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British Bikes / Re: 1962 DBD34 information
« on: August 03, 2010, 09:33:14 AM »
Many Thanks Revband.

I have chromed, headlamp shell and brakets, chromed rear shock upper covers, rubber fork gaiters, brake anchor bars all very rust so I'll paint them black. My steel rims are very rust so i'm contemplating alloy rims as a replacement, who supplies the exact replacement ally rims as the factory supplied?

Malcolm

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British Bikes / Re: What OIL in older bikes
« on: July 30, 2010, 04:32:09 PM »
Beware of changes to oil, the makers are removing without notice ZDDP (zink) as it messes up cat converters, check the zink content of any oil you plan to use as old engines need it, most synthetic do not have it and even recomended oils has lost it. Check out the USA web sites regarding ZDDP to see the problems there having with pre 80's push rod V8's. A good brand is Penrite availabale in the Uk who add ZDDP but even they have started to reduce it on some blends.

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British Bikes / Re: triumph white metal big-end bearings
« on: July 30, 2010, 04:22:14 PM »
We restore car engines, when shells are used you must have a very good filtration system (large capacity paper filter) and a very clean engine build as the very small amount of bearing material on shells will be wiped off down to the backing very quickly.

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British Bikes / 1962 DBD34 information
« on: July 30, 2010, 04:16:41 PM »
I'm restoring a Goldy and need some info. The bike was dumped alonside a garage for many years and was a complete mess, I need to know the following. did the front forks have rubber gaiters as standard, were the headlamp brackets and shell chromed, were the rear shocks springs covered or exposed, were the brake anchor plates chromed or painted, was alloy rims a legit factory option, Ive checked dozens of pictures of finished bikes and there seems to be so much variation. I would like to get back to original if i new what that was.

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