La Moto Rossa

I've been playing around with some different ideas for mounting the tank. I fabricated some brackets for the front of the tank which has threads built in for bolts. I will use a pair that have a wing-nut head: After finding a spot where the tank was resting without interfering with the handlebars, I made two brackets and painted them: With the tank in a good spot I can now move on to finding anchor points for the rear straps as well as fitting the seat cowl. Trying to position seat it in a place that will still allow the ignition electronics to be hidden underneath might be tricky:

Back when I had the engine on the workbench, I installed the first portion of the Powerdyanmo Ignition system. I had previously installed this system on my other bike and have enjoyed excellent results, so I repeated the process here with photos: After removing the side cover the clutch and factory alternator are visible. I removed the clutch plates & basket along with the alternator in order to install the Powerdyamo magneto: After reinstalling the clutch the next step was to install the control box and ignition advance unit. As with the other bike, I chose to mount these together below the seat cowl: At this point, it's simply plug and play - no more adjusting points or worrying about having a fully-charged battery. The Powerdyamo also 'upgrades' the ignition system from 6-volt to 12-volt and provides a more reliable spark as well as better lighting. I will be taking my time with the wiring as to make sure everything is a clean installation.

After popping off the valve covers and checking clearances, I installed new gaskets. Then we put the motor back in the bike. At this point there will be lots work done for attachments for cables, wires and other fittings.

Ran into my first snag while re-attaching to swingarm to the frame. I had an extra set of lugs welded on for the Tarozzi rearset footpegs I plan on using. I had decided to have them welded on top of the existing lugs this allowing for footpegs of different threads to be used. Unfortunately, the clearance between the swingarm and the newly welded lug was a bit too close when the bike was on the center stand and the shocks were fully extended.  So I ended up having to cut a bit of the new lugs; fortunately there was enough room since the footpeg did not the the full length of the new lugs. The re-assembly will continue for a while - luckily I haven't run into any other issues for the rest of the day, but there's still plenty more work to do...

Finally, bike re-assembly starts tomorrow.