FT: Frame (Twin) Vincent wheel balance weights for show quality restoration - FT182

[craig]

Where and who supplies original style Vincent lead wheel weights?
FT182 balance weight - 2oz
FT182/1 balance weight - 3oz
FT183/2 balance weight - 6oz
FT182/3 balance weight - 7oz
i am not looking to just get the job done, i need well produced, original style wheel weights.
Thanks
Craig

 

[Comet Rider]

Bob Culver is your man

 

[craig]

Bob Culver is your man

Thanks, I don't know Bob Culver yet, how does one contact Bob? Cheers Craig

 

[Comet Rider]

Hi Craig,
Unfortunately Bob doesn't do internet, but only phone.

I will PM his phone number to you.

Neil

 

[hadronuk]

An alternative is to make some from stainless. Stainless is about 70% the density of lead, so they only need to be a bit bigger.

 

[craig]

Altho other materials would do, you cant beat the look of utilitarian lead as a wheel balance weight FT182 on a vintage Vincent.
Plus lead is so easy to work with as a raw material.
Cheers
Craig

 

[Len Matthews]

An alternative is to make some from stainless. Stainless is about 70% the density of lead, so they only need to be a bit bigger.

That's what I did,I piled lots of old nuts on the studs to balance the wheel, weighed them on the wife's kitchen scales then turned off some S/S round bar to the same weight. Job done. Incidently, a brand new Avon 300x20 Speedmaster needed a lot of weight to correct the unbalance-anyone else come across this?

 

[vibrac]

better than SS?,depleted uranium comes to mind, a real swords into ploughshires activity, any old tanks anywhere?

 

[jim burgess]

better than SS?,depleted uranium comes to mind, a real swords into ploughshires activity, any old tanks anywhere?

Uranium decays to lead.
Jim Burgess

 

[bmetcalf]

Interesting stuff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium