The primary chain has now been fitted. A period grease nipple has replaced the modern one on the rear damper. The brass plug has also been dulled down. These Maughans-rebuilt dampers do look a bit out of place but we feel it would be foolhardy to use period ones as they will never work as …
This post is fairly self explanatory so I won’t blab on. The dull chromium plate looks good and the spring box inners have been left as-is. The dampers are reconditioned units from Maughan & sons Ltd – the bodies look a little “fresh” for my liking but they will work as intended should the bike …
I had already bought a pair of hydraulic dampers from Maughan & Sons – these were ready-to-fit. The damper shrouds I had were another story though… Not only were they terribly pitted and dented but some of the fixing screw holes had been wrecked. The one thing in their favour is that they were original …
Grey Flash 2751 