Anglian Bar Clamps

[Charlie D]

Hi. I'd like to fit Renthals to my 68 TJS but it's got the steel bar clamps. Does anyone have a photo of the correct clamps or better still know where I can buy some? I see TDS are offering some but the bottom half of the clamp seems to be absent!
Thanks for your help. Charlie

[John Wakefield]

The bottom half of clamps is cast into top yoke of the forks on a TJS which had tele forks

[garybam4711]

Hi Charlie
what forks do you have fitted
Gary

[Charlie D]

Ah they are bananas, sorry should’ve mentioned that first!!

[John Wakefield]

Ah they are bananas, sorry should’ve mentioned that first!!

They then need the clamp top and bottom. There are numerous sets on eBay, just need the correct hole pitch https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...amps&_osacat=0

[Charlie D]

Thanks John, I have seen those ads, however I would like to know what was originally used on the banana forks. Was it 2 U bolts or 4 separate bolts?

[garybam4711]

Thanks Charlie I thought it would probably have
I have u bolts I think I have a pair of bottoms somewhere I will look when in the unit
Gary

[Charlie D]

Champion, many thanks Gary.

[John Wakefield]

Would not the U bolt fixing cut into the alloy Renthall bars?

[Charlie D]

TDS show an insert that fits the top half of the bar http://www.tdsclassicmotorcycles.com...en-uk/d45.html

[John Wakefield]

Should be OK with the inserts. Maybe buy the ones from TDS and the bottom clamps from Gary. If you do decide to buy from TDS (Terry Sewell) make contact with him first to check he has stock, as there have been reports that some products are out of stock but web site not been updated. If Gary does not have bottom clamp you could always make yourself or get a local engineering firm to make up a couple. easy to just bore a 7/8 hole & fixing holes in a block of aluminium and cut in half. As a matter of interest you say the bike has steel bar clamps, why cant you use these? should be OK to use with Renthall bars as long as the edges of the 7/8" dia clamping faces are radiused so as not to cut into the bars.

[John Pattinson]

2 U bolts onto a steel pressing were original, no good for alloy bars the pressing would cut into the bars.

[Charlie D]

Ah ha thanks for that John & John, I'll try to get hold of Terry and look for an alternative lower half.
Cheers Charlie

[anglian man]

Do not use the steels clamp that has the chrome bit below, as John Pattinson has said they cut into alloy bars danger !! I make mine from alloy flat you can then have the height you want

[Charlie D]

Cheers Anglia Man, I agree the chrome part will definitely damage alloy bars.