1961 CB72 Project

cknight · Post by **cknight** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 1:33 pm

Hi G, does that rear brake plate require a different stay than the later types, or does the brake cable go over the rear fender? Regards, Chase

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 4:19 pm

Chase

The brake stay is longer and made from aluminum. From memory it's around 385mm. It was still on the bike even though it had the wrong rear brake plate and hub when I got it. The parts I have came courtesy of Alan Curtis and Gordon Brown.

G

cknight wrote:Hi G, does that rear brake plate require a different stay than the later types, or does the brake cable go over the rear fender? Regards, Chase

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 4:23 pm

Thanks LM - I'm still a couple of years from retirement and I have a big project in the US coming up. I will need to be there every month for at least a week.

I managed to spend a great day with my son at the Duxford American Airshow on Saturday.

G

LOUD MOUSE wrote:Hello G.
I'm retired and have a problem with things around here that Go Break In The Dark.
Thank goodness I have a son-in-law to help with some of the work. ......................lm

G-Man wrote:Seadog

Thanks. It's going to be difficult finding the time this year and everything on this bike needed attention so it's a long haul at times.

G

Seadog wrote:"A bit more progress" is an understatement. Nice job.

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 6:18 pm

Interesting rear fender.
Scrambler?. ....................lm

G-Man wrote:Chase

The brake stay is longer and made from aluminum. From memory it's around 385mm. It was still on the bike even though it had the wrong rear brake plate and hub when I got it. The parts I have came courtesy of Alan Curtis and Gordon Brown.

G

cknight wrote:Hi G, does that rear brake plate require a different stay than the later types, or does the brake cable go over the rear fender? Regards, Chase

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 12:41 am

LM

Unfortunately it's just an aftermarket stainless-steel bolt-on. Even so, a stainless fender would have been quite an expensive fitment back in the '60s.

I think the bike had been crashed early on and then 'cafe-racered' by an amateur mechanic. Some of the ideas were good but the execution was a little lacking. The bike picked up a 350 kit, later hubs, racy mufflers and a later cylinder head.

Here is the other side slightly earlier in the dismantling process.....

G

LOUD MOUSE wrote:Interesting rear fender.
Scrambler?. ....................lm

G-Man wrote:Chase

The brake stay is longer and made from aluminum. From memory it's around 385mm. It was still on the bike even though it had the wrong rear brake plate and hub when I got it. The parts I have came courtesy of Alan Curtis and Gordon Brown.

G

cknight wrote:Hi G, does that rear brake plate require a different stay than the later types, or does the brake cable go over the rear fender? Regards, Chase

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 5:48 am

Great pics of the WWII planes. .............................lm

G-Man wrote:LM

Unfortunately it's just an aftermarket stainless-steel bolt-on. Even so, a stainless fender would have been quite an expensive fitment back in the '60s.

I think the bike had been crashed early on and then 'cafe-racered' by an amateur mechanic. Some of the ideas were good but the execution was a little lacking. The bike picked up a 350 kit, later hubs, racy mufflers and a later cylinder head.

malcolmgb · Post by **malcolmgb** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 2:25 pm

Also an interesting pillion footrest, when I used a similar rear-set position my then girlfriend put her toes on the swingarm, the naivety of youth.