Bonhams Lightning.

[Montlhery]

Did the bike come with 20" and 19" wheels? Maybe for side car racing? Strange chain oiler pipe.

Looks like the rear head oil pipe is dangling down. Hopefully the Vincent experts wont start it up, without reattaching .

 

[Alyson]

the fuel line is also not attached, see other side. Lots to do on this, not road ready in present condition.

 

[Cyborg]

Missing Len Hardy’s..

 

[daevideo]

Does this mean that Richard Thompsons modern folk tale of speed woman and death from Rumour and Sigh is about one machine sent to Singapore? Perhaps he followed the above research.

 

[LoneStar]

Clearly; it must have been repatriated. And it had a Feridax Locking Twist Grip...

 

[Speedtwin]

The cycle has a fantastic story/history, it will be very an interesting auction in April.

 

[Vincent Brake]

Maybe we meet up there ? @Speedtwin speedtwin

 

[Chris Launders]

Interesting to see Alan Cathcart riding the Ehret Lightning, the front suspension is so supple compared to standard Vincent.

 

[Peter Holmes]

Interesting to see Alan Cathcart riding the Ehret Lightning, the front suspension is so supple compared to standard Vincent.

I wonder, when Alan Cathcart rode the Ehret Lightning, had it already been sympathetically restored by Patrick Godet, Patrick would not have "modernised" the Girdraulic Forks, I am certain of that, but he would have ensured that the standard set up was functioning as good as it possibly could, I very much doubt that there are very many Vincents currently on the road with perfectly set up forks, and there will be even less in the future as our well known experts either retire, or cease to work on Vincents within an acceptable time frame.

 

[timetraveller]

There are two videos on here of twins with the JE steering stem. One is from Chris Launders and the other from the Tilleys You will see that the front ends on those bikes are also very flexible, but with the use of a modern damper, even better controlled.