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So a few of you may have spotted I’m having a bit of a clearout. My father raced all sorts of bikes through the 60’s-90’s including several Norton’s. I’ve dug out some forks which we initially thought are Seeley (the yokes are, I’m pretty sure. My father raced at least 2 Seeley’s). The bottom with the caliper mount looks similar to the Seeley type used in the period which seem to be all Alloy. I think this one is magnesium. It is light, has the dark gray colour to it (outside is painted) and you can see there is a steel sleeve inside (like a Manx hub). The other seems to be a standard alloy one. Both have a larger hole in the bottom where you screw into the damper than ones I’ve seen. The Damper rods are alloy and the bottoms modified (holes plugged, others higher). There is also an alloy slide on the stanchions too. A Lockhead caliper was in the same box along with the other set of bottoms. I don’t know if it all goes together, what goes with what but it’s of interest.
The other set of bottoms look to be unfinished casts (alloy). Again similar to Seeley looking pieces. The piece that jumps out on these is that both have the early type lump sticking out. I imagine this is for mounting a couple sided brake?
Anybody have any thoughts on them, know what they are?
They have stumped me.
Here are some photos, if someone who can, can post them here they are welcome to (I’ve tried).
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1nucu2z1nMeeHc6j8
The other set of bottoms look to be unfinished casts (alloy). Again similar to Seeley looking pieces. The piece that jumps out on these is that both have the early type lump sticking out. I imagine this is for mounting a couple sided brake?
Anybody have any thoughts on them, know what they are?
They have stumped me.
Here are some photos, if someone who can, can post them here they are welcome to (I’ve tried).
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1nucu2z1nMeeHc6j8
