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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
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<blockquote data-quote="riptragle1953" data-source="post: 39061" data-attributes="member: 2328"><p>Nobody is saying a Vincent could not be made to go fast but that is not the issue here.... how long did it last is the issue. Main bearings were falling out in the fifties, main- shafts and pins were breaking lose in normal use from those silly putty flywheels in the fifties, and if you waited</p><p>around long enough long enough those ridiculous floating rocker retainers would eventually wear their way through the top of the head.... and what other machine needed a collection or over and under gears to assemble a timing chest? What other machine do you know of had drop-out main </p><p>bearings.... the ones that did have compression retained mains also had good alloy in the cases to keep them that way.</p><p>When you have a heavy fast revolving component like a clutch.... and it's out of balance.... what do you get? There's a good way to lesson vibration if some fellows clutch in in need of balance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="riptragle1953, post: 39061, member: 2328"] Nobody is saying a Vincent could not be made to go fast but that is not the issue here.... how long did it last is the issue. Main bearings were falling out in the fifties, main- shafts and pins were breaking lose in normal use from those silly putty flywheels in the fifties, and if you waited around long enough long enough those ridiculous floating rocker retainers would eventually wear their way through the top of the head.... and what other machine needed a collection or over and under gears to assemble a timing chest? What other machine do you know of had drop-out main bearings.... the ones that did have compression retained mains also had good alloy in the cases to keep them that way. When you have a heavy fast revolving component like a clutch.... and it's out of balance.... what do you get? There's a good way to lesson vibration if some fellows clutch in in need of balance. [/QUOTE]
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