Subject: RE: Floorboards again-sorry
Author: Charlie Mullendore
Date: Oct 14, 2003, 4:17 PM
Post ID: 1714866441
Hi Jason,
Do you have pics of the Triple A brake lever and connecting bits? I
bought a pretty nice set with everything but those parts for $30 (even
came with a spare board). I thought about fitting the Guzzi lever(s) in
place of the cheesy looking Triple A one(s) - would it be possible to
just use the stock civilian brake lever if it was positioned so it
wouldn't hit the board when braking?
The answer to the headpipe-to-frame clamp problem is to use the type
that clamps around the pipe and mounts to the 8mm bolt of the crashbar
lower mounting. Rick Woods made some s.s. reproductions for me and the
set on my '69 has worked well so far. I like them because they don't
mess up the paint on the frame and you can hardly notice them. I can
take some pics if you'd like.
Did you get my message about your offer of lending me the DB brackets?
If you respond offline, reply to the Ambo-@netscape.net or
c.d.mul-@att.net addresses - mail to the li-@loopframe.com
doesn't get to me just yet. Cheers,
Charlie
jason telford wrote:
| The DB's (I think) use the civilian brake/shifter. The AAA have an outrageously ugly shifter and brake pedal. These can be replaced with Guzzi ones relatively easily- requires drilling a hole and getting some shims. AFAIK, the AAA hardware uses the OEM civilian brake crossover rod, but comes with a brake-to-crossover connector. The shift linkage is replaced in the AAA boards as well- it's not a bad design, but the shifter sure is ugly (no offense to those with AAA's ; ^)- I have them myself) Oh, the other thing about AAA is that they have the front-to-rear tube (like OEM boards) to mount the boards. The problem is that they set a little too close to the frame, and you can't mount header clamps onto the exhaust. I've tried both styles (solid and figure 8) and neither fit in there. |