TA,
I'm very familiar with GL1800's and motorcycles in general....A cradle could be built to hold the swing-arm. The problem comes in with getting the prop shaft to line up. You could do an angled shaft like the Ace but that cuts in to passenger seating space. Or you could do a side-step but that further complicates things. I'm running Michelin Alpin Primacy Run-flat car tires on 3 of my 4 Wings with good results (get 25-30k miles per tire). A GL1800 swing-arm would require one of the saddle fuel tanks to be replaced with a smaller one but no big deal. Guess I could do the angled shaft and just make a luggage rack in place of a passenger seat...I prefer riding in the M3W without a passenger anyway.
Fortunately, I'm in a position to make mods...but have to determine if the juice is worth the squeeze first.
My current build project...1968 Bonneville.
I have a '69 I've got up to "roller" status which I will be building an engine for it next...maybe along side a Morgan mechanical project.
I have 7 Brit bikes (not counting the M3W "bike") and have been building them since the late 70's. Thought I had a knack for Brit iron but the Morgan is trying to prove me wrong. I'm not giving up.
When I knew I was getting a M3W, I had envisioned my biggest obstacle would be fabricating a trailer hitch for it or installing my electrical goodies...all that stuff fell to the wayside a week after taking delivery. Can't seem to bring myself to think about the extras until the basics are covered.
PS...I called the dealership about the bevel box being reconditioned...they never opened the box and just forwarded it to me. They asked that I send them pictures so they can forward them to Morgan. I expect a resolution on this about September as that seems to be the magical time frame when dealing with them.
I'm like Dan...I like working on stuff doing what I like to do and not what I have to do.
Z
