The single post type boss versus the double shear clevis design. I'm not so much interested in perfect originality, rather, it's scraping the FBG chamber. If it's wrong, I want to get more clearance. I've seen both pictured. Here is what I have:
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| Author: | concours [ Thu Oct 13, 2022 7:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | '74 H2B kicker question |
The single post type boss versus the double shear clevis design. I'm not so much interested in perfect originality, rather, it's scraping the FBG chamber. If it's wrong, I want to get more clearance. I've seen both pictured. Here is what I have:
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| Author: | concours [ Thu Oct 13, 2022 7:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: '74 H2B kicker question |
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| Author: | Jim [ Thu Oct 13, 2022 9:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: '74 H2B kicker question |
I don't know anything about kickstarter levers other than it's not like the one on my '72, but can the chamber be moved in to clear it? I cut open and changed the cone angles at the welds of my Wirges chambers back in '79 to make clearance. With all the reproduction Dencos I made I made sure there was clearance, whether or not the originals cleared. |
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| Author: | concours [ Fri Oct 14, 2022 4:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: '74 H2B kicker question |
Jim wrote: I don't know anything about kickstarter levers other than it's not like the one on my '72, but can the chamber be moved in to clear it? I cut open and changed the cone angles at the welds of my Wirges chambers back in '79 to make clearance. With all the reproduction Dencos I made I made sure there was clearance, whether or not the originals cleared. Yes, I will if I have to. Right now I have bigger fish to fry with the center pipe. Under hard braking, the fender hits the header pipe.... hard enough to LOCK the steering.  
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| Author: | Jim [ Fri Oct 14, 2022 8:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: '74 H2B kicker question |
Yeah, that's pretty bad. To start, it might be worth measuring the head pipe lengths to see if they're all the same, or if the middle one is longer. |
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| Author: | Evans Ward [ Fri Oct 14, 2022 8:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: '74 H2B kicker question |
A kick start lever off a Kawasaki KZ750 twin fits the splines perfectly and might be a possibility for clearance needed. |
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| Author: | Hawaii-Mike [ Fri Oct 14, 2022 7:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: '74 H2B kicker question |
A KZ900 LTD front fender will provide clearance. Also consider increasing the fork spring rate or lowering the fork tubes in the triple clamps - but not too far. |
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| Author: | Zambia [ Mon Oct 17, 2022 4:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: '74 H2B kicker question |
If you take the pipes off, you can grind the "slip-on" part of the header down on the centre pipe. I had to do this with FPP pipes. You can take easily 1/4" off and it will clear the fender. I checked clearance before test riding mine and it was fine until I was cornering under hard braking!! Bike went straight across some guys lawn! As for the kicker - my H2C had Cast pipes and the previous owner had bent the stock ticket to curve perfectly around the pipe. |
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| Author: | concours [ Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: '74 H2B kicker question |
Zambia wrote: If you take the pipes off, you can grind the "slip-on" part of the header down on the centre pipe. I had to do this with FPP pipes. You can take easily 1/4" off and it will clear the fender. I checked clearance before test riding mine and it was fine until I was cornering under hard braking!! Bike went straight across some guys lawn! As for the kicker - my H2C had Cast pipes and the previous owner had bent the stock ticket to curve perfectly around the pipe. That's what I had in mind, trim the pipe where it slips on the spigot. |
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| Author: | concours [ Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: '74 H2B kicker question |
Hawaii-Mike wrote: A KZ900 LTD front fender will provide clearance. Also consider increasing the fork spring rate or lowering the fork tubes in the triple clamps - but not too far. That's good to know, thank you! |
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