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Tech. Advice: Series 'A' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Restoring the last of the series "A" Comets.
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<blockquote data-quote="Simon Dinsdale" data-source="post: 80985" data-attributes="member: 58"><p>Greg. As you may know I restored my late father's A a few years ago and tried to get it as near as possible to correct. Steven photographed the bike at the French rally last year. I know there are things not correct and learnt a lot during the restoration. Some details will never be known and as mine is a very early 37 it may be different to the 39 Comet you are restoring. Ask away or send me an email, I may have an answer. There are quite a few A owners on this forum.</p><p>The very last A's had what looks like post war wheel hubs, but they were cast iron. Unlike the post war bikes, series A's had the same width hub for front and back. I have never handled a late iron hub for an A so I don't know how they assemble. As a note the wheel rims are just chrome plated and and NOT lined like the post war bikes. Early A's from 35 & 36 had black nuts & bolts, but I believe later bikes used cadmium plated. Maybe somebody else knows exactly. You could ask Andrew Walker the series A section organiser. He has had problems with emails but I believe this has now been sorted.</p><p></p><p>Simon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simon Dinsdale, post: 80985, member: 58"] Greg. As you may know I restored my late father's A a few years ago and tried to get it as near as possible to correct. Steven photographed the bike at the French rally last year. I know there are things not correct and learnt a lot during the restoration. Some details will never be known and as mine is a very early 37 it may be different to the 39 Comet you are restoring. Ask away or send me an email, I may have an answer. There are quite a few A owners on this forum. The very last A's had what looks like post war wheel hubs, but they were cast iron. Unlike the post war bikes, series A's had the same width hub for front and back. I have never handled a late iron hub for an A so I don't know how they assemble. As a note the wheel rims are just chrome plated and and NOT lined like the post war bikes. Early A's from 35 & 36 had black nuts & bolts, but I believe later bikes used cadmium plated. Maybe somebody else knows exactly. You could ask Andrew Walker the series A section organiser. He has had problems with emails but I believe this has now been sorted. Simon [/QUOTE]
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