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1939 Sports Special

RUDGE MODEL SPECIFICATION

WHEELS

WM2x19 (f), WM2x19 (r). Rear, QD with taper roller bearings. Chrome rims. Rear sprocket integral with brake drum on LHS.

MUDGUARDS

Inverted U section, front unvalanced as per Ulster, rear valanced for upswept exhaust pipes. Rear with detachable main section. Front & rear with flared ends.

TANKS

‘Aero’ type petrol tank chrome plated with painted panels with reserve tap. Single central CEE-ESS type filler with rear fitted petrol balance pipe. Two bolt damper arm fixing. . Large cut aways underneath both sides to clear rocker box.

ENGINE

4 valve 495cc with cast iron enclosed valve cylinder head, parallel inlet valves and parallel exhaust. 18mm plug. BTH KD1 D4 magneto and DM3G dynamo. Oil feed to cylinder.

BRAKES

8” front and 7.5” rear, coupled with aluminium shoes.

ELECTRICS

Miller 8” headlamp with No 832 8-0-8 'Lighthouse' ammeter and 35E rear lamp. HF180 Clearhooter electric horn.

TRANSMISSION

4 speed gearbox with foot change on RHS. Aluminium oil bath chaincase with ‘R’ on dome and no separate filler on shock absorber dome.

CARBURETTER

Amal type 76/113 with Binks twist grip control.

EXHAUST SYSTEM

Twin 1 3/4” high level pipes into barrel silencers and plain tailpipes. Pipes fitted with heat shields.

STANDARD FITTINGS

80MPH illuminated speedometer. Lycett 6B pillion pad. Mechanism shield, battery cover, licence holder, cast central stand with lifting handle. 7/8” handlebars with long front brake lever. Two toolboxes mounted either side of the rear mudguard. Steering damper and handwheel operated fork shock absorber. Round tubed forks.

EXTRAS

Low level exhaust pipes. ISDT rear wheel. Blue or Maroon paint finish to mudguards & petrol tank only.


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