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Motorcycle Discussions => British Bikes => Topic started by: wetdog on December 01, 2011, 09:32:46 AM

Title: front hub 4090 PBM
Post by: wetdog on December 01, 2011, 09:32:46 AM

can anyone ident this front hub for me thanks look at rim pic this may help
http://s1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb429/1wetdog/?action=view&current=unknowenhub003.jpg

Title: Re: front hub 4090 PBM
Post by: Rex on December 01, 2011, 09:52:12 AM

Can't help with the hub, but I think I've just identified an old headlamp I have in the work-shop....it's from a pre-war Panther. ;)

Not much chance of that old girl going rusty..... :)

Title: Re: front hub 4090 PBM
Post by: wetdog on December 01, 2011, 10:43:15 AM

thanks the panthers me winter hack hammerite special ( not the red one ) very very underated bike

Title: Re: front hub 4090 PBM
Post by: Kuutiopää on December 01, 2011, 12:55:04 PM

Its a Royal Enfield, I think.

Title: Re: front hub 4090 PBM
Post by: wetdog on December 01, 2011, 02:13:45 PM

why do you say enfield  ... this is a girder fork front hub any idea which year or model enfield thanks

Title: Re: front hub 4090 PBM
Post by: R on December 02, 2011, 09:06:53 AM

The WW2 Royal Enfield WD/C has a front brake drum and hub very similar to that, if not identical. 350cc sidebanger, 1941 and 1942. Front speedo drive and all.  Is that a khaki green look to it. ?  Could have been on other small models of about then too, they made rather a lot of them, and they are not well known.

The rim lacing pattern looks rather odd though.
The original rim had an equally odd 3 spokes in a row on the rim and then one offset, so maybe its been relaced up with the wrong rim, and someone has adapted it ? !!