Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Power broker!

Last month I left off having had a pretty successful return to racing but with plenty of room for improvement.

Suspension wasn’t where it needed to be and neither was ground clearance, both relatively easy to fix, and I had a few weeks to go at it before my next round at Cadwell Park.

The main issue with my ground clearance was foot-pegs decking out, which you expect of the standard items. I just didn’t have time before the Donington race to sort it. Off-the-shelf items are not easy to get hold of for these Triumphs and where they are available they are a hefty wedge, so the easiest option was to make some. I have a drawer full of all manner of race rear-sets I have acquired over the years so levers and pegs would not be a problem. I thought about just making some adaptor plates but I don’t like that they make the pegs stick out further, and

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