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[Jake]

Looking for photos or details regarding the factory ISDT bikes of the 1950's, especially front end details; forks, wheel and hub sizes, mudguard and brackets, headlight and bracketry and instrument panel. Any assistance most welcome.

[papasmurf]

This looks worth a look:-

http://www.royalenfieldbooks.com/isdt_booklet.html

[Scalyback]

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Try Speed Track Tales, it has a whole RE page, many photos, but no diagrams, sadly. Look what I [s]lifted[/s] borrowed below.












photo – #237 Jack Stocker [LWP 422] deep sand and dusty tracks were typical of much of the course in Eastern Czechoslovakia. ISDT 1953

[Nettshubby]

This reminds me of a club run we had many years ago to the Bacon brothers collection, where we rode round their large back garden on some of their collection of classic bikes. One I rode was an ex works 350 trials Bullet, in the factory green. It was just like the one that photographer and trials rider Don Morley rides in a video and TV documentary, possibly Perpetual Motion.

[vince]

Hi Jake,
Are you after any specific year as they vary quite a lot, I have a 1955 ssdt which has half width rear wheel, 7inch fullwidth front, nail catchers, chain oiltank through the toolbox etc. early models have external cogs to drive front wheel speedos. I have a few factory photos which give close ups. ps i have a few odds and sods if your contemplating a replica!