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<blockquote data-quote="Chris Launders" data-source="post: 175965" data-attributes="member: 2010"><p>Hi Eddie.</p><p>The one I fitted was made somewhere around 60 years ago and laid on various peoples shelves unused until last year, it is a shaved back RFM casting with the brake crossover shaft holes opened out, a thick wall tube through and Velocette arms clamped and brazed on, it is exactly the same length as the standard RFM.</p><p></p><p>I removed the original brake anchor and welded on two in the same place as Vincent ones, cut off the existing shocker mount threads and drilled and tapped the mounts. </p><p></p><p>I have used my standard Vincent wheel but changed to twin cables as there is no room for the crossover rod set up.</p><p></p><p>The reason I'm not happy with the result is entirely my fault, in an effort to get a low seat height I made the subframe sit the pivot point too low instead of just making lower top frame rails.</p><p></p><p>The only problem I encountered is the RH arm fouls the RH pillion footrest plate.</p><p></p><p>Here is a picture of the arm when I got it and the bike with it fitted. I[ATTACH=full]60804[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]60805[/ATTACH]t is currently removed and the RFM back on until I have time to re-engineer the subframe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris Launders, post: 175965, member: 2010"] Hi Eddie. The one I fitted was made somewhere around 60 years ago and laid on various peoples shelves unused until last year, it is a shaved back RFM casting with the brake crossover shaft holes opened out, a thick wall tube through and Velocette arms clamped and brazed on, it is exactly the same length as the standard RFM. I removed the original brake anchor and welded on two in the same place as Vincent ones, cut off the existing shocker mount threads and drilled and tapped the mounts. I have used my standard Vincent wheel but changed to twin cables as there is no room for the crossover rod set up. The reason I'm not happy with the result is entirely my fault, in an effort to get a low seat height I made the subframe sit the pivot point too low instead of just making lower top frame rails. The only problem I encountered is the RH arm fouls the RH pillion footrest plate. Here is a picture of the arm when I got it and the bike with it fitted. I[ATTACH type="full"]60804[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]60805[/ATTACH]t is currently removed and the RFM back on until I have time to re-engineer the subframe. [/QUOTE]
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