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PART EIGHT - The Victa Imperial Chassis

The Imperial chassis was made of pressed and welded steel, giving it great
torsional rigidity. The design was based on the Ransomes Minor Mk 7 of the
late 1950s.

By 1973, Victa were offering four cut sizes in the line-up 14", 16" 20" and 24".
The 14 inch came with a single piece rear roller (no differential) and would
be the only size fitted with a single helix reel. The 16 inch was offered in
two variants - one with a single piece rear roller (no differential), and one
with a split roller (with differential). The 24 inch machine also came in two
variants - a standard model and a Heavy Duty model.

Transmission was via a primary centrifugal clutch on all models. Both the
second version of the 4-stroke Imperial and the 2-strokes would be fitted
with a heavier clutch-side flywheel. All Imperials had a secondary landroll
clutch - a single plate clutch with three tension springs. The landroll clutch
was activated by a handlebar clutch lever. A sealed chain case housed the
three transmission chains and the landroll clutch.



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