Re: 1955 AJS 500 Twin
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 8:52 pm
Hi Rob I am fully aware about 1955 frame, but unless he gets it dated all you are doing is wasting your time.
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I'd like to repeat what RobH says here, get the front wheel fitted with the brake on the left side! Also the left fork leg should have studs to fix the brake anchor arm as well as the mudguard. On the right side fork ordinary bolts are used to fix the mudguard.ajscomboman wrote:Regardless of what wheels you have (they are 54 by the way) the front wheel needs to be swapped around with the brake on the left as you sit on the bike. The brake plate torque arm needs to be under tension when the brake it applied and not under compression as it currently is. It's not an uncommon mistake but it is definitely a serious safety issue.
I believe it was Rob S that spoted the brake torgue arm in the wrong position. Not me.bjork wrote:I'd like to repeat what RobH says here, get the front wheel fitted with the brake on the left side! Also the left fork leg should have studs to fix the brake anchor arm as well as the mudguard. On the right side fork ordinary bolts are used to fix the mudguard.ajscomboman wrote:Regardless of what wheels you have (they are 54 by the way) the front wheel needs to be swapped around with the brake on the left as you sit on the bike. The brake plate torque arm needs to be under tension when the brake it applied and not under compression as it currently is. It's not an uncommon mistake but it is definitely a serious safety issue.
Having these studs to hold the brake anchor is almost as important as the side the anchor is fitted.
Nice looking bike anyway and must be a rarity in your neighborhood? If your junkyard has anymore AMC spare parts rescue them quickly! I'm coming to India in March but not to your area, otherwise I would be visiting that junkyard before Roy and Dudley turn up with the van.
Please do have a look for this – I may be on the lookout for one soon, as now having seen the picture of this posted here – by member ‘Rudelan' – that I may be having the wrong rear hub. I haven't seen the bike for over 18 months now as its in my garage in my family home in Trivandrum, India.Rob Harknett wrote:I may have just the sprocket / drum part somewhere, which will show no rubbers. Just holes for the metal pins.
From the picture you have posted, I am pretty certain my frame is indeed a 1955. While it may be quite possible to get a lot of things faked here, I doubt if the expertise to make the frame with the build quality of “British banger†will be more expensive than the bikes possible value itselfRob Harknett wrote:1955 road model frame was one year only Roy. That's why oil tank and battery carrier fitted are one year only. They bolted on the one year only frame casting. Whatever number is on the frame it must be 55 or its been faked, as far as I know. See casting with the hole.
Thanks for the photo. It will be a definite reference point for me.
I will be doing what is required to have the front brake corrected on a priority basis.bjork wrote: I'd like to repeat what RobH says here, get the front wheel fitted with the brake on the left side! Also, the left fork leg should have studs to fix the brake anchor arm as well as the mudguard. On the right side fork ordinary bolts are used to fix the mudguard.
Having these studs to hold the brake anchor is almost as important as the side the anchor is fitted.
Nice looking bike anyway and must be a rarity in your neighbourhood? If your junkyard has anymore AMC spare parts rescue them quickly! I'm coming to India in March but not to your area, otherwise I would be visiting that junkyard before Roy and Dudley turn up with the van.
Please let me know once its readyRob Harknett wrote: I believe it was Rob S that spotted the brake torgue arm in the wrong position. Not me.
Too late, Roy and Dudley are already on their way to grab all the 55 wheel hubs in India. Some one will eventually find a pair in my shed, stripped, polished, packed with grease and rebuilt. Ready for a wheel build.
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