ENGINE MOUNTINGS - Rear Billet Alloy
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:57 am
Thought I'd share some more useless 
info with you lot.
I bought some billet (10mm) alloy rear engine mountings off eBay for a bargain price of a tenner, including postage. They came with modded spacers too
After fitting em I went out for a 40 mile ride (Yesterday - Sat - as it was warm & sunny). Great, no probs! Later on whilst in the garage I was giving the bike a 'once over' when I noticed the split link was missing from me chain
OK, I know its a 630 (booo, hissss) and you're not really supposed to use split links, but I've never had one dissapear before
On further examination, I found the problem
As I've got a 180 rear wheel & off-set front sprocket, the drive chain is out towards the mounting plate, and what with it being thicker than a standard item, the chain was just catching the plate when the suspension compressed over big bumps This must have knocked the fish plate off the link 
even tho I had the link facing the right direction
Heres the view from the rear wheel toward the engine. If you look carefully you can see where the chain has just been catching the engine mount
No real problem as the mounting plates alloy,
its easy to run a file over it for a bit of clearance as it only just interfered. Anyway, those plates look nice & match me other ones now!
Roll on BUCKS
info with you lot.
I bought some billet (10mm) alloy rear engine mountings off eBay for a bargain price of a tenner, including postage. They came with modded spacers too
After fitting em I went out for a 40 mile ride (Yesterday - Sat - as it was warm & sunny). Great, no probs! Later on whilst in the garage I was giving the bike a 'once over' when I noticed the split link was missing from me chain
OK, I know its a 630 (booo, hissss) and you're not really supposed to use split links, but I've never had one dissapear before
On further examination, I found the problem
As I've got a 180 rear wheel & off-set front sprocket, the drive chain is out towards the mounting plate, and what with it being thicker than a standard item, the chain was just catching the plate when the suspension compressed over big bumps
This must have knocked the fish plate off the link even tho I had the link facing the right direction
Heres the view from the rear wheel toward the engine. If you look carefully you can see where the chain has just been catching the engine mount
No real problem as the mounting plates alloy,
its easy to run a file over it for a bit of clearance as it only just interfered. Anyway, those plates look nice & match me other ones now!
Roll on BUCKS
