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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 106654" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>Tony,</p><p></p><p>Welcome! That is a lovely Comet.</p><p></p><p>First thing is to get photos of the numbers to Simon, the Machine Registrar, to see exactly what you have. Second, buy Richardson's book and the spares book.</p><p>Third, the bike is is pretty complete and mostly stock, so you have mostly eliminated two large issues.</p><p></p><p>Quickly, the wheels and mudguards look to be stock, except for the racing brake plates, which are a great improvement to stock plates. The front brake drums are Black Shadow, which is also an upgrade. The black rims could be stock. The inner spring boxes on the fork are cadmium plated, but often chromed or satin chromed by many owners. Some owners use gaiters, but I tend to believe that they do more harm than good. There should not be a lot of grease on the springs. The Girdraulic fork is stock. It looks like the springs may have been packed up with shims. This can be a very dangerous thing, so you will want to do some reading about this on the forum. Shorter springs or a new steering stem have been used by many owners.</p><p></p><p>The mag and generator are stock. Many owners have gone to a Lucas E3L generator with a 12v electronic regulator. If the Miller items work for you that would be great. If the mag is OK, great. If not a rebuild or a new ignition, or both. It depends a bit on your intended use.</p><p></p><p>The damper(s) has an aluminum lower, so it will stay silver. The cover comes off with three small screws and is painted black. You can buy a replacement that will work and not leak all the oil out. It is identical.</p><p></p><p>The tail light is not correct, but you can get the correct one with an LED bulb from the Club.</p><p></p><p>I have attached some Comet info that is not in the spares book in great detail. The horn is in the wrong spot, but it is not really important. The "herringbone" oil line is original. The plain gas line is not.</p><p></p><p>I would strongly urge you not to do anything to the cosmetics of this bike. I would consider this bike a little treasure because it reflects the period of its use by your dad. The little details are lovely and cannot be duplicated. On the other hand, the bike can be restored anytime by anyone. If I had a restored Comet I would trade it to you in a heartbeat for your bike. The bike can be made a good runner without a cosmetic restoration.</p><p></p><p>Good Luck!</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 106654, member: 1177"] Tony, Welcome! That is a lovely Comet. First thing is to get photos of the numbers to Simon, the Machine Registrar, to see exactly what you have. Second, buy Richardson's book and the spares book. Third, the bike is is pretty complete and mostly stock, so you have mostly eliminated two large issues. Quickly, the wheels and mudguards look to be stock, except for the racing brake plates, which are a great improvement to stock plates. The front brake drums are Black Shadow, which is also an upgrade. The black rims could be stock. The inner spring boxes on the fork are cadmium plated, but often chromed or satin chromed by many owners. Some owners use gaiters, but I tend to believe that they do more harm than good. There should not be a lot of grease on the springs. The Girdraulic fork is stock. It looks like the springs may have been packed up with shims. This can be a very dangerous thing, so you will want to do some reading about this on the forum. Shorter springs or a new steering stem have been used by many owners. The mag and generator are stock. Many owners have gone to a Lucas E3L generator with a 12v electronic regulator. If the Miller items work for you that would be great. If the mag is OK, great. If not a rebuild or a new ignition, or both. It depends a bit on your intended use. The damper(s) has an aluminum lower, so it will stay silver. The cover comes off with three small screws and is painted black. You can buy a replacement that will work and not leak all the oil out. It is identical. The tail light is not correct, but you can get the correct one with an LED bulb from the Club. I have attached some Comet info that is not in the spares book in great detail. The horn is in the wrong spot, but it is not really important. The "herringbone" oil line is original. The plain gas line is not. I would strongly urge you not to do anything to the cosmetics of this bike. I would consider this bike a little treasure because it reflects the period of its use by your dad. The little details are lovely and cannot be duplicated. On the other hand, the bike can be restored anytime by anyone. If I had a restored Comet I would trade it to you in a heartbeat for your bike. The bike can be made a good runner without a cosmetic restoration. Good Luck! David [/QUOTE]
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