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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
David Hills
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<blockquote data-quote="Vince Farrell" data-source="post: 9328" data-attributes="member: 148"><p>Dave Hills asked me to post the bit below for him.</p><p></p><p> I do not usually read the letters that appear on this site but one letter written by Ken Smith has been passed on to me and I feel that I should correct some of the inaccurate statements which Ken has made.</p><p> It is quite true to say that I met Ken in 2003 at the home of Philip Tooth-then editor of "Classic Bike" and subsequently he passed on to me drawings of Pip Billings stand. However please be aware that I had been making and selling the present stands for many years prior to this meeting(reference my advertisements in MPH from the 90's) and one glance at the drawings which Ken has included in his letter will show you that this stand("Pip's") is NOT the same as the one which I have been producing for years. After I received the drawings of Pips stand from Ken I did make a prototype as indeed it incorporates some additional features which some may find beneficial but I never sold any of this design .I still have the prototype. My current(forever) stands are very easy to fit and can easily be adapted to just about any post war Vincent. Pip's stand is far more complex with lots of detail refinements,tighter limits and it needs more fitting skills if it is to fit every Vincent. Mass producing Pip's type of stand would not be straightforward as each would need 'adjustable' hole positions, clearances . 'link' shape etc. Sorry Ken but you are wrong in insinuating that I copied Pip's design. Pip was a Friend of mine also going back many years-if the acknowledgements of the 'tread-down' were his I would be the first to say so. He was a nice bloke and a good pal . He and I used to meet at the Munster Club's annual "Irish Rally"in the early 90's and we always told each other that he was the other half of the Vincent entry. There was never more than two Vincents entered. Incidentally Pip was usually not a VOC member -if he ever was ,even though his picture popped up on the cover of MPH showing his lovely home made sidecar which I believe is still owned by Philip Tooth.</p><p> Incidentally I never called the current stand "The Dave Hills" stand-that is the name that hundreds of satisfied customers called it long before I met Ken Smith.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vince Farrell, post: 9328, member: 148"] Dave Hills asked me to post the bit below for him. I do not usually read the letters that appear on this site but one letter written by Ken Smith has been passed on to me and I feel that I should correct some of the inaccurate statements which Ken has made. It is quite true to say that I met Ken in 2003 at the home of Philip Tooth-then editor of "Classic Bike" and subsequently he passed on to me drawings of Pip Billings stand. However please be aware that I had been making and selling the present stands for many years prior to this meeting(reference my advertisements in MPH from the 90's) and one glance at the drawings which Ken has included in his letter will show you that this stand("Pip's") is NOT the same as the one which I have been producing for years. After I received the drawings of Pips stand from Ken I did make a prototype as indeed it incorporates some additional features which some may find beneficial but I never sold any of this design .I still have the prototype. My current(forever) stands are very easy to fit and can easily be adapted to just about any post war Vincent. Pip's stand is far more complex with lots of detail refinements,tighter limits and it needs more fitting skills if it is to fit every Vincent. Mass producing Pip's type of stand would not be straightforward as each would need 'adjustable' hole positions, clearances . 'link' shape etc. Sorry Ken but you are wrong in insinuating that I copied Pip's design. Pip was a Friend of mine also going back many years-if the acknowledgements of the 'tread-down' were his I would be the first to say so. He was a nice bloke and a good pal . He and I used to meet at the Munster Club's annual "Irish Rally"in the early 90's and we always told each other that he was the other half of the Vincent entry. There was never more than two Vincents entered. Incidentally Pip was usually not a VOC member -if he ever was ,even though his picture popped up on the cover of MPH showing his lovely home made sidecar which I believe is still owned by Philip Tooth. Incidentally I never called the current stand "The Dave Hills" stand-that is the name that hundreds of satisfied customers called it long before I met Ken Smith. [/QUOTE]
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