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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Which rims & spokes?
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<blockquote data-quote="oexing" data-source="post: 176852" data-attributes="member: 1493"><p>You had a look in my photo above, the Horex with the chromed tank plus the painted ss rims from Devon ?? I did the paint 20 years ago, certainly no blasting before paint ! Did you ever see a tank that was chromed and later had the old paint stripped in a restoration ? There would have been clear marks from earlier sand blasting under the original paint - if that ever had been the case . It was just no way to be practical to exactly sandblast all lines or painted areas within the production timing. Well, Vincenteers typically got no knowledge about chromed tanks I guess when thinking about traces of sandblasting as you imagine. So in doubt ask any BSA owner or other brands with chromed tanks if they ever found sandblasting on old chrome. No necessity for any extra sandblasting job just for lining tanks and all - unless people test fingernails on these lines. </p><p> When thinking about painted/chromed tanks, it amuses me finding these horrible fake leather covers on British bike tanks - for protecting paint under them. Why have paint at all when never shown in public ? Same amusement with those ridiculous crash bars across Vincents, nobody does this on the continent. Why at all on a bike with a simple black painted tank? I´d be extremely worried with a chromed tank as any accident is an extreme cathastrophe compared to a painted tank. Even so, on our Horexes I´d never ruin looks by bolting a crash bar on them. People would point fingers at me . . . </p><p></p><p> Vic</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oexing, post: 176852, member: 1493"] You had a look in my photo above, the Horex with the chromed tank plus the painted ss rims from Devon ?? I did the paint 20 years ago, certainly no blasting before paint ! Did you ever see a tank that was chromed and later had the old paint stripped in a restoration ? There would have been clear marks from earlier sand blasting under the original paint - if that ever had been the case . It was just no way to be practical to exactly sandblast all lines or painted areas within the production timing. Well, Vincenteers typically got no knowledge about chromed tanks I guess when thinking about traces of sandblasting as you imagine. So in doubt ask any BSA owner or other brands with chromed tanks if they ever found sandblasting on old chrome. No necessity for any extra sandblasting job just for lining tanks and all - unless people test fingernails on these lines. When thinking about painted/chromed tanks, it amuses me finding these horrible fake leather covers on British bike tanks - for protecting paint under them. Why have paint at all when never shown in public ? Same amusement with those ridiculous crash bars across Vincents, nobody does this on the continent. Why at all on a bike with a simple black painted tank? I´d be extremely worried with a chromed tank as any accident is an extreme cathastrophe compared to a painted tank. Even so, on our Horexes I´d never ruin looks by bolting a crash bar on them. People would point fingers at me . . . Vic [/QUOTE]
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