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I am going to placea order early next week to central wheel for rims for another project. So I am going to order rims for the cub as well to save on shipping. What width do I need to order for the front and rear wm? Are the non flanged morads acceptable to use? I spoke with Alan the other day and I think that he will be doing my fork conversion for me as well as a set of yokes. Thanks Matt

No, I am not going to attempt the conversion myself. I got quotes from dave varley at D&C so far. He wants to charge me VAT but I dont think that I need to pay it being from outside the country, maybe i am wrong. Now i need to compare to allan Whitton and see who I will go with. On another note I am picking up a A10 and a '67 Bonneville tommorow. Anybody have pics of a a10 in trials trim, does anyone do that tio them, i am thinking cafe racer for it though. Matt

I need to find some time to call Alan Whitton. I am thinking he is going to seperate me from alot of money

Who makes the aluminum cub hubs Sammy Miller is selling now? I know you guys said he sources parts from abunch of people and if you buy direct from them than you can save some $$. Im going to get a few pics up here of my cub as soon as I get my race bike a little further along, season starts in 7 weeks and I need to test it a bit. Thanks Matt

The parts I ordered came from Sammy Miller today. I cant complain, he/they charged me less than I thought I was going to spend, there is a note saying that he set me up at dealer pricing for America. I also got a few more parts than I thought I remebered ordering. The last major parts for me to aquire for the chassis is a front end and wheels. The rest is a engine rebuild and assorted control parts. I got a email from Dave Varley and have decided to contact Allan Whitton as well to compare work and prices on the front end. Next question is what wheels/rims are recommended? Anybody have any suggestions? Are alloy allowed for the pre 65 type bikes? Although we dont really have a pre-65 division around my area I would like to continue on with that theme. So who to buy from, sizes, maufacture, and materials. At least if I get the info here I will know what to get even if I source it in America, although the thought of getting exactly what I want from the UK for more money in shipping does not bother me at all. One more ? which bars to buy? I imagine Renthal, but I am not sure of which rise to order. I am 6"4" tall. Can someone give a recommendation? Thanks for everyones help thus far. Ill post some pics when I get to assembling the bike.

I contacted dave varley and was quoted 175 pounds for the fork conversion and 175 pounds for the marzocchi internals. This seems reasonable and I assume he does quality work. Am I assuming correctly. Also does anyone know how the VAT works for export to other countries. I need to figure it out because it adds a considerable expense to the conversion. Also how long does it take Miller to get parts out or email conformation. I am assuming I am not going to get an email but its been 2.5 weeks since I ordered my parts. Thanks for the help everyone Also anyone have a email address or contact # for Allan Whitton?

Still have not decide what to do about the front end yet. I put in a email to Serco, I suppose I will call them or Allan Whitton soon. I went ahead and ordered some foot rests and swing arm from Samy Miller. Figured I might as well get started on the back half of the bike. One question though. Someone told me that you have to offset the engine to run the Miller arm, is this true? Its no big deal if I have to.

OTF your bike is really nice looking more pics, I know its not a cub but its great. Totalshell is there any chance you can post some pics of your bike and its front end. After some thought and searching I found a guy on ebay that has a set of sliders and 35mm tubes he says will make 31 inch forks with 6.5inches of travel. Is that what I am looking for? I can get my machinist to make the triple clamps. I just need a few pics of the conversion and clamps I am pretty sure I can get it together with a bit of thought and time at the machine shop. The part I just don't undertand is which slider you use for the axle attachment. Do you mill the bottom of the new turned down slider so you still use the triumph axle attachment? Then what holds the new slider into the original, cant be just locktite. Or do you simply use the whole new slider turned down with the old triumph slider acting as a cover, with the bottom milled off.. Pics would answer alot of questions. I have searched a few websites over here and cant really find anyone doing nice pre 65 bikes. Just looking at pics of your bikes is a wealth of information. At this point I want to do the modern internals myself or just refurb my stockers and then as my riding gets better switch to the modern internals. Cheers Matt

This is a total ground up rebuild on this bike. I picked up a complete cub vin T20SH2026 its titled as a 66. The motor is supposed to have a fresh top end, but i will have to split it to change the sprocket , so a big bore may not be out of the question. Do they really need them? Haha more power is always good right? Not sure if I really want to go into the motor now as I just finished a turboed Hayabusa for the dragstrip. My main concern is getting the suspension and chassis set up correctly on this cub first then go through the motor second. Are the Sammy Miller swingarms the way to go in the rear or is their someone else making arms for them? Can I modify a stock arm? Sorry for all the ?'s i am a newbie, but want to build it right the first time, even if I cant ride it to its potential. As far as rules and regulations, the local club in my area is pretty relaxed about rules, but I want it to look the part. With the modern internals in the old forks what hold the lower legs into the triumph legs? I suppose you just machine the top of the new lower to fit the old cones/cups that hold the boot on also. I would not be against sending my forks over to get them done there, depending on the cost. Who would I contact? Again thanks for the help everyone. Happy New Years matt

I recently purchased a cub to convert into trials trim. I am trying to decide what is the best route to go with for the front end. The bike I have has the heavyweight front end on it. I have read about putting modern internals into the heavyweight forks. I think this may be the way I would like to go with the bike so it looks period correct anyhow. Does anybody have any idea of which parts I neeed to source to make this conversion or a idea how to do it. I have a very good machinist down the street so maching down the legs should not be a problem. Maybe there is someone in the USA doing this conversion? Cheers matt