fitted the opposite way round to how I have mine?
I did wonder about that when you put the original post up, but if you put it round the other way wont the cutaway be going the wrong way? Personally I would just tweak yours over a bit so that the c clip fits and then bolt it down.
Thanks again I will tweak it to suit, wish I’d saved my money now and just made one 😩
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Re: G3ls top engine steady

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Another quick question when you look down from the top should the bolts that hold the bracket be just slightly off centre from the top tube? As I can’t take the bolts out without removing the engine.

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Re: G3ls top engine steady

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Tazmantic wrote: Wed Sep 08, 2021 5:47 pm I can’t take the bolts out without removing the engine.
Unless there's something non-standard about your frame you shouldn't have to remove the engine. You have to remove the other rocker cover bolts then tilt the rocker cover to completely remove the bracket bolts.
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Re: G3ls top engine steady

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Great thank you, I had a stripped thread and inserted a helicoil but I just tried to remove the bolt and realised I couldn’t so removed the engine (was only in with a couple of bolts anyway) but that’s good to know for future reference.

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Re: G3ls top engine steady

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Hankikat's looks just like mine. It fits when that way round.

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