Good idea on the handlebars! I’ll check into those options! And as far the carb suggestion are you talking about gluing the intake to the seatpost? Also while I’ve got you I figured I would ask. As I add higher performance parts do I want to be jetting higher or lower? Say if I add an MZ 65 pipe will I want to jet higher(richer) into the 70’s or lower(leaner) into the 60’s, assuming the stock jet in the NT is a size 70?Looks like it's coming along nicely. I like the idea of the self fusing tape. I have a lot of sticky residue from the electrical insulation tape on my bike lol.
Carb: when you tie one cylinder/ convex shape against another it tends to wiggle and rock, so you might make something to fit between the two which will stop that. It could be hot melt glue pumped straight into the space while the carb is in position, or it could be epoxy putty or even liquid epoxy held in shape by some electrical insulation tape.
Handlebars: I think it was @crassius who posted a photo recently in the thread about gears on a mountain bike build of a stub thing that fits to the bars and can be used to mount a gripshifter at right angles to the bar. I would probably try a SRAM trigger shifter, where the up and down levers are both operated by the thumb (as opposed to the Shipman of ones that are thumbnail and index finger).
You could also try just putting the gripshifter inboard of the brake, for now.
No I don't mean to glue it on, the hot melt glue would have a very low adhesion to the cold, smooth powder coated frame and the metal of the carb, but it would mould into the shape of the space between the two convex surfaces, so when you use the cable tie to secure the carb there will be no rocking and wobbling. I have a plastic adapter for my plastic air filter so I was able to use a knife to make the appropriate shape to fit against my seat tube, but I did use hot melt glue for steadying a few other bits including the tachometer.Good idea on the handlebars! I’ll check into those options! And as far the carb suggestion are you talking about gluing the intake to the seatpost? Also while I’ve got you I figured I would ask. As I add higher performance parts do I want to be jetting higher or lower? Say if I add an MZ 65 pipe will I want to jet higher(richer) into the 70’s or lower(leaner) into the 60’s, assuming the stock jet in the NT is a size 70?
Do you by chance have a picture of what you’re talking about?for the bars, I used those curved extensions that the spandex guys use - I just cut the curve off
He means mountain bike bar ends. I guess they were first popular with cross country mountain bikers, uphill cyclists did wear spandex before the invention of lycra but then it is useful stuff if you don't want to chafe to death lol.Do you by chance have a picture of what you’re talking about?