Hi everyone finally managed to get an original slimline mudguard blade
quick question does anyone know a supplier for the bridge stay / black stays?
Cheers,
Tom
Hi Tom, It appears that bo…
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None of the bridges(flat s…
None of the bridges(flat stays) are moulded to fit a proper SS guard.
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Previously tom_steele wrot…
Previously tom_steele wrote:
Hi everyone finally managed to get an original slimline mudguard blade
quick question does anyone know a supplier for the bridge stay / black stays?
Cheers,
Tom
Well you can make you own in No time at all even ladies can do it ! yours anna J
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Thanks everyone, ahh yep o…
Thanks everyone, ahh yep ordered one of RGM took a punt on the mudguard and sent them some pictures and they advised on the right stay for it, been trying to get one for ages so fingers crossed its right for an SS attatched a few pictures,
Were the atlas ones and SS different?
Agreed Anna unfortuntley doing 75 hours a week at the moment at work so dont get much lesuire time any more, itching to get the SS on the road so I can use it daily as it was built for and some fast blasts over the cat and fiddle and tothe island.
How should the propper SS ones look Robert
heres some pictures of the one I've got should arrive next week hopefully
Cheers,
Tom
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Hi Tom The front guard is…
Hi Tom
The front guard is the same for a 1967 650SS and Atlas and you have the right one. The stays are the same but as I said above UK market are usually black and US market chromed.I have also painted the bridge of my UK market 650SS black but not sure whether the US market would be chromed.
Graham
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Hello _for what its worth,…
Hello _for what its worth, I bought a new 67 650ss, which was fitted as standard with chrome guards.
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Previously tom_steele wrot…
Previously tom_steele wrote:
Thanks everyone, ahh yep ordered one of RGM took a punt on the mudguard and sent them some pictures and they advised on the right stay for it, been trying to get one for ages so fingers crossed its right for an SS attatched a few pictures,
Were the atlas ones and SS different?
Agreed Anna unfortuntley doing 75 hours a week at the moment at work so dont get much lesuire time any more, itching to get the SS on the road so I can use it daily as it was built for and some fast blasts over the cat and fiddle and tothe island.
How should the propper SS ones look Robert
heres some pictures of the one I've got should arrive next week hopefully
Cheers,
Tom
Hello well mate Just you watch out for Mr plod has he have you up before the Judge if he catches you speeding so bee careful out there , Yours Anna J
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The correct brace is a hea…
The correct brace is a heavily pressed item that follows the contours of the guard and fork legs . I have looked for one for years .Found one a few weeks ago ,a very secondhand one from a late Navigator or Electra.
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â?from a lateNavigator or Electra.
Do the Navigator/Electra Mudguards fit the slimline?
Fritz
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Hi Terry, Agreed the guard…
Hi Terry,
Agreed the guard blade would be chrome but I was referring to the stays. Apologies my post was unclear.
Fritz,
I understood the Navigator / Electra guard was a smaller pressing but the same style. Different sized wheels? Someone else may be able to confirm this. I suspect Navigator / Electra guards are equally as scarce.
The best source for Atlas / 650ss guardsremains theUSA. Search 'norton fender' as both front and rear guards come up most months (usually from Atlases but they are the same). They are not cheap especially when you factor in carriage, duty and chroming but they are available.However you need to be aware that the Americans were fond of 'bobbing' the original guards i.e. they shortened them, so these are no good for a standard restoration.
Graham
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Hi everyone just actualy g…
Hi everyone just actualy got a heavily contoured stay from rgm I'll take some pictures when It arrives emailed them for the part number hopefully this is of some use
Just waiting for the letter to arrive so I can pay the duty before the guard turns up.. ouch haha dreading it but at least I've finally tracked one down now just got to sort the rear,
Cheers,
Tom
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Navigator and Electra use…
Navigator and Electra use the same wheels and tyres as Dominators and the front mudguards are interchangeable. Some AMC big twins used the same mudguards too,but were drilled in diferent places.Let us Know Tom ,how you get on with the RGM part.
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Fred Williams in the UK do…
Fred Williams in the UK does all types of stays and bridges, although they are usually undrilled. He does jumbles and shows at Kempton Park, Stafford etc. but not the West Country as it's too far from Bedford where he lives.
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Hi Tom,
It appears that both Norvil and RGM stock the front bridge and stays but you will need to check that the bridge is thethe wider one which you need.
The stays are fairly generic with 11.5 inches between centres (just measured mine). As you seem to know the UK market bikes would usually be painted black and those for the export market chromed although there is evidence that they used what was available or requested
If you really get stuck for stays I have some in my 'just in case I bin it' stock but I'd prefer to keep these.
Good luck,
Graham