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    Measuring up

    Jul 03, 2019 4 minutes
    Words: TIM BRITTON
    Photographs:
    TIM BRITTON AND FIONA WATSON

    There are readers out there, I’m sure, who do know how many different combinations of BSA fork, wheel and brake plate parts there are. However, I’m not one of them and thankfully for this feature I don’t need to know the finer details. Having solved the lack of front wheel spindle last issue – I bought one from Burton Bike Bits – and fitted the front wheel I’ve been using in my 650cc Triumph when it’s in scrambles mode, into the project, to see if I could get any idea on the sort of off-set the new wheel is likely to need, several things became obvious.

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