Brakes

During the afternoon, the storm abated a bit so I ventured out into the shed. I got all the front forks and wheel finished and bolted up tight, then trimmed and refitted a couple of the frame mounting bolts that were slightly too long.

Then I fitted the reconditioned brake calipers to each side of the forks and to the swinging arm. After hunting out new bolts for the calipers, I found the original allen keys already screwed in to their lugs on the frame! (One of the perils of having a big break in the restoration process!)

I just need to fit a refurb kit to the real wheel cylinder now and that can be installed as well.

I also inflated the tyres so that it sat properly on the centre stand and side stand.