Yes, pretty much. The new exhaust lock ring tolerance on the thread was too lose, so I stuck with the original BSA lock ring. The chrome is pretty tatty but it fits and lock the header pipe on. On the rebuild I decided to keep the original chrome parts (levers, header pipe, tank, headlamp binnacle) because it gave the bike a nice original patina and character. The new paint lifted the whole bike but the weathered chrome keeps it looking original. I'm not a fan of these super perfect restorations where the bike looks like it's popped out of a plastic mould looking better than new.
An old post I know, but the bikes were rubbish when they were new. The parts fitted where they touched, and it's hardly rocket science to redrill or file the silencer mounting holes in a different position.
Hi Indie. if you have a mill you can turn the back whole into an slot so it can go down further
file.
Have you tired drilling a bigger hole in the back bracket, So it should move down enough ?
Hi Phil did you ever sort this out.
Yes, pretty much. The new exhaust lock ring tolerance on the thread was too lose, so I stuck with the original BSA lock ring. The chrome is pretty tatty but it fits and lock the header pipe on. On the rebuild I decided to keep the original chrome parts (levers, header pipe, tank, headlamp binnacle) because it gave the bike a nice original patina and character. The new paint lifted the whole bike but the weathered chrome keeps it looking original. I'm not a fan of these super perfect restorations where the bike looks like it's popped out of a plastic mould looking better than new.
An old post I know, but the bikes were rubbish when they were new. The parts fitted where they touched, and it's hardly rocket science to redrill or file the silencer mounting holes in a different position.