1962 DBD34 information

[Malcolm G]

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.

[Revband]

Hi Malcolm

The DBD 34 left the factory in quite a number of variations, but generally, 1/ the forks did not have rubber gaiters, just lower shrouds on the Clubman full shrouds with headlamp ears on tourer, 2/ the headlamp and brackets where painted, 3/ the rear shocks where Girling enclosed spring, 4/ brake anchor plates painted, 5/ alloy rims could be factory fitted, Dunlop flanged WM1 front WM2 rear,

[Malcolm G]

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

[Revband]

Hi Malcolm

The rims where originally Dunlop and an exact replacement is no longer to be had, the best options are keep an eye on ebay for good secondhand items which come up from time to time at a very high price or Central Wheel Components do alloy flanged rims which are very close to the originals.

[Rex]

Avoid CWC for the tossers they are.
Devon Rim are far better and cheaper.....

[Revband]

I found them very helpful and the prices where reasonable, any reason why you think they are tossers?.

[Rex]

Yes, several.
The best (other than seemingly never ending quality contol issues) was when they mixed my order for spokes up with someone else's.
When I phoned them up, they said I'd have to wait for the other bloke to return his ("my") spokes to them and then they'd swap them over, but as he was in Greece in might take a little while.

It was only the threat of blasting this ludicrous statement all over classic bike press and t'Interwebby that forced a rethink on this

They were the only firm for too long.....they got cocky and complacent...but now there's choices.