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American Bikes / Re: 1949 Indian vertical twin parts
« on: April 10, 2025, 11:10:43 PM »
A few little flaws, but nothing that couldn't be fixed.
Being sent out with no grease in the rear wheel bearings so the wheel seized or collapsed wasn't their finest moment.
Never heard the wash-up of how that was allowed to happen ...

One locally here has been adapted to take twin carbs - off an early BSA Star Twin was it ?
Made it quite a peppy rally performer, smart little twin.

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British Bikes / Re: A10 front brake cables
« on: April 06, 2025, 07:08:46 AM »
I've been doing this for quite a while, never had one break yet.
Nor had any nipples pull off.
Which is more than I can say about a few factory ones.

I have a large stock of assorted NOS spare inners, which I have experimented on.
With quite a variety of original fittings on them too
https://i.postimg.cc/6pqwdYpy/Inners.jpg

That said, I think a comment above on not beginning with a front brake cable, of all cables, is wise advice.  !!

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British Bikes / Re: A10 front brake cables
« on: April 05, 2025, 01:57:57 AM »
The strands in the cable MUST be splayed out enough before soldering that they can't pull through,
like you say.

I silver solder those squidgy little nipples, if they look like they may not be strong enough.
Care must be taken that the metal doesn't run back up the cable, or it will not be flexible enough.

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British Bikes / Re: A10 front brake cables
« on: April 02, 2025, 10:19:23 PM »
I've just done this for something obscure where nothing is available off the shelf.
You take an old bit of outer, and run it in wide curves from the handlebar lever to
the brake anchor point, and measure. And with a bit of string, run from the handlebar lever,
and run in those same wide curves, to the brake lever anchor point, and measure.
That gives you the inner and outer lengths.
And figure out what fittings this will need at each end, to tell your maker.

I then went and bought a suitable cable which I knew was longer, and trimmed it down to suit.
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/VZIAAOSwRg5gGMH2/s-l1600.jpg
Being able to solder made this easier - its not difficult.
Getting the solder to actually stick is the trick - flux is important !


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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Locknut
« on: March 16, 2025, 06:31:01 AM »
Surprising about Modaks, I thought they had about everything under the sun.

Is this not a crankpin nut - item 5
(Or the shaft nut item 23.)
This is a 1950s Bullet, G2

https://www.hitchcocksmotorcycles.com/partsbook-pages/1478#page-1478-position-5

All British Cycle Thread is 60 degrees.
BSF & Whitworth are 55 degrees.
BA is 47 1/2 degrees.

Needs to be GOOD steel.




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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Locknut
« on: March 15, 2025, 06:13:14 PM »
Somehow missed this post, or would have replied sooner.

Modaks in Melbourne or BJs in Brisbane are likely places.
Both have extensive stocks of everything, and a longtime history with RE.
Modaks are mail order only these days, I understand.

Hitchcocks in the UK are pretty good too.
And postage is not too bad on small light items, sent economy airmail.
Can be quicker than internal aussie post !!

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British Bikes / Re: What is this?
« on: March 08, 2025, 08:45:38 PM »
Bracket, miscellaneous, emergency use only.
??

Is the horn, muffler, seat or toolbox missing this VITAL piece of bracketry. !

Was your bike black to begin with.
Always worth checking, if this is a foreigner  ...

Ain't old bikes fun.

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British Bikes / Re: Waratah on fleabay
« on: February 16, 2025, 10:11:48 PM »
And, just for laffs, there is an "Excelsior Henderson" on FB
Not entirely complete, and asking a fairly hefty wad as is.
Inc missing engine bits and that monstrosity of a muffler.
And probably also having had a fair bit of $$$ already lavished on it ?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/8322811081154643

And as we all know, Henderson is totally uninvolved in this ..
And Excelsior of Tynsley UK being the maker of Waratahs, 'badge engineering' and all that.
The common thread here.


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British Bikes / Re: Waratah on fleabay
« on: February 09, 2025, 10:18:49 PM »
Quote from: cardan on February 05, 2025, 06:23:10 AM
Hope it finds a new home, at maybe 1/3 of the listed price.

Aye, that sounds more like it.
But there doesn't seem to have been much movement on the asking price.
Maybe thats how much has been spent already ?!

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British Bikes / Re: Waratah on fleabay
« on: February 04, 2025, 08:25:23 PM »
Perhaps AI doesn't know pressed tin pogo sticks ...

Quote from: 33d6 on February 04, 2025, 01:16:37 AM
.Needs a LOT of work to finish.

Aye.
Wonder what shape the engine is in. ?
Looks like has spent a small fortune on stuff already.
When you wonder what shape the original bits were in ..
For a budget bike, rijjinal is always best ?
And no tank cap ???



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British Bikes / Waratah on fleabay
« on: February 03, 2025, 10:52:30 PM »
Hmmmm, quite a hefty price for an unfinished project ?

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/135173491874

Been trying to get a sale for quite a while now ...

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British Bikes / Re: Sunbeam S7D stud
« on: January 08, 2025, 10:57:12 PM »
What do you have of them at present.
Wouldn't there be holes that would dictate their size ?

And wouldn't Stewart Engineering have what ye need.
Or have they ceased ...

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British Bikes / Re: Sunbeam S7D stud
« on: January 08, 2025, 09:52:33 AM »
??
https://www.oldbikemag.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/OBA74-Sunbeam-5d.jpg

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American Bikes / Re: 1949 Indian vertical twin parts
« on: January 06, 2025, 01:02:03 AM »
There was a fairly active Yahoo Group for these.
I think the Facebook group has taken over, since Yahoo bailed out of groups.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/152093191516017/

There are still a lot of these about when you take stock.
Inc some suppliers of parts.
https://www.indianvertical.com/

Hopethishelpshavefun. !

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Japanese Bikes / Re: Marusho Lilac Le Mans
« on: January 01, 2025, 09:55:10 PM »
Harry Beanham, from Sydney who was mentioned earlier here as having an interest
in Marushos also had a fleet of LE Velocettes.   
Now he had a string of business's in Sydney Melb Adelaide Brisbane.  The story goes that
when he caught the train to visit any of these said business's, he took his LE's numberplates
in his pocket, and attached them to an LE that he kept at each business.
Apparently did this for decades.   Gearco, Allparts, Diecut, etc etc etc were his ...
We diverge.

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