So the next step was to remove/install/remove/install the top triple-clamp and get the dampener mounted, dully completed as so


And then onto the the pin that supplies the pressure for the dampener to work - there is no off-the-shelf solution for this, and I was not in favour of welding a bracket to the frame, so I saw another thread where the protagonist built a bracket over the top of the centre support frame,so I went with that option....
First step, as always, is to make a template, and test-fit it....


Next, was to cut some 3mm steel plate into the correct shape, trim some folding channels, and cold-bend it in the vice - it came out a bit skew, but nothing that some abuse with a 4lb hammer couldn't rectify....
Grabbed an extended 8mm cap-screw, cut it off, ground the correct (eyeballed) angle onto it and welded it in place, having removed the battery and ECU, and trimmed the end flat....

A little touch-up paint, and leave it to dry....

Next day - installed...


Covers fitted - looks great!!

Then on Sunday, off for a test ride, with some fella's from the South, had a great ride nothing broke..... No pics as I left my water reservoir at home, with everything in it....
And the
@Halfdaft sent me pics of the new top-bracket he has finished machining - this is purrdy!!!


He also had a couple of flat plates laser-cut, to support the tail section, which is cracked, and has a load of flex, so we designed these shiny bits behind the indicators....


Next Time......
The fuel cell brackets I think?
And maybe some ride pics.....