Time for some more assembly work on the frame, and I’ve started by fitting the front part of the rear mudguard (rear fender front, as its called in the parts list). Just to help sort out the pile of rubber mountings and washers, I’m temporarily refitting the oil tank, too. Note the engine bolts and rubber bobbins I’ve put back into the engine mountings. A certain amount of time spent sorting through bolts and fittings like this avoids ever getting confronted with a pile of unidentifiable bits. When something obvious appears at the top of the pile, put it roughly where it’s going to go, and the bike will feel like it is building itself







