Howell wrote:Richard,Is it a major job to convert a Aircooled motor to reverse flow? how about the oil feed pipes - which I assume have to go to the main bearing housings? And crucially here, without the benefit of a fairing to hide everything, what is the appearance like?
Howell,Oil feed pipes are the least of the problems! R/h side takes the standard Commander set-up, l/h needs a pipe silver-soldered to the oil seal housing like this.
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The same bike has a rectangular hole in the bottom of the frame, with a flange welded on, and a fabricated steel duct to connect to the centre plate.The 'elbows' are blanked off at the frame end and a tube welded in to allow filtered air into the end plates.The elbows, or something like them, have to be used to attach the engine to the frame. A fabricated 90 degree bracket, with a tube to mount K&N-type filters, would do the job.
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I have a different thought about a connection between centre plate and frame, and will post photos when it's done.Sorry the photos are out of sequence
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R.
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