Hi,
I'm in the process of restoring a 1947 UL. The bike has whats looks to be an original bull neck frame which is in good overall condition. There are, however, no forge markings that i can find on it.
The engine has a good early 47 number so i guess it might have been a late 46 construction.
It came with a set of genuine OEM 'in line' forks - they had been chromed at some stage but looked like they had been on the bike for a long time.
I appreciate that it should have had 'off set' forks for that year. How and when they were changed is lost in the mists of time
At some stage i may be able to swop them out with original 'off set' forks but for the meantime i plan on running with what i have.
Question is will the bike run / handle ok with that set up.
Does anybody out there have experience of running a bull neck frame with in line forks?
The bike came with an 18 inch wheel up front and a 16inch on the rear + a spare 16 inch wheel.
I'd like to run with two 16 inch wheels in the first instance and maybe get a second 18 inch in the future so i could run with either.
Thanks
Martin
I'm in the process of restoring a 1947 UL. The bike has whats looks to be an original bull neck frame which is in good overall condition. There are, however, no forge markings that i can find on it.
The engine has a good early 47 number so i guess it might have been a late 46 construction.
It came with a set of genuine OEM 'in line' forks - they had been chromed at some stage but looked like they had been on the bike for a long time.
I appreciate that it should have had 'off set' forks for that year. How and when they were changed is lost in the mists of time
At some stage i may be able to swop them out with original 'off set' forks but for the meantime i plan on running with what i have.
Question is will the bike run / handle ok with that set up.
Does anybody out there have experience of running a bull neck frame with in line forks?
The bike came with an 18 inch wheel up front and a 16inch on the rear + a spare 16 inch wheel.
I'd like to run with two 16 inch wheels in the first instance and maybe get a second 18 inch in the future so i could run with either.
Thanks
Martin
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