Rubber sleeves for front / mudguard , under chaincase , tank , etc ?

[Stephen Foster]

Im at the stage of seeking the above for My 1955 /56 Swinging Arm "Golden Flash" ..wonder if Anyone has had any success tracing these , if so where please ?

These were fitted in the above areas & behind oil tank , etc ?

Steve ...

[Stephen Foster]

Surprised No-One has ever obtained & fitted these ?

[Jules]

Hello Steve, not sure what rubber sleeves you mean but I bought some rubber isolators that fit between the mudguard and the mudguard support brackets from the usual UK suppliers just last year. If thats what you are looking for I can tell you what I got and where from (need to go and find the dockets first though ) but I remember that I had to be careful about which ones because there are thick and thin versions..........

[RichardL]

Hmmm?  Didn't realize there were supposed to be  insulators under the mudguard support bridges because my '55 carries a later mudguard which had welded-on bridges.  I would think strips cut from an old innertube would be about right.  For under the fuel tank and behind the oil tank I use 1/4" neoprene foam which came to me free as acoustic isolation material samples. I don't believe you will find these rubber pieces for the tanks as available parts from any of the houses that I've seen or dealt with.  Hopefully,  someone will chime in to prove me wrong.

Richard L.

[Stephen Foster]

Thanks for the replies .. "Jules" , they are the ones Im looking for !
Also trying to find the one encircling driveside footrest spigot (insulating it from the fully enclosed chainguard) .

Any help gratefuly received ,

Steve ....

[Goldy]

George Prew supplies the under tank pads http://www.goldstar-rgs-gp.co.uk/

[Stephen Foster]

Thanks "Goldy" , Ill work on that !!

[RichardL]

Goldy,

Thanks for the link to George Prew. what  great place he's got. It will make for a fun day trip from London next time I'm over.

Richard L.

[Goldy]

Yes he is obviously a Gold Star supplier, but of course there are parts that are same as A7 A10 and I have had some bits and pieces from him All the best Goldy

[Jules]

Hi Stephen, apologies for the delay but I had to find my receipts etc. I actually did a spreadsheet on parts and suppliers when I was looking for a series of parts last year and ended up using a few different UK ones for different bits. I only managed to get the rear guard rubber mounts and I purchased them from Lyford Classics, Pat was extremely helpful too. I noted that C&D autos had them too and they also were extremely helpful on the other parts I purchased, the price was similar (about 2.30 GBP each). The thing to watch out for though is that there are thick ones and thin ones out there, my 1956 s/a uses thick ones but I noted that Dragonfly had the thin ones back then, price similar. Hope this helps and its not too late  , cheers

[Stephen Foster]

Thanks "Jules" , managed to locate or improvise , except for the front mudguard bridge rubber ?
Goint to try cutting a section from a cycle inner tube .

Regards,
Steve ...