Moulton Deluxe F frame restoration.

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Can anyone help? I bought an old moulton deluxe in quite bad state. My plan is to bring it back to life. I've been able to dismount everything but the rear fork.. the boltheads on both sides have snapped off. Any ideas on how to get it out without damaging the thread or fork?

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I suggest putting it in a vice and then drilling it on both sides so you can remove the fork, which should then take the suspension block and the metal plate connected to the frame with it. Once you've done that a liberal coat of WD40 and a hammer and punch should do the trick. Remove all the old bolt, including the nylon spacers and steel sleeve, then buy yourself a nice new rear pin from Moulton Preservation.

While you're at it it's worth checking the integrity of the rear fork. There should be no cracks / distortion around the point where it joins the suspension plate, and when hit with a screwdriver each fork should ring.

Generally older Mk1 bikes from 1963/4 are better than the Kirby built ones, which can be identified by a K with the year of manufacture punched into the to of the seat tube.

In other moulton news - successfully completed the DD last week, no problems at all with the bike and it's new 63:13 ratio meant I could easily keep up with the others and was on the beach by 6.15. After all the fun and games with this bike, I think it's pretty much perfect now :)

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Nice work! .... just thought I'd see if anyone else was doing what I'm up to... and sure enough there's a whole bunch of you - impressive. Love what you have done with your cycle, its beautiful.
I'm restoring a 1963 Moulton de Luxe. (also have an AM18 from 2005) Plan is to sand back to bare metal to remove all rust, then contemplating whether to repaint or laquer (perhaps even parts such as the rear carrier). I've also started re-building the sturmey-archer 4 speed hub which is a thing of beauty.

Nice work! .... thought I'd see if anyone else was doing what I'm up to... and sure enough there's a whole bunch of you - impressive. Love what you have done with your cycle, its beautiful.
I'm restoring a 1963 Moulton de Luxe. (also have an AM18 from 2005) Plan is to sand back to bare metal to remove all rust, then contemplating whether to repaint or laquer (perhaps even parts such as the rear carrier). I've also started re-building the sturmey-archer 4 speed hub which is a thing of beauty.

Nice work! .... thought I'd see if anyone else was doing what I'm up to... and sure enough there's a whole bunch of you - impressive. Love what you have done with your cycle, its beautiful.
I'm restoring a 1963 Moulton de Luxe. (also have an AM18 from 2005) Plan is to sand back to bare metal to remove all rust, then contemplating whether to repaint or laquer (perhaps even parts such as the rear carrier). I've also started re-building the sturmey-archer 4 speed hub which is a thing of beauty.

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