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The above posts remind me of the rather prolonged discussion of the meaning of "quality" in Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, a book I do not remember finishing.
I started this re-build with the object of doing as much as I can myself and doing it as well as I can. Part of me is dissatisfied that the bracket is not quite square, maybe 3mm out on one of the bends, and I do want to do it again properly, that means making a new jig to a different design and bending and welding it all over again. This will take me a minimum of 6 hours. The botch of the weld on the joint in the tubes adds to that desire.
Against this is I am not getting any younger and I do want to ride this thing hopefully next spring (March 2018) and I have loads and loads to do and it is only a number plate bracket anyway and the flaws will be barely noticeable. However, if I start compromising now that is a slippery slope. On balance a Mk2 number plate bracket seems probable.
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