Norman, you forced me to brave the cold, I am running nylock nuts outboard, but I am only able to do this as I am running Rapide brake drums, which I guess is the whole point of the discussion, I presume you cannot do this with ribbed drums, as I always favour the Front brake, I guess we all do, I do not feel compelled to go ribbed on the rear, Ernie had the same catastrophic brake drum/sprocket failure at last years annual rally, I don't know what conclusion Ernie drew, I have had my set up for many years and miles of use, so far so good, fingers crossed.Just been out to't shed and you will not be able to do it.
The Mighty Garage 1951 Vincent Rapide - Part 073: Separated Rear Sprocket
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Hi Peter, I had assumed that we talking about Shadow drums. That is what I checked. I cannot see anyway in which a bolt could be inserted from behind with a standard Shadow drum. It was one of my local chums who had this happen on his Comet while out for a ride one weekend with his wife. Being a 'get up and go' sort of a chap and having his own engineering works he started to make the new Shadow drums and the hubs as well. The hubs and drums are machined from billet and there is a nice little mod to the hub design which provides two recesses inside the hub in order to drive out the bearings should they need replacing at some time. I certainly know of about four similar failures of the rear hub over the last few years. My guess is that old age is a contributing factor as well as over long bolts.
I thought I had been told the fit between the sprocket and drum is wrong in some cases ?.
We have to make sure when fitting parts, That they feel right.
We have to make sure when fitting parts, That they feel right.
this used to happen from time to time on bikes pulling chairs . at the odd annual rally People used to spend the odd hour or two swapping the bits round so they could get home. Ordinary nuts and Loctite suffice to hold it all together
Haha gregg,
You don't hear anything from them.
So its a self solution
Greg & Vincent my handsomes, being a DIY'er all my life having to depend on my own abilities to get home on my bike or a ship to the next port. I could not afford to pay someone to spend time on my bike, selling it and buying something modern I couldn't afford that either as one has to pay out for
A) road fund licence
B) higher insurance
C) servicing as you require specialised computers
D) depreciation, capital outlay, servicing ect, after ten years a bike worth little and an empty pocket
E) keeping my carbon footprint as small as possible
F) economy as not many bikes do 200 plus miles to 15 Ltrs or a standard tank 3.25 gallons
G) LASTLY I not riding my favourite bike, 2004 we will have 60 years together, I always thought I was a youngster on a Vincent.
Bananaman
A) road fund licence
B) higher insurance
C) servicing as you require specialised computers
D) depreciation, capital outlay, servicing ect, after ten years a bike worth little and an empty pocket
E) keeping my carbon footprint as small as possible
F) economy as not many bikes do 200 plus miles to 15 Ltrs or a standard tank 3.25 gallons
G) LASTLY I not riding my favourite bike, 2004 we will have 60 years together, I always thought I was a youngster on a Vincent.
Bananaman
Shame on me, I can't remember if I got my Twin in 1965 or 67, Such a long time ago !,
Been Bodging it for ever .
I said to the Wife I need a New one, She said " Get Stuffed ".
Been Bodging it for ever
.I said to the Wife I need a New one, She said " Get Stuffed ".
