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Jubilee front brakes

Submitted by david_moore1 on Thu, 21/03/2013
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Hi,

Just started to sort out the front end on my Jubilee jigsaw ( I have a mixture of late and early parts), and after looking through some old magazine articals I noticed the front brake mounted on the left side and on others its mounted on the right hand side.

What are your thoughts on this:- Is this year specific

Does it make any difference

I also noticed there are two routes for the speedo cable one goes straight up and along the top frame tubes the other runs parallel

along the bottom frame and up the front down tube!

Submitted by colin_sharpe on Thu, 21/03/2013

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It has been almost 50 years since I owned my Jubilee, but as far as I can remember the front brake was on the right. I think the speedo cable should run along the bottom frame tube and up the front tube. The other arrangement was something done by some owners. My bike was a 1960 model from what I remember.

Submitted by david_moore1 on Fri, 22/03/2013

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Hi Colin,

Thats what I thought but in the Roy Bacon book(Norton twins) it shows a picture of a standard Jubilee with the brake on the left and the speedo going up to the top tube.This looks like a factory artist impression of a later model that why I thought it may be year specific.thanks for your reply.

Dave.

Submitted by tony_ripley on Fri, 22/03/2013

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Hi David,

I have only ever seen the Jubilee with the brake on the right as shown in the 'Models / Lightweight / Jubilee' pictures.

Also I cannot see how the speedo cable can go along the top frame tube and then go into the bottom of the speedo. You would need a right angle drive.

Tony

Submitted by david_moore1 on Sat, 23/03/2013

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Hi Tony,

Just purchased Motor cycle 5 aug 1965 for the riders report on the Jubilee and it shows the front brake on the left ! there is also a picture of a deluxe at the Earls Court in 1958 what looks like the brake on the right !! It must have swaped over at some time in the production,do you think this could have been when production moved from Bracebridge to Woolwich .It also shows the speedo going up to the top frame.

Dave.

 


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