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Feb 16, 2012 - 2:09PM

Sprung Bracketry

There is a little spring bracket thing attached to the gearbox of my Matchless G3 that just touches the back of kickstarter enough to take the paint off. What exactly does it do? Surely it has more of a purpose in life than to spoil my paint job?

Mick Holmes

Feb 16, 2012 - 2:25PM

Re: Sprung Bracketry

Its a back up, just in case the K/S spring breaks.
W/NGs have them aswell.
Cheers, Mick.

email (option): mick@motorbikemike.org.uk

Lincoln Bill

Feb 16, 2012 - 2:38PM

Re: Sprung Bracketry

Cheers Mick, It's as simple as that! I sat there for ages wondering what it was for, I knew one of you lot would know.

Alex

Feb 16, 2012 - 3:25PM

Re: Sprung Bracketry

Mick Holmes

Its a back up, just in case the K/S spring breaks.
W/NGs have them aswell.
Cheers, Mick.

That is not actually so, it's for the DR coat, so it doesn't move the kickstarter back, and ruins the internals of the kickstart ratchet.

Cheers,

Lex

email (option): welbike@welbike.net

Lincoln Bill

Feb 16, 2012 - 4:37PM

Re: Sprung Bracketry

Also sounds very plausable. I suppose that would very soon start causing all sorts of chaos inside a gearbox, so you'd need something.

Alex

Feb 20, 2012 - 1:01PM

Re: Sprung Bracketry

Here a picture of the thing!

Lex

email (option): welbike@welbike.net

Ron Pier

Feb 20, 2012 - 2:05PM

Re: Sprung Bracketry

I have a couple of spare ones at a tenner each if anyone needs one. Ron

email (option): ronpier@talk21.com

Alex

Feb 20, 2012 - 3:55PM

Re: Sprung Bracketry

Ron Pier

I have a couple of spare ones at a tenner each if anyone needs one. Ron

Me too, but for 8 quid each!!

My postage will be more!!!

Cheers,

Lex

email (option): welbike@welbike.net

Lincoln Bill

Feb 20, 2012 - 4:47PM

Re: Sprung Bracketry

Yes Lex, that's the one. It took me ages to work out where it went as there were all sorts of things from different bikes in with my Matchless parts, so I assumed it was from something else.