Rear set options for atlas?
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Hey John,
Do yourself a favor and get the Clubam rear sets. They work perfect, mount right up (after drilling a hole on each side in the frame gusset.
Every once in a while you'll see some original sets on ebay, but they're usually missing something.
The Clubman ones are proper, in my opinion. Been running a set on my Atlas for as long as it's been built.
Do yourself a favor and get the Clubam rear sets. They work perfect, mount right up (after drilling a hole on each side in the frame gusset.
Every once in a while you'll see some original sets on ebay, but they're usually missing something.
The Clubman ones are proper, in my opinion. Been running a set on my Atlas for as long as it's been built.
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You get what you pay for so don't buy a cheap set of rearsets, the quility of rearsets on the market aren't very good unless you spend a lot of money, I brought a set of Dunstall rearsets for my Commando back in the 80s, they lasted 6 months and had so much wear, they were flogged out and if I remember I payed a fair bit for them at the time.
On my Manxman caferacer project bike I am going to make my own rearsets, for the price of rearsets I think I can make a set better and stronger than the ones on the market.
Ashley
On my Manxman caferacer project bike I am going to make my own rearsets, for the price of rearsets I think I can make a set better and stronger than the ones on the market.
Ashley
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I going to patten my own ideas to my rearsets, I have access to a lathe and milling machine, 15 years working as a T/A to a fitter and turner I have learned a lot with any metal, I like the rearsets on my Thruxton so making something like them would be great but will see what I can come up with at the time.
Ashley
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Hi guys. I got my rear sets from Clubman. They look like they are very well made. I just wanted to ask here before I drill to install them that this is correct. Clubman says to drill a 3/8" hole approximately 1-1/4" below and 3/8" forward of the swing arm pivot.
Is this the right place to start drilling. I only want to do this once.
Is this the right place to start drilling. I only want to do this once.
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Johnnymac said:
Johnny
That hole is so close to the original brake pivot hole, is it not possible to use it?
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Those measurements, 1 - 1/4 and 3/8ths are very close to what mine are. 1 - 1/4 yes but a tad short of 3/8ths. The original hole below I had welded up during the dry build but the hole I have above I decided to leave as it is very close to the frame number and I didn't want to disturb it for obvious reasons.
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I'd say it's just about 5/16ths not 3/8ths. Sorry, just had to do a check as my vernier was reading metric. 7.88mm
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I tell you what, if I had drilled moving the hole 3/8" forward I would have been unhappy. I only moved forward about 1/4" because any further the bushing/peg base would have stuck out past (Or slightly forward of) the gusset plate. As it sits now, it looks correct. It would have looked sloppy at 3/8"
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