Now that's pretty cool.  Looks like it will be a sanitary install too.  Nice.

So - I got a couple of stainless barrel nuts and cut one in half.

I then silver soldered a stainless washer on the cut end to make it a nut with a flange.

I will be able to torque this down properly with my torque wrench and box end wrench adapter.

I believe the length of the thread has some affect on the torque value - so I will use a drill in my lathe to shorten the threaded portion of the nut to match what the shorter (original) nut has.

Our warm riding weather has gone away for a while - it is dropping to 28 tonight and the high tomorrow will be 49.

And it works well with the temperature sensor.

Now I need to wait for a reasonable temperature to go for a ride and see if it changed the readings.......not much use in going out when the temperature is 30!  (The high today will be 40).

ThumperPaul wrote on Today at 12:40:06:


Thanks Paul - I am trying to be a good understudy to DragBikeMike!


Tonight it was 65 degrees and dry, and I was able to go for a ride to see what changes would occur with the temperature readings.

Once I got out on the highway and got up to a steady 60 mph, 3,200 rpm, 10psi on the filter gauge and 5 psi on the cam cover gauge - the temperature leveled out at 228 degrees when going up the hills and 220 on the downhill side.

I suspect that these readings aren't much different than I was getting at the left rear stud...however the temperature readings fluctuate a bit more while negotiating the hills.  The temperature does appear to climb quickly while stopped - however I only had 2 very short stomps on my 30 minute ride (one advantage of living in a farm area).

The bike is running great - smooth and the piston coating appears to be making the piston run very quietly (or is my hearing getting worse?).