Close examination of the handlebars revealed that they were bent on the timing side. The racing Doherty levers and throttle were exchanged with uncle Franco for genuine items that had been fitted to a Vincent from new. however, when the Amal twistgrip was offered up it wouldn’t slide home – this is when Bert realised …
Using the “Looking for something?” search box feature of this blog and typing in “fuel tank” you will be able to read the story of how I managed to locate and acquire the original fuel tank for 2751 from New Zealand. It was extremely fortuitous though the tank was in a dreadful state with pannier …
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 …
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 This allows clear access to the nut, allowing it to be easily removed/replaced, and the spindle withdrawn when the bike needs to be …
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 When the union on the valve is disconnected and withdrawn, a valve – akin to a plunger – is forced against a seat, sealing the union and preventing oil from leaking out.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 …
The bridge plate, from the front fork assembly, appeared to have some age to it. A standard bridge plate, stamped ‘FF32’, would have been anodised but was listed with the suffix of /1. Two layers of paint were removed – a good sign! many of the parts had been painted twice: The top layer had …
Now that we have ascertained the correct anodised finish on the fork legs, and have a reference point, we can compare other alloy parts, that we suspect to be anodised, to see whether they show signs of the same finish. If they do then we can be certain that they are original to the bike. …
The following jobs have been undertaken on the UFM: The fuel tank mounting bolt holes had been drilled out and helicoiled for more substantial bolts. Bert machined up two plugs, threaded them and Loctited™ them into place. These will enable us to use the standard 5/16″ BSF tank bolts again. Remote Float Bracket Removal This …
Grey Flash 2751 