Thread: 2/3 scale Brough Superior

Trev, That looks so amazing sir...

On the Simmons Plains gig.... another winning to the Bog Master!!

Trev,
It's looking great no doubt about that.
But have you ever thought of the bog reduction method.
Mix enough bog(sorry auto motive filler)
To form a rectangle large enough to incase the chosen form
In your case a motor bike
Then just carve it out

Cheers Matt

Yeah, that's the method woodturners and carvers use, just get a lump of wood and extract a bowl out of it or carve away all the unwanted bits to reveal the bird / lady / animal etc. trapped in side.
Should work pretty well for a motorbike as well, the trick is knowing which bits to remove I suppose.
Trev seems to be a master at this, so it shouldn't be a problem.
Hope the display at Symmons Plains goes well.
Alan...

Truly remarkable stuff. You will blow them away at Symmons Plains

Charlie

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Trev,
It's looking great no doubt about that.
But have you ever thought of the bog reduction method.
Mix enough bog(sorry auto motive filler)
To form a rectangle large enough to incase the chosen form
In your case a motor bike
Then just carve it out

Cheers Matt

I like the idea although I think the bodyfiller would be to brittle for the finer parts.

If you think about the list of things that was used in building the Indian.
There's some pretty odd ball stuff in amongst it but it tells the story of the bike.
I can remember everyone of the bits and piece I found or who gave it to me.

A big part of what I make is in the way I do it.
Being able to walk down the street and find a broken pen on the footpath
then think of a way to work it into what I'm building is just too much fun!.

Cheers
Trev.

I got the front of the frame finished off over the weekend.

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I wasn't happy with the angle of the magneto plate (mounted off the bottom of the front down tube) so I cut it off and
rewelded into a slightly higher position.

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Now I'll get on with reworking the rear wheel mounting plates and getting the last of the frame nailed down.

Cheers
Trev.

Originally Posted by Repliconics

I got the front of the frame finished off over the weekend.

IMG_3153.jpg IMG_3154.jpg

I wasn't happy with the angle of the magneto plate (mounted off the bottom of the front down tube) so I cut it off and
rewelded into a slightly higher position.

IMG_3161.jpg

Now I'll get on with reworking the rear wheel mounting plates and getting the last of the frame nailed down.

Cheers
Trev.

Looks very streamlined

This may be of some interest, the latest Jay Leno Restoration blog has a couple of Brough Bikes in it, one restored and one in the process of or yet to be restored and very original...

Thanks for that Chris great stuff.
Gee that boys got some toys!.

I've been working on the rear wheel carriers this morning.
It's going pretty well although I'm not to sure about the tension bolt tube in the casting.

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To me it looks for all money as if the tube goes straight throw the centre of the casting.
I've marked it with an arrow.
I'll admit I haven't seen that before, usually they seem to be cast on the outside.

I wouldn't mind a few letting me know if I'm seeing it right or I need my eyes checked!.

Cheers
Trev.

I reckon your eyes are OK !

Looking good

Charlie

Originally Posted by Chris Parks

This may be of some interest, the latest Jay Leno Restoration blog has a couple of Brough Bikes in it, one restored and one in the process of or yet to be restored and very original...

Wouldn't it be good to have unlimited money !

Originally Posted by Repliconics

Thanks for that Chris great stuff.
Gee that boys got some toys!.

I've been working on the rear wheel carriers this morning.
It's going pretty well although I'm not to sure about the tension bolt tube in the casting.



To me it looks for all money as if the tube goes straight throw the centre of the casting.
I've marked it with an arrow.
I'll admit I haven't seen that before, usually they seem to be cast on the outside.

I wouldn't mind a few letting me know if I'm seeing it right or I need my eyes checked!.

Cheers
Trev.

I'm squinting again at that sketch of the 1925 SS100 frame and it doesn't show a tensioning screw boss as part of that rear casting? I've also only just noticed that, on the same sketch, the cross frame member that runs under the tank is not straight? It shows as a very shallow 'Z' ?

Re Jay Lenno's fabulous collection I'm reminded of the old saying that....

"the best way to make a small fortune out of restoring cars (insert bikes, aeroplanes, boats or trains), is to start with a large one!"

fletty

He is a true enthusiast and I am sure if he has the same bike you are building he would help anyway he could. In fact I reckon he would be fascinated by the work you do and I would ask him if he does have the bike it I were doing it.

The right side of the frame is done and I've only got the rear section of the left to go.

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In the end I've set the tension bolt tube slightly to the outside.
So that it lines up with the face that the axle nut will tighten down onto.

Of cause none of it's real.
The tension bolt tube is the outside of a pen and all the rest is PVC and bodyfiller.
Except for the two boss' for the stand and the mudguard struts, their a pieces of steel rod drilled out and welded in place.

That leaves me with not to much to do, I should get it done over the weekend.
After that I'll hopefully get a good couple of coats of primer on it before it's time for Symmons Plains.

Cheers
Trev.