Grey Flash 2751

As mentioned in a previous post, the Girdraulic fork legs, which are original to the bike, were anodised. This Grey Flash, the third production bike, was a new model for Vincent and they were trying to impress the market. To this end, the bike left The Works with eye-grabbing finishes – later Grey Flashes were …

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I’m finally able to report that the fork blades are stripped of all of their paint. In fact, all parts have now been stripped but I’m going to start with the forks as they are an important reference point for this part of the restoration. We know, without a shadow of a doubt, that the …

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