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Offline Marc.com

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Manxalike rear hub
« on: July 17, 2011, 05:53:12 pm »
Just did a little work on the lathe this morning, you can really improve the British stuff just by making sure everything is bloody turned concentrically .... not sure what tolerance the Brits worked to from new.  ::)



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Re: Manxalike rear hub
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2011, 09:57:29 pm »
Why dont you put that swingarm of the gods in the lathe and bling it up? ;D
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Re: Manxalike rear hub
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2011, 10:10:42 pm »
Why dont you put that swingarm of the gods in the lathe and bling it up? ;D

seems a shame it will all end up HPC black ala Manx,,,,, still better to start with machine finish than rough casting
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Re: Manxalike rear hub
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2011, 10:13:19 pm »
I want to do something like this only better...with matching rims at least

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Re: Manxalike rear hub
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2011, 10:15:26 pm »
I can just see me racing that at Wanganui one boxing day.....with Beeza Bill in hot pursuit.
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Re: Manxalike rear hub
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2011, 10:20:23 pm »
I can just see me racing that at Wanganui one boxing day.....with Beeza Bill in hot pursuit.

I have all alloy pre unit engine so you should have the jump on Beeza Bill, target is weight reduction for both myself and the Triton. On the Harley a few mild steel brackets are not an issue, but this one we will be more fussy.

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Re: Manxalike rear hub
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2011, 10:27:49 pm »
heres the real deal, they have kept the hubs unpolished which is OK if you can polish well

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Re: Manxalike rear hub
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2011, 06:06:34 pm »
Marc, do you do alll this stuff when everyone else has gone home? or are there twenty Japanese herded into the corner to make sure you don't get them in the photos?

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Re: Manxalike rear hub
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2011, 06:31:59 pm »
Looks like a nice job Mark
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Re: Manxalike rear hub
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2011, 07:32:55 pm »
He plucks them off the net Paul.
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Re: Manxalike rear hub
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2011, 06:11:42 pm »
Marc, do you do alll this stuff when everyone else has gone home? or are there twenty Japanese herded into the corner to make sure you don't get them in the photos?

Its good to be King.... I just do it on the weekend. Yes Manx in the photo is example of genuine hub... but  mine will look close.... or as close as my piggy bank will take.
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