OK back to series "A"s...........Ok I spent some time this afternoon talking to the blokes from "Vintage Steel" in Western Australia about the reproduction mudguards after I sent them the rear one off this bike which is in excellent condition except the section aft of the lifting handle has been cut off........
......... The good news is that they can replicate the guards exactly (they even have some in stock with the right "C" section already) but they asked if the front of the front guard has a rolled edge, and does the rear (tail) of the rear guard have a rolled edge.......??? they asked me this because the front edge of the original rear guard has a "Folded edge" of about 3 mm (1/8th of an inch) so could someone who has original guards please have a good look and let me know. Remember there is a difference between a "Rolled edge" and a simple"Folded edge" The next important question is numbers..........If I get a batch of 6 or so sets made the cost comes down (not sure by how much yet) and I am guessing that the cost for a matched set is not going to be horrendous because the guards are actually pretty simple. It is really only the cut out and folded section on the rear guard to clear the chain guard that needs more work other than the plain shape of the guard itself. So if any of you, or anyone you can think of that may need a set of guards for an "A" twin or single, please let me know quite soon, as it would be better to make up a batch of say 10 than just one set for myself just to complete this bike. Remember that these guards are not easy to come by and finding someone who can get the right section is very very small unless they tool up to do it, and this is very expensive. The problem I have is that I would struggle to fund the purchasing of so many sets of guards and have them sitting on the shelf for years to come, so for those of you who might be interested please let me know and I can organize the rest. The manufacturer is going to give me a price in the next day or so, but they need to know the other details about the front /rear edges of both front and rear guards. Many thanks and cheers for now..................Greg.
......... The good news is that they can replicate the guards exactly (they even have some in stock with the right "C" section already) but they asked if the front of the front guard has a rolled edge, and does the rear (tail) of the rear guard have a rolled edge.......??? they asked me this because the front edge of the original rear guard has a "Folded edge" of about 3 mm (1/8th of an inch) so could someone who has original guards please have a good look and let me know. Remember there is a difference between a "Rolled edge" and a simple"Folded edge" The next important question is numbers..........If I get a batch of 6 or so sets made the cost comes down (not sure by how much yet) and I am guessing that the cost for a matched set is not going to be horrendous because the guards are actually pretty simple. It is really only the cut out and folded section on the rear guard to clear the chain guard that needs more work other than the plain shape of the guard itself. So if any of you, or anyone you can think of that may need a set of guards for an "A" twin or single, please let me know quite soon, as it would be better to make up a batch of say 10 than just one set for myself just to complete this bike. Remember that these guards are not easy to come by and finding someone who can get the right section is very very small unless they tool up to do it, and this is very expensive. The problem I have is that I would struggle to fund the purchasing of so many sets of guards and have them sitting on the shelf for years to come, so for those of you who might be interested please let me know and I can organize the rest. The manufacturer is going to give me a price in the next day or so, but they need to know the other details about the front /rear edges of both front and rear guards. Many thanks and cheers for now..................Greg.
