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Graham Smith
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Bob Dunn did one on how to strip a twin about 10-15 years ago. There is still a dismantled twin in this area awaiting the rebuild video. Sadly it seems it will never get done.
I wonder whose it was?
Bob Dunn did one on how to strip a twin about 10-15 years ago. There is still a dismantled twin in this area awaiting the rebuild video. Sadly it seems it will never get done.
Not the rebuild, Bill.Unless my memory is playing tricks on me (possible!) wasn't a DVD made several years ago of how to strip and rebuild a twin?
Cheers Bill
It is true that it's not easy to find the bike that will be Yours. I joined the VOC and it still took me nearly 4 years to find My bike.. I attended as many meetings as I could, my local section doesn't have regular meets and I live on an island so any meeting is a long way away... I found at least 4 bikes, in bits.. all owned by guys in their 'later stages of life' and those bikes had been in boxes at least 30-40 years! I can't say these guys will Never put those bikes together but I know 'restoring' a Vincent is a very expensive business, and I suggest many older owners really don't have the finance or even knowledge to put those bikes on the road. Actually I, personally, would warn against taking on a box of bits, I avoided this task, it can/will be Very expensive... probably cheaper to buy one ready to ride (I did that in the end... and still spent a ton of money getting the bike right and how I wanted) In the end my ''wanted'' Ad in MPH paid off. In fact I was offered a few to choose from, although all of them were many miles away from me and a couple on another continent... However this is where club membership is invaluable. One e-mail was enough to find a member who knew the bike and could vouch for its condition and the sellers credibility. So I confidently bought a very expensive bike totally unseen....Hello All
My comments on how to encourage more members, based on my own experience of owning a Vincent for two years.
1. I struggled to find and buy a Vincent. Even though I attended a club meeting where they lamented the demise of rallies and meets because of not enough attendees and enthusiasm. Even though two of the attendees had Vincents in bits and were clearly never going to put them back together they would not sell them to me. If you want to encourage new riders sell the dismantled bikes that you are never going to put back together and ride.
2. The manuals are impenetrable. A Haynes type manual with photos and instructions written in a modern idiom would be a boon for new riders. This is something the club could encourage. I believe it would be highly valued.
3. Get rid of the obituaries in MPH. I am interested in the future of my bike. Publish articles on how to maintain a Vincent. Look to the future not the past.
Having lit blue touch paper I will retire.
Kevin