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[BSARichard]

Having been given a 1989 Indian market 350 Bullet which was imported to the UK in 1996 has been stood in a garage since 1998 and has only covered 1760 KM. I have after cleaning and minor fettling had it running and it runs sweetly.
So I decided I could not live with the rusty rims on the wheels so took advantage of Hitchcocks splendid offer of a pair of wheels with a total delivered cost of £144.
I took the front wheel out tonight and removed the brake, speedo drive, spindle and bearings only to find that although it is a full width hub same as the new one the size is different, the old one is a 6" the new one is 7" the bearings are the same but it looks like the spindle may also be slightly different in its length. I can not find any info on this and I am a bit stuck on what to do next
As can be seen by my nickname I have always been a BSA man so have little knowledge of Enfield's, any advice would be welcome

[Mark M]

I think the 6" front brake was a feature of the Indian Home Market models, the original Redditch machines having abandoned this single side 6" in 1954! I'm guessing that you are wondering where to get a 7" brakeplate from? Luckily there are 7" Indian made TLS (twin leading shoe) brakes available on Ebay or from our Hosts. Ebay is cheap but Indian quality is ahem, variable so choose carefully if you go that way. Our Hosts more expensive but with backup! There are also Indian made 6" TLS brakes around but I haven't seen one advertised for a while. You will probably want the TLS by the way, they are not that powerful and much better than an Indian SLS, 7" or not!

REgards, Mark

[BSARichard]

Thanks for the reply really want to keep it looking the same, happy with a 7" brake but not twin leading. Can you tell me if the rim from the new wheel will be ok for a rebuild onto the original hub?

[Mark M]

Richard, yes, the new rim will go on the smaller hub (and vice versa). I got my wheelbuilder to put an original 6" rim on a 7" hub just a few weeks ago and it worked fine. The holes may be pierced slightly differently, it's not easy to tell but in use you can't see the difference.

REgards, Mark