Doug,
Yes, you're right, Derrington style has equally spaced spokes, but Moto-Lita
doesn't-at least not mine. I had mine mounted upside-down to compensate,
but didn't like that either. Still, from my seating postion, a 15" wheel
itself blocks the outer portion of the smaller guages, regardless of spoke
placement.
Regards,
Neal G.
-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas W Flagg [mailto:dwflagg@juno.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 10:31 AM
To: grotenhuis@comcast.net
Subject: Re: Steering wheel size
Neal,
Correct me if I am wrong, but the Derrington style wheel has the spokes
equally positioned such that when properly mounted the instruments are
visible. At least this is how it is with the 15" wheel on my BN2. Thanks
and
a happy New Year.
Regards,
Doug
'56 BN2
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 08:24:04 -0500 "Neal Grotenhuis"
<grotenhuis@comcast.net> writes:
> Rick,
>
> Unhappy with the design of the Moto-Lita 15", I made a 12.5" wheel 2
> years
> ago. While it turned out nicer than I expected, it is too small,
> especially
> with fatter tires. Steering effort was a bit much, and it didn't
> look quite
> right. One of my frustrations is that the only diameters that don't
> obscure
> the outside guages are 12.5" and over 16". I agree that 15.5 is the
> most
> comfortable overall, but the smaller guages still require peeking
> around the
> wheel to see them completely. I hope to make another wheel this
> winter in a
> 15.5.
>
> Neal G.
> 61 BT7
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@Autox.Team.Net
> [mailto:owner-healeys@Autox.Team.Net]On Behalf Of Rick Neves
> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 10:02 AM
> To: Healey list
> Subject: Steering wheel size
>
>
> My steering wheel for my BN-2 is 17" in diameter. I got a Moto-Lita
> wheel
> off Ebay which is 14" and seems kinda small.
>
> Just going through the Moss and VB catalogs it looks like these
> replacement
> steering wheels come in 14 and 15 inch sizes and nothing bigger.
>
> I would think that keeping the original size would be important.
>
> I'm just wondering if anybody found it difficult to steer a Healey
> with a
> 14" steering wheel?
>
>
> Sincerely
>
>
> Rick Neves
> '56 BN-2
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