Hi
Just received a head steady and clip from AMC spares. To my surprise it is a strip of sturdy metal with a right angle bend which fits over one of the central rocker cover bolts. The brackets I have seen fit over both central bolts. There is no picture I can find in the 1947 spares list. My concern is as it is attached to the single bolt would this cause excessive pressure on the one spot and lead to cracking? The bike does vibrate thro the handle bars which I didn't think was too bad until a friend rode it and commented, so I thought I'd get the bracket. Hoping to draw on others experience.
Thanks
Ray
Head steady.
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Rob Harknett
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Re: Head steady.
I too have only seen the head steady that fits on two bolts. But that is on alloy heads. Your 1947 bike has an Iron head with a different rocker box.
I have no idea what the iron head head steady was like or if it even had a steady. The iron head rocker box does not have the two studs that the alloy head rocker box has, which are threaded at the top, to take the two hole head steady with two nut fixing.
I have no idea what the iron head head steady was like or if it even had a steady. The iron head rocker box does not have the two studs that the alloy head rocker box has, which are threaded at the top, to take the two hole head steady with two nut fixing.
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Re: Head steady.
If you look at the 1947 Spares List text you'll see that there is only one fixing (STD-4 Nut) at the rocker box.
(Edit. Ah, Ive just noticed that the stay is shown as only on the 500's so it would seem that a stay was not fitted to 350's
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http://archives.jampot.dk/book/Spares_l ... 16M_18.pdf
(Edit. Ah, Ive just noticed that the stay is shown as only on the 500's so it would seem that a stay was not fitted to 350's
).http://archives.jampot.dk/book/Spares_l ... 16M_18.pdf
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Re: Head steady.
Good picture on page 84: http://archives.jampot.dk/book/Workshop ... dition.pdf
Dave.
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Re: Head steady.
Thanks Rob Spriddler and Dave.
I was aware only the 500 came with the steady, however I didn't notice referrence to the single threaded bolt only. Fitting to a 350 is made mention in AMC's spares list so I thought I'd give it a go. The Haycraft manual is one I haven't been thro so a more reading to come.
Since posting I have ridden with the steady fitted. There may be a little less vibration but I can live with whats there, and hope my fears of cracking the rocker box are unfounded.
Cheers Ray.
I was aware only the 500 came with the steady, however I didn't notice referrence to the single threaded bolt only. Fitting to a 350 is made mention in AMC's spares list so I thought I'd give it a go. The Haycraft manual is one I haven't been thro so a more reading to come.
Since posting I have ridden with the steady fitted. There may be a little less vibration but I can live with whats there, and hope my fears of cracking the rocker box are unfounded.
Cheers Ray.