Evening Folks
I'm lashing together a TR7 special based loosely on a 1981/2 Tiger Trail for reasons that seemed good at the time but escape me right now....
Anyway - I'm at the dry build stage and wheels and frame are mated up. As you will see it's a bit 'ahem' - non-standard-ish with knobbly tyres, a new swing arm and some USD forks on the front from a KTM Duke.
So, my question is: Should the TR7 (or T140 for that matter) engine sit parallel with the ground? If so where would that be measured?
At the moment an imaginary cylinder gasket is horizontal as measured with my trusty spirit level. OK the engine cases are empty and there's no weight on the bike at all, but is that where I need to be? I have seen all sorts of engine configs in the past with the engine tilted back as all angles, but so long as cool air gets to where it needs to go is that a problem? Are there any oiling issues with excessive engine tilt?
I'm just curious. I do have the capacity to shift the forks up through the yokes by about 3 cm if necessary. I may need to do this later on, but as they say - knowledge helps you understand why you **** up, but ignorance is bliss!
Any thoughts anyone??
Cheers
KitKat
I'm lashing together a TR7 special based loosely on a 1981/2 Tiger Trail for reasons that seemed good at the time but escape me right now....
Anyway - I'm at the dry build stage and wheels and frame are mated up. As you will see it's a bit 'ahem' - non-standard-ish with knobbly tyres, a new swing arm and some USD forks on the front from a KTM Duke.
So, my question is: Should the TR7 (or T140 for that matter) engine sit parallel with the ground? If so where would that be measured?
At the moment an imaginary cylinder gasket is horizontal as measured with my trusty spirit level. OK the engine cases are empty and there's no weight on the bike at all, but is that where I need to be? I have seen all sorts of engine configs in the past with the engine tilted back as all angles, but so long as cool air gets to where it needs to go is that a problem? Are there any oiling issues with excessive engine tilt?
I'm just curious. I do have the capacity to shift the forks up through the yokes by about 3 cm if necessary. I may need to do this later on, but as they say - knowledge helps you understand why you **** up, but ignorance is bliss!
Any thoughts anyone??
Cheers
KitKat