{"id":115,"date":"2013-05-06T11:01:15","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T10:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sunbeamland.com\/wordpress\/?p=115"},"modified":"2013-10-25T19:25:16","modified_gmt":"2013-10-25T18:25:16","slug":"rudge-ulster-to-the-back-of-the-queue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunbeamland.com\/wordpress\/?p=115","title":{"rendered":"1930 Rudge Ulster to the back of the queue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After being picked up at\u00a0auction a few years back, this pretty 1930 Rudge Ulster has probably been neglected for too long now in favour of other projects. A brief outing yesterday confirms that it does go as well as it looks being fast, light, comfortable and with excellent handling. It’s easy to see how these bikes could be purchased from the factory with a 100mph guarantee.<\/p>\n

Over the winter, oil leaks have been fixed with a new timing cover and the slipping clutch relined by Saftek. But more work is needed.<\/p>\n

The chainstays are from a later model which don’t really work well and the front brake drum is oval. Although a common problem the braking does make riding the bike a problem and will need to be addressed before the bike can be used regularly. The most practical fix is to shrink a strengthening “muff” onto the drum before rebuilding the wheel and skimming to suit. And, if anyone has a pair of the correct chainstays for sale, I would be extremely grateful if they would get in touch.<\/p>\n

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I had thought about selling the bike to someone with more time\u00a0as, with the Sunbeam 90, this makes for two 1930 saddle tank sports bikes. But yesterday’s ride showed what a lovely bike this could be with some work. So, after a clean and polish for now it is under cover at the back of the garage until the time comes for its place in the sun once more.<\/p>\n

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