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Early bolted up frame query

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I have an Inter special. A 1949 engine installed in a bolted up wideline frame. There is no frame number because it seems to have been obliterated by a replacement DVLA number. I have realised that the frame does not have lugs for a centre stand. Does anyone know why they may have been omitted?

Geoff

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Just guessing. A Manx frame has no centre stand. No need to carry extra weight on a race bike.

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Yes, I wondered if it might be a Manx frame, I wonder if there is any other way of telling?

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Hi Geoff

I thought Manx frames had a shallower? bend near the oil tank, and were made from 531 tubing. How you would check this (the 531) I wouldn't know. But bend could be compared to a normal frame.

Regards John O

 



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