Doherty levers.

[firko]

I'm fitting a set of steel Doherty levers to my under construction Hindall in a bid to keep the bike period correct. What I'm looking for is a 'slide in' style adjuster to suit the Doherty lever or a complete clutch lever and adjuster with good chrome. Surely someone has some old levers laying around after replacing them with spiffy Magura dog legs or something similar?

[LWC82PE]

Most english parts suppliers will have those. They are just plain normal Triumph/BSA adjusters. Eade Classic All Parts or British spares NZ wo plus others will have them. Pretty sure i last got them from NZ. Also Dragan Fly in UK probably have them too.

[shorelinemc]

dont think they will pass scrutineering will they?

[Curly3]

Firko, you could try Trojan Spares in Belmore, they have a heap of Brittish stuff.
Leith's scrutineering question interests me, why wouldn't they. I have no doubt there is an old thread explaining.

[SAABCOMBI]

l may have a pair in my shed

[LWC82PE]

Why wont they pass scruitineering? They got balls on the end? Anyway Firko might not even be racing it anyway!

[shorelinemc]

pressed steel levers not nice on the fingers ,i was informed that they where banned a long time ago

[LWC82PE]

Im sure heaps of guys still use these in pre 75, 70, 65 etc. They dont look too dangerous to me.

[evo550]

Have you tried Don Newell, that guy has more old shit than a sewage treatment plant.

[Curly3]

Thats what I wanted to know, I'm working on a pe65 project for next year.

[matcho mick]

they're banned in NZ historic r/racing,fronted up there in 03 with them on my matchless,had to tape them up,apparently they have to be (appear) solid in constuction,not folded steel , i don't think it applies here!,

[firko]

Why wont they pass scruitineering? They got balls on the end? Anyway Firko might not even be racing it anyway!

Can somebody quote me the actual stanza from the MoMs that tells me I can't use them? I'm not being smart, I've just never heard that before. I've passed them in scrutineering in the past. As far as me not racing my bikes, that's got SFA to do with this. I build all of my bikes to be 100% legal and ready to race If I so choose. I do actually intend to race the occasional dirt track next year as well as offering the bike to some fast friends for the big events Leith.

[mainline]

the only lever rules I could find related to them having balls on the end and the distance from the handlebar, couldn't see anything about folded metal vs solid.

[firko]

the only lever rules I could find related to them having balls on the end and the distance from the handlebar, couldn't see anything about folded metal vs solid.

Same here....I'd be more than a little vocal if someone knocked my bike back for having them without a MoMs rule to support his action. Having said that, If they are in fact proven to be illegal, I'll use something else.

[Captain Bilko]

They look like they come off a pushy.
Interesting that they use the same cable adjustment used by a well known Spanish company deemed "beyond it" by the powers that be around here.......