I have a TT bike that has composite drums (cast iron finned drums bolted to an alloy back plate). They were painted black all over by hand in the dim and distant past. I know that some TT Reps and some twins were fitted with these drums. Does anyone know for sure what the finish was? The finned cast iron drum was no doubt stove enameled black but what was the finish on the alloy back plate, black or left as cast? Thanks, Brian Werrett.
Composite Series ‘A’ Racing Brake Drums
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Alu untreated
Alu untreated
EAR 236 (old Harry) was originally a standard Rapide, when Harry Cox bought it in1969 it had been used for racing with things changed to racing equipment ,, Webs light weight forks, racing mag with manual advance platform type, rear down-tube rap round S/`S oil tank, composition brake drums (aluminium back plate unpainted) with magnesium brake plates, 21" front and 20" rear with same brake and plates, very rusty two pipe exhaust system open piped. Fuel tank was a rusty BSA thing with gauges in the top. Many years ago looked for the advert in MPH that we got it from and have never found it !!!!! still looking on vacations as wanted to trace some history as a member of the family might still live there as the owner will be long gone. but the extent of the conversion was well done and it certainly went and was a lot faster than my 49 B Rapide, when I first rode it but Harry put a chair on it so he could ride it too. MY fun stopped. But John Waltham escorted Phil Irving around in it in the early 80;s and even a picture of Phil on it on front cover of MPH.
Thanks to bother Harvey it's also been around the world
Thanks to bother Harvey it's also been around the world
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Thanks for your misplaced confidence Brian!!
Yes, but those were made in the USA (I think) reproduction ones, and came to me as a collection of unused parts! I could have painted them green and blue but apparently was sober at the time. I don't recall even thinking of painting the alloy parts....
Yes, but those were made in the USA (I think) reproduction ones, and came to me as a collection of unused parts! I could have painted them green and blue but apparently was sober at the time. I don't recall even thinking of painting the alloy parts....
I have an aversion to paint and my dockyard days I was always trying to get more things made in S/S than Eddy (stainless) Stevens had on his bike, brass twin Miller headlights and silencers on all my bikes.
