From:	Ken	e-mail:	kenlinuk@yahoo.com
Subject:	RE: Henderson advices needed	Date:	Thu May 12 04:44:46 2011
Response to:	3480

Hello Sverre , I know my forks on my '26 Deluxe are the later ones but I had the same problem when I got my bike , I found the dealer had tightened the mudgaurd stays !! this stopped the forks working , maybe yours are tight ?? Personally I'd stick to the 15-40 , white metal bearings need oil quickly , we discussed oil earlier on this forum , the belt I run on my Deluxe is "Goodyear Torque-Flex 13AX 0510 RefAX19(480Li)" and runs well and charges OK , even with the original cut out ! Not too sure about the oil pressure gauge , perhaps it is the bouncy forks affecting the gauge ? especially if it is OK at rest !??? Hope you get it all sorted and just enjoy the riding , best wishes , Ken ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- OK gentlemen, I`ve now had several evening trips with my Henderson De-luxe, each time we`ve arrived home safe & sound. I dare to ask those of you with more experience some questions based on my riding so far; The Henderson de-luxe front fork, how big a pot hole is needed to get any movement or did I do something wrong during reasembly? I find the fork very stiff indeed compared to my 1927 Harley JD. I know this was discussed some years back, where do I get a proper V-belt to drive my generator. I have tried with O-ring, gets fu¤"¤d up. My local belt supplier does have belts with the correct profile tough they are either to long or to short as they are in metric sizes. Any technical description in what belt I need and where to get is truly apprechiated. There seems to be an issue with my oil press or gauge. When engine is hot when driving the needle seems to drop at occasions, even if throtle is maintained at constant speed. If I get worried and stop letting the engine rev at idle the oilpress seems to be stable at decent pressure. Is there any chance the pump cavitates? or is there an issue with the pressure valve or eventually my gauge beeing old? I will need to temporarily install a modern pressure gauge to find out. During the first 100miles I intend running the motor on a 15-40 mineral diesel oil, changing frequently several times to get rid of any deposits from breaking in. Does anyone run their De-luxes on single grade 50 mineral wich I intend to later on or might this be wrong? I rebuilt my generator with the Splitdorf reg. electronic cut off, this is working just great and I`m able to use lights as well as my siren whenever needed. I recomend this. Sverre AMcN http://AmericanMotorcyclesNorway.blogspot.com