All Vincent racers were supplied with Axle bolts rather than the T-bar arrangement seen on the roadgoing models. This is quite an obscure component and falls into the “not a lot of people know that” category… This rare racing part is depicted in the Spare Parts List. 2751 was missing these important parts and they …
We have discovered that the front hub features a metric bearing setup. Due to a shortage of materials during the Korean War, metric bearings with an o/d of 47mm were fitted in place of the standard Vincent item. So this item is not the original hub as 2751 was completed and shipped prior to the …
The rear hub features a hollow axle which passes through the hub and is secured by a nut at each end. These nuts sandwich the hub/bearings and brake plates together allowing the entire rear wheel assembly to be installed into the rear fork as one unit. This is also the method employed for the front …
Grey Flash 2751 