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Don't worry wheel choice is not locked in and finalizing what we're doing is a long way off. We're just throwing a tyre on this one so we can get it rolling, and use it as a base line. The front axle in this front end is only 1/2" at the moment, so I want to look at upgrading that to 3/4" to match t...

TriNortchopz, we didn't end up threading any of those holes and rebuilt it back to the way it was from stock, although using new bronze bushes which required the holes in the links to be bored out, as the stock item is just steel meshing over steel. The front end is pretty much back together now, an...

The front end is looking pretty close now. I just saw this picture from Tom and you can see all the new bushings and the freshly machine stainless nuts to hold all the linkages together, all ready for assembly. Hopefully I'll get a chance to go down and see this in person later this week. https://im...

It looks like Tom is getting underway with the girder rebuild now, as I saw this picture appear on his Facebook page last week while I was away overseas on holiday. Looking forward to getting back down to the shop and see the progress. https://image.ibb.co/gZNuyV/45748920-2508112605872074-3938524360...

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The rear wheel dramas are now all behind us and the rear wheel is mounted in the frame. Everything is now correctly aligned and spaced, new brake shoes setup correctly, and the supplied rear axle also shortened to the correct length and now drilled to take a retaining split pin. Next up is making th...

Inspiring!

Great pics, thanks for sharing

Good news is that this repair worked, and the drum and sprocket are spinning as straight and true as the rim.

You can see it here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rRogD9AD2y0

Time to get this thing mounted once and for all

I've skimmed a couple of wheel flanges (with rim and tyre) on my milling machine. You are more likely to find an engineering shop with a big enough mill than a big enough lathe. Yep, just got the wheel back from Alliance Rim Repairs with the drum mounting face on the hub skimmed. Looks pretty good ...

Unfortunately I won't know the space between the girder legs until it's rebuilt. But at least I've got something to throw in there now for *#@** and giggles as a starting point. I'll take the rear wheel to an automotive wheel/rim repair business that also fixes Harley rims tomorrow and see if they c...

This week I've had a bit of a win and a bit of a kick in the face with wheels. I've been lucky enough to have a front wheel donated to the project for FREE, with a friend giving me a narrow glide Sportster front wheel to try out. Yes is needs new bearings, disk, spokes and outer rim, and the hub cou...

Yeah Tom's thinking to improve the design by locking the spindles so only the bush area moves and wears, which as Prof has said is how it was done on old British bikes and old Indians. At the moment the P&P is a very crude design, and by having the spindles able to move, you could eventually wear ou...

Well while the rear wheel issues are being sorted out, Tom is pushing ahead with rebuilding the girder front end with plans for improving the fork pivoting assembly. https://image.ibb.co/i7GqFU/SSC_image03.jpg https://image.ibb.co/mDDFh9/SSC_image01.jpg https://image.ibb.co/mrre9p/SSC_image02.jpg

Love watching your work. Taking an idea and making it happen.

Bravo!