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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 1:33 pm
by cknight
Hi G, does that rear brake plate require a different stay than the later types, or does the brake cable go over the rear fender? Regards, Chase
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 4:19 pm
by G-Man
Chase
The brake stay is longer and made from aluminum. From memory it's around 385mm. It was still on the bike even though it had the wrong rear brake plate and hub when I got it. The parts I have came courtesy of Alan Curtis and Gordon Brown.
G
cknight wrote:Hi G, does that rear brake plate require a different stay than the later types, or does the brake cable go over the rear fender? Regards, Chase
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 4:23 pm
by G-Man
Thanks LM - I'm still a couple of years from retirement and I have a big project in the US coming up. I will need to be there every month for at least a week.
I managed to spend a great day with my son at the Duxford American Airshow on Saturday.
G
LOUD MOUSE wrote:Hello G.
I'm retired and have a problem with things around here that Go Break In The Dark.
Thank goodness I have a son-in-law to help with some of the work. ......................lm
G-Man wrote:Seadog
Thanks. It's going to be difficult finding the time this year and everything on this bike needed attention so it's a long haul at times.
G
Seadog wrote:"A bit more progress" is an understatement. Nice job.
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 6:18 pm
by LOUD MOUSE
Interesting rear fender.
Scrambler?. ....................lm
G-Man wrote:Chase
The brake stay is longer and made from aluminum. From memory it's around 385mm. It was still on the bike even though it had the wrong rear brake plate and hub when I got it. The parts I have came courtesy of Alan Curtis and Gordon Brown.
G
cknight wrote:Hi G, does that rear brake plate require a different stay than the later types, or does the brake cable go over the rear fender? Regards, Chase
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 12:41 am
by G-Man
LM
Unfortunately it's just an aftermarket stainless-steel bolt-on. Even so, a stainless fender would have been quite an expensive fitment back in the '60s.
I think the bike had been crashed early on and then 'cafe-racered' by an amateur mechanic. Some of the ideas were good but the execution was a little lacking. The bike picked up a 350 kit, later hubs, racy mufflers and a later cylinder head.
Here is the other side slightly earlier in the dismantling process.....
G
LOUD MOUSE wrote:Interesting rear fender.
Scrambler?. ....................lm
G-Man wrote:Chase
The brake stay is longer and made from aluminum. From memory it's around 385mm. It was still on the bike even though it had the wrong rear brake plate and hub when I got it. The parts I have came courtesy of Alan Curtis and Gordon Brown.
G
cknight wrote:Hi G, does that rear brake plate require a different stay than the later types, or does the brake cable go over the rear fender? Regards, Chase
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 5:48 am
by LOUD MOUSE
Great pics of the WWII planes. .............................lm
G-Man wrote:LM
Unfortunately it's just an aftermarket stainless-steel bolt-on. Even so, a stainless fender would have been quite an expensive fitment back in the '60s.
I think the bike had been crashed early on and then 'cafe-racered' by an amateur mechanic. Some of the ideas were good but the execution was a little lacking. The bike picked up a 350 kit, later hubs, racy mufflers and a later cylinder head.
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 2:25 pm
by malcolmgb
Also an interesting pillion footrest, when I used a similar rear-set position my then girlfriend put her toes on the swingarm, the naivety of youth.