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Royal Enfield Motorcycles => Vintage Royal Enfield => Topic started by: gunnerasch on September 03, 2011, 06:51:57 pm

Title: What are these "tabs" for?
Post by: gunnerasch on September 03, 2011, 06:51:57 pm

Got the swing arm off, sand blasted and its ready for its first coat of primer. Getting the frame ready for sand blasting and ran into an issue. There are two "wings" welded to the main front frame downtube. They dont appear to be attached to any of the functional bits..but before I plasma them off..I thought Id ask to see if they were tank attachments or something important.

https://picasaweb.google.com/104042282269066802602/RoyalEnfieldRestoration#5648191112843402994

Thanks!  If they are not important..Ill wack em off with the plasma cutter, and grind the frame smooth where they were.

Gunner

Title: Re: What are these "tabs" for?
Post by: barenekd on September 03, 2011, 10:51:07 pm

It looks like someone stuck them on as an afterthought. They certainly don't look original. Probably had a different tank mounted to it.
Bare

Title: Re: What are these "tabs" for?
Post by: ERC on September 04, 2011, 12:35:00 am

They definitely aren't original.   ERC

Title: Re: What are these "tabs" for?
Post by: gunnerasch on September 04, 2011, 02:05:18 am

Ok, thanks!  Off they come!!

Much obliged.

Gunner

Title: Re: What are these "tabs" for?
Post by: Desi Bike on September 11, 2011, 04:47:46 pm

i know you've torched it off already, but it might have been a side car mount? Butcher job?

Title: Re: What are these "tabs" for?
Post by: Blltrdr on September 11, 2011, 10:39:12 pm

I would suspect coil mounts.

Title: Re: What are these "tabs" for?
Post by: GlennF on September 12, 2011, 05:09:06 am

Quote from: Desi Bike on September 11, 2011, 04:47:46 pm

i know you've torched it off already, but it might have been a side car mount? Butcher job?

nah .. that doesn't explain why they are both sides of the frame ... unless they fitted matching left and right sidecars  :-\

My vote is mounts for home made engine bars.

Title: Re: What are these "tabs" for?
Post by: Arizoni on September 12, 2011, 05:29:12 am

Based on the quality of the welds I'm guessing it was a High School metal shop project where everyone got to have a stab at it.  :D ;D