Major minor problems.

[Bee-Za]

With my engine gearbox and primary drive fitted and electrics done, thinking I only had to timing and fit exhausts and foot rests and put the chain on. I’ve mad a major blunder.
Trying to fit the foot rests and exhausts it appeared the left foot rest was sitting too far out not allowing the rear brake or exhaust to sit closer to the frame.
I did a gearbox dry fit at one time and didn’t fully tighten all the engine plate bolts.
I’ve discovered I’ve fitted the outside set of plates to the inside and the inside to the outside. What a knob…
2 hours later the motor unit, gearbox and primary chain/ clutch were stripped out and lying in containers on th garage floor.
What a nightmare……….

[RDfella]

I made it a habit when I first built engines, to never walk away and leave something unfinished. For example, say you're building a car / truck / marine engine. It's late and you're tired. Tomorrow you come back and put the sump on, not remembering you didn't torque up those big ends ........  Either leave it OBVIOUSLY undone / loose or finish that part of the job.
Reminds me too (seeing lathes have been discussed recently on another part of the forum) at my first employment anyone walking away from a lathe and leaving the chuck key in place faced instant dismissal. And that was in the 60's, well before today's health 'n safety requirements.
In your case, Bee-Za, at least you're on the home run now. Best of luck.

[Brandis]

After a lifetime in the entertainment business, (film lighting), I got good at faking competence.  For some reason that doesn't work well with old bikes.  The bike will always show you up and all my usual after-the-fact cover-up bullshit doesn't stick.  Funny how that works.

[Bsareg]

I was apprenticed to an old fashioned engineering shop. It was all line shaft drive to the machinery, driven by an engine running on town gas. I had the terrible habit of leaving the key in the chuck. Sometimes starting the lathe and causing it to jamb. Then I couldn't get the belt back off the fast and onto the loose pulley. This meant the walk (run) of shame over to shut off the engine and ease the belt back to the loose, all this now with the shop shut down. Getting my final warning cured me of the habit, (almost)

[Greybeard]

I was apprenticed to an old fashioned engineering shop. It was all line shaft drive to the machinery, driven by an engine running on town gas....

Jeez, did you ever happen to bump into Charles Dickens? 😏

[sean]

I made it a habit when I first built engines, to never walk away and leave something unfinished. For example, say you're building a car / truck / marine engine. It's late and you're tired. Tomorrow you come back and put the sump on, not remembering you didn't torque up those big ends ........  Either leave it OBVIOUSLY undone / loose or finish that part of the job.
Reminds me too (seeing lathes have been discussed recently on another part of the forum) at my first employment anyone walking away from a lathe and leaving the chuck key in place faced instant dismissal. And that was in the 60's, well before today's health 'n safety requirements.
In your case, Bee-Za, at least you're on the home run now. Best of luck.

being old and forgetful I leave a note on where I left off and what has to be done next day

[muskrat]

G'day Bee-Za.
Yep been there done that.
After playing with my plunger for 10 years I got the 57 A7SS in '91 and copied the engine plates in alloy. Did the same thing.
Cheers

[Bee-Za]

Thanks all. Gonna leave it a few days to clear my head. Then back on the saddle again. ( hope I put that on the right way round)😀😀