Eddie do you have any plans or photos? Thanks.

Simon,
           The tubing used for the original Douglas luggage rack was 1/2" dia x 16g. I've never made a rack for a Mark, but have made several for the Dragonfly. I found that a suitable sized 'V' belt pulley made an excellent substitute for a pipe bending former (with hardly any flattening of the tube if it was bent cold).
   Hope this helps,
                           Regards, 
                                         Eddie.

A photo would be great, many thanks

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Hi Simon,

I have an early 90+, that was delivered original with a luggage rack.
But the rack was missing. To complete the bike I made a luggage rack by myself (without the down stays, because the bike has the MK4 toolboxes).
Unfortunatly I have only a drawing without measures, but I think I had an original Douglas factory drawing (but can´t find it).
Maybe someone other can help or I could find out on my bike.
If you like a photo, I can do it for you.

Michael

Is anyone going to the Ken Lucas Memorial rally Wangaratta on 22nd Feb. I am preparing the bike for it.

Thats it really, I need a luggage rack for my single seat 80Plus, so I can get to Austria in May. Alternatively are there any plans to build one? Or even some pictures.
Thanks

Simon

Hello, the 3 Allen screws in the brake arm are new and mine. Originally slotted screws were used.
The brake pad is also new.

Are you using the fitting circled in red?

Yes, it was there but it doesn't fit well!
Thank you very much, you helped me a lot.
I thought the vehicle was from 1919, on the timing cover it says 1919.

Domas,

Are you using the fitting circled in red? It does not appear to me to be from a 1920 2 3/4HP Douglas. The parts list shows a bolt (1608D) and a distance washer (1609D, that goes between the frame and the brake arm). I don't know the thickness of the distance washer but that would be easy enough to work out for your bikes belt rim offset.

The fitting you have could be offsetting the brake arm too far inwards towards the rear wheel?

-Hutch

Hi Domas,

Looking at your frame number it is from 1920. See;

https://www.douglasmotorcycles.net/index.php?topic=488.0

Also, as the bracket for the rear brake arm is present on the rear fork,  the "style" of rear brake arm you have appears to be correct (as compared to the 1913 to 1919 variety).

But, on closer inspection, the arm you have (I only glanced at it before) does not appear to me to be quite correct for an early 1920's 2 3/4HP Douglas. I also note that the brake shoe has 3 bolts, (incorrect socket heads on your brake) vs the 2 (part 1605D) that are used for the 1920 onwards type and that the shoe shape is different. That may be why you are possibly having problems lining it up with the belt rim and frame?

I don't have an original Douglas one (only the 1913 to 1919 version), but maybe another forum member could post a picture of one here for comparison purposes? I think I have some repro metal parts for the shoes (144D) and will dig them out and take a picture for you.

Cheers

Hutch