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Wrong Head Steady On C15?

Started by mcman56, May 29 2010 03:00 PM

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#1 mcman56

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Posted 29 May 2010 - 03:00 PM

I purchased a project C15 (1960) with no head steady and then bought one off of eBay. The one I purchased has a flat bar to connect head to frame clamp but it did not seem to fit so I used a simple spacer. It all fits together but is too wide and interferes with the gas tank. Is this the wrong head steady? Could someone describe what the correct one would look like? It looks pretty simple to make....maybe just longer where it attaches to the head. See the picture.

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Posted 29 May 2010 - 04:53 PM

My B40 doesn't have a head steady at all.
Cleaning a section is like setting fire to Joanna Lumleys shoes.

(.)(.) + £ = ( . )( . )

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Posted 29 May 2010 - 05:48 PM

My B40 doesn't have one either, that why it vibrates very bad on the road! No wonder I get "white finger" when I ride the thing!

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Posted 29 May 2010 - 05:58 PM

Should add thats it a standard Army frame, not some poncy light weight one !
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Posted 29 May 2010 - 07:15 PM

View PostB40RT, on May 29 2010, 06:58 PM, said:

Should add thats it a standard Army frame, not some poncy light weight one !

Mine too Ross!

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Posted 30 May 2010 - 12:06 PM

Hi Guy's
The standard army frame has a tie rod that runs from engine to headstock , first mod I do is to fit one to tank rail. to stiffen things up.

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Posted 06 August 2010 - 02:30 AM

I ended up bending a piece of Aluminum 5052 to fit.

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Posted 06 August 2010 - 07:40 AM

Hi Guy's
Nice job, on the head steady.
But what carb are you fitting?

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Posted 06 August 2010 - 08:38 AM

hey,

looks like a honda carb to me kehin 22mm?

best regards bob

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Posted 06 August 2010 - 11:27 AM

View Postbobtlr, on Aug 6 2010, 09:38 AM, said:

hey,

looks like a honda carb to me kehin 22mm?

best regards bob

I use a Kehin on mine that started life on a 250 Kawasaki trail bike.
Cleaning a section is like setting fire to Joanna Lumleys shoes.

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Posted 06 August 2010 - 01:54 PM

The carb is a kehin 22mm from a TLR200 Reflex. I'm still putting the bike together so have not run it yet.

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Posted 07 August 2010 - 07:45 AM

Hi Guy's

I thought it was a Kehin 22, I have one on a C15F engined bike , and it is that clean, that you could ride the bike up the side of a house, jetting is straight from the Honda TL185 it was fitted to originally.

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Posted 05 October 2010 - 06:33 PM

Charlie,

I'm now trying to start the bike with the Keihin. I have gotten a few "pop, pop, pop"s and one with maybe 7 pops but she does not start. lean maybe? timing a little retarded? There has been no spitting back through the carb and no kick back. Do you have a starting routine to recommend for the Keihin? I know my TLR200 wants to be started a certain way. I have zero experience with British bikes and just put this one together so it could be something else.

Thanks,

Dan

Edited by mcman56, 05 October 2010 - 06:58 PM.

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