Love that long East German silencer on Siegfried

Siegfried the Simson finished at last

TV mini series Speed with Guy Martin

Fascinating insight into Guy Martin as he undertakes 5 different speed records. What struck me was that he is addicted to speed, going fast that is, and that winning is a by product. This may lie behind why he has not pulled off a TT win to date. Also he was astonished at the fitness demands placed on him by top athletes. He is very fit in comparison to everybody else but not to Olympic athlete standard. Perhaps this is what 5 TT wins in a week Ian Hutchinson meant when he said " He'll never win one until he drops that truck fitter shit " 

Exhaust header on

Passt perfect - fits perfectly - said the German supplier. Oh no it doesn't. When fitting the bottom run bracket the pipe fouls the rear brake plus no clearance left for what looks like a very tight interference fit tail silencer. So it'll have to be cut and drilled to give the correct run.

Fuel lines on

Unconventional and so far untried fuel line layout due to carb inlet higher than tap outlet.

Tappets

Oops! Should have been 0.1mm not 1mm. No wonder it rattled. Lovely n quiet now.

Top end done

But next is the puzzle of how to get fuel to flow uphill as the new carb fuel inlet is higher than the tap outlet. Mmmm. Watch this space for cunning plan.