My RGS replica has the correct narrow crinkle Q/R hub, in the donor Super Rocket frame, the wheel spindle of which impacts the silencer, or would do if I let it. The silencer that came with the bike had a dent in it where the offside rear of the swinging arm had impacted it so I bought a nice shiny new silencer with a longer fixing bracket, that'd be silencer to frame via the rear footrest. If the new silencer had an even longer bracket the silencer would point down. If I put a spacer in between the bracket and the frame the footrest stud would not be long enough to get a nut on and the silencer would point outwards.
An answer would be to shorten the rear wheel spindle at the part where it has two holes for a toggle bar to undo it for removal of the wheel by turning it shorter in a lathe and removing one of the holes. A better solution would be to make up a new spindle with a hexagon end for a spanner. The new spindle could then have an end of, say, about 10mm long instead of the long, about 30mm, two hole round end.
Am I making my self clear? I can attach a photograph if it would help.
Is it possible that I have got the wrong spindle?
Any thoughts guys?