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  • LinkBelt
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2010
    • 1891

    #76
    Yeah I think the hub will be off set. I am going through the same thing on my triumph. Thing is line up your chain gears, measure your clearance between chain and tire. Then keeping in mind that you need some clearance there have your wheel centered with spoke adjustment. There is a tollerance on the out of center. I think it can be as much as a half inch but I am not for sure. Maybe Tony, Tyler, or Lucas or one of the other Brit experts can chime in on this one.

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    • Torch
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2009
      • 2705

      #77
      typically on a 500/16 wheel and tire set up you can offset lace the rim 3/8" over to clear the chain from the tire, it also helps to run the thin sided Renold brand 530 chain. (a great chain)

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      • Watasha
        Junior Member
        • Mar 2012
        • 17

        #78



        I don't know if these photos are any good for seeing what I'm talking about. The fender is sort of twisted and the sissybar is just sitting on there so try and ignore that.
        I didn't lace the wheel or anything, I just took it off and put it back on.

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        • cHiCoD
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2009
          • 873

          #79
          well,when you weld a fender strap in and bolt the fender to it,you can align it in there just right. pretty common.
          mine was the same way.
          or take the fender and twist it with your hands lightly the opposite way of the "twist",until it looks good.

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          • Watasha
            Junior Member
            • Mar 2012
            • 17

            #80
            Originally posted by cHiCoD
            well,when you weld a fender strap in and bolt the fender to it,you can align it in there just right. pretty common.
            mine was the same way.
            or take the fender and twist it with your hands lightly the opposite way of the "twist",until it looks good.
            Oh I know, I wasn't meaning the fender, sorry. I have to massage the sissy bar back to original shape then put the brace back in, then Im sure the fender with sit straight. Im wondering if the wheel is messed up

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            • cHiCoD
              Senior Member
              • Aug 2009
              • 873

              #81
              wheel could need fine tuning(truing). wheels usually sit a little off center for whichever side for the chain to clear and be straight to the primary side as well.
              some are more offset than others on different makes and models.

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              • HumblePie68
                Senior Member
                • Dec 2010
                • 789

                #82
                Have a similar tank of an old Triumph, sadly it did not fair as well as yours
                Attached Files

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                • Watasha
                  Junior Member
                  • Mar 2012
                  • 17

                  #83
                  Whoa that cobra is pretty righteous. Is yours signed?

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                  • Watasha
                    Junior Member
                    • Mar 2012
                    • 17

                    #84
                    Been working on the frame, got some gouges from a grinder or something, welded them up, now I'm doing some very subtle molding and bodywork, should be in primer by the weekend I am hoping

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                    • vr6freak
                      Senior Member
                      • Dec 2010
                      • 128

                      #85
                      Nice score! It would be super cool to track down the original painter and send him a pic of the tank almost 40 yrs later..haha

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                      • MadRiverMoCo
                        • Mar 2024

                        #86
                        ...waits...

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                        • SelfDestruct81
                          Senior Member
                          • Jun 2012
                          • 137

                          #87
                          nice

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                          • Bobber68
                            Senior Member
                            • Aug 2012
                            • 248

                            #88
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                            What happened to this build..I know its old , did you finish it ?

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                            • steeltoe138
                              Member
                              • Jul 2012
                              • 49

                              #89
                              love that oil tank

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