This post is fairly self explanatory so I won’t blab on. The dull chromium plate looks good and the spring box inners have been left as-is. The dampers are reconditioned units from Maughan & sons Ltd – the bodies look a little “fresh” for my liking but they will work as intended should the bike …
Now that we have some parts back from the platers it’s possible to finally make a start on the assembly process. The top and bottom forks links were a good place to begin and so Bert took his time building them up. Since I acquired the bike in 2008 I’ve been on the lookout for …
Bert got a call from platers-par-excellence Vernon Moss last week and picked up a box. These were a variety of parts: some original but with little plating remaining (for re-plating), some original (but not to 2751), some new (the stays) and some manufactured to works drawings (the tacho bracket). Great pains were taken explaining to …
As mentioned in the post before last, there was something that we felt we needed to get to the bottom of. The image of this component, kindly sent to us by David Dunfey, featured a nut seated in a counter bore. This nut had been torqued into place and was held by the edges of …
On the road-going Comet & Meteor, this part is known by the number F117. Basically, it is a sleeve that enables the stud, that passes through the frame tie, to be extended. This allows clear access to the nut, allowing it to be easily removed/replaced, and the spindle withdrawn when the bike needs to be …
Much re-designing to the 500cc cycle parts was required by Vincent HRD to accommodate the Albion racing gearbox. The standard road-going Comet and Meteor utilises a Burman gearbox and everything was designed to accept this proprietary unit. Fitting the Albion gearbox required special brackets, unique to the Grey Flash, and major surgery to other parts. …
On the Grey Flash, a handed pair of AMAL levers are fitted to either side of the handlebars for manual control of the choke and magneto advance/retard. When acquired, none were present, or needed – the choke had been stripped from the carb and the incorrect magneto fitted didn’t feature manual adjustment. Franc Trento sorted …
The T32AS stop valve is a device fitted between the UFM and the oil feed pipe to the engine. When the union on the valve is disconnected and withdrawn, a valve – akin to a plunger – is forced against a seat, sealing the union and preventing oil from leaking out. This means the UFM …
Like the F106/1 frame tie, this part is unique to the Grey Flash model and differs to the standard road-going version fitted to Comets and Meteors. When the F102/1 is laid next to other anodised components from 2751, a match in finished appearance is obvious. This rare part is an original component that has remained …
A specially machined F106 was employed to lock the UFM to the gearbox, tying the top and bottom of the motorcycle together. An impossible-to-find part which is original to the bike without any doubt.
