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<blockquote data-quote="Nulli Secundus" data-source="post: 81905" data-attributes="member: 560"><p>For those who read the Sussex Section survey in <em>MPH </em>you may remember Dick Sherwin mentioned that I had purchased a Rudge racer that has an illustrious history. Well it has won a BHR (Britain Historic Racing) championship although the machine is based on a 1938 500cc Rudge Special, which all said and done was the cooking model of the 500cc Rudge range.</p><p></p><p>It was built and ridden by Tony Perkin, who has since built a methanol burning sister machine and now races other bikes including a Manx Norton.</p><p></p><p>I entered and took the Rudge to the Mallory Park Test Day on Friday 24th March. I had some fun and dramas. The latter included the primary chain guard falling off during the first session, which was recovered, bashed straight, and refitted, plus a disconcerting front end wobble around Gerrards on most laps.</p><p></p><p>Not deterred I entered the Mallory Park BHR race meeting over the Easter weekend. I did not set the world alight, but came away satisfied with the results. I had even more dramas, including a rear brake rod clevis pin falling out on the fast aproach to the hairpin (the retaining clip had probably been dislodged, or damaged when the primary chain guard fell off at the test day) and a massive wobble near the exit to Gerrards. Not quite a full on speed wobble, but close.</p><p></p><p>I am not sure if I am allowed to fit a hydraulic steering damper, but may just do that without asking and see what happens. Not being able to go as fast as I liked around Gerrards, which is a long and fast corner, was hurting my lap times.</p><p></p><p>Any suggestions or advice?</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]16313[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]16314[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]16315[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nulli Secundus, post: 81905, member: 560"] For those who read the Sussex Section survey in [I]MPH [/I]you may remember Dick Sherwin mentioned that I had purchased a Rudge racer that has an illustrious history. Well it has won a BHR (Britain Historic Racing) championship although the machine is based on a 1938 500cc Rudge Special, which all said and done was the cooking model of the 500cc Rudge range. It was built and ridden by Tony Perkin, who has since built a methanol burning sister machine and now races other bikes including a Manx Norton. I entered and took the Rudge to the Mallory Park Test Day on Friday 24th March. I had some fun and dramas. The latter included the primary chain guard falling off during the first session, which was recovered, bashed straight, and refitted, plus a disconcerting front end wobble around Gerrards on most laps. Not deterred I entered the Mallory Park BHR race meeting over the Easter weekend. I did not set the world alight, but came away satisfied with the results. I had even more dramas, including a rear brake rod clevis pin falling out on the fast aproach to the hairpin (the retaining clip had probably been dislodged, or damaged when the primary chain guard fell off at the test day) and a massive wobble near the exit to Gerrards. Not quite a full on speed wobble, but close. I am not sure if I am allowed to fit a hydraulic steering damper, but may just do that without asking and see what happens. Not being able to go as fast as I liked around Gerrards, which is a long and fast corner, was hurting my lap times. Any suggestions or advice? [ATTACH type="full" alt="Rudge next to the Stratfords 2.jpg"]16313[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Rudge on Trailer crop.jpg"]16314[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Mallory 1 cropped.jpg"]16315[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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