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Submitted by ian_bradley on Fri, 13/11/2015
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Hi ,have come upon a nice manx copy hub and rim in aluminium,as manx brake plate are hard to come by and very expensive what alternatives are there .the bike it will go on has Roadholder forks don't know if that makes a difference .

thanks Ian

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Submitted by charles_bovington on Sat, 14/11/2015

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Are you sure that this is a manx replica and not a Triumph /BSA conical hub? A guide would be price, Manx hubs , eve replicas, cost big momey. If it is a Triumph/ BSA conical it can easily be modified to use in a fetherbed Norton. You will need to change the front wheel bearings and machine up a spacer to fit between them. The original Triumph/BSA TLS brake is not highly rated, but I used it because it has a sexy air scoop and my Norton is much lighter than the BSA/Triumph triples. Theoriginal brake plate used a single bolt to fit brake plate to forks, I machined a slot in the brake plate and had a dural insert welded in to locate with the slot in my fork sliders.

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Submitted by ian_bradley on Sat, 14/11/2015

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Previously charles_bovington wrote:

Are you sure that this is a manx replica and not a Triumph /BSA conical hub? A guide would be price, Manx hubs , eve replicas, cost big momey. If it is a Triumph/ BSA conical it can easily be modified to use in a fetherbed Norton. You will need to change the front wheel bearings and machine up a spacer to fit between them. The original Triumph/BSA TLS brake is not highly rated, but I used it because it has a sexy air scoop and my Norton is much lighter than the BSA/Triumph triples. Theoriginal brake plate used a single bolt to fit brake plate to forks, I machined a slot in the brake plate and had a dural insert welded in to locate with the slot in my fork sliders.

Hi Charles

I'll add another photo and let others decide as I don't know,I've shown it to two different people and they said it was .

I bought it with a load of stuff I thought it was triumph at first.so I paid for the job lot ,it wasn't until a friend looked at it and I asked if it could be a copy manx.

need to find out what it is then decide what to do

thanks Ian

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Submitted by richard_cornish on Mon, 16/11/2015

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Hi Ian/Charles,

Yes pretty sure this is Triumph/BSA hub thats had it's radial fins removed and a Manx type finned muff fitted. All the genuine Manx hubs are magnesium after 1949 although there are modern aluminium replicas. The reason theBSA type is not very good isthat the cable squeezes two single leading shoes together rather than being a TWIN leading shoe with it's inherent servo action. The hub is a standard 8" diameter so making a brake plate fitshouldn't be too difficult with some machining. Regards, Richard.

 


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