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<blockquote data-quote="CarlHungness" data-source="post: 177794" data-attributes="member: 2517"><p>This is one of those threads that make me say, "Things haven't changed". Robert Watson is one of the journeymen Vincent men in the club who has put his hands on enough parts to be able to identify most all of the bike in total darkness. I recall the day he (and a few others) assisted me in a transmission rebuild in a Minnesota parking lot on my Twin and the repair was so successful I rode the bike home. That being said, not once have I seen a Robert Watson sprocket advertised for sale (or I would have bought one, and would still buy one). Thus my complaint is the same as when I joined the club. One has to be in the 'in crowd' to know when and where some of this stuff is available. Robert did a magnificent job as editor of the MPH and I make the same suggestion to the current editor I made to him: Once a year give us a listing of some of those parts, as many as you can find that are being made that are termed 'speciality'. I've located numerous items over the years that are not highly publicized (Norman Walker's stuff for example) that the new members know nothing about. Just how is it even the veteran members are to learn of these parts that have been lovingly engineered and produced by super enthusiasts like Robert Watson. His pal Dan Smith has made some O ring suggestions that help us with stopping oil leaks, but wary be the new owner, he'll never learn about them. The MPH is the key to education and we sure need a volunteer who can compile some of these products and list, and re-list them annually to educate the plebeians. I'd buy a sprocket, don't know how much they are or if they are available, so between the editor and you small time manufacturers out there please take note.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CarlHungness, post: 177794, member: 2517"] This is one of those threads that make me say, "Things haven't changed". Robert Watson is one of the journeymen Vincent men in the club who has put his hands on enough parts to be able to identify most all of the bike in total darkness. I recall the day he (and a few others) assisted me in a transmission rebuild in a Minnesota parking lot on my Twin and the repair was so successful I rode the bike home. That being said, not once have I seen a Robert Watson sprocket advertised for sale (or I would have bought one, and would still buy one). Thus my complaint is the same as when I joined the club. One has to be in the 'in crowd' to know when and where some of this stuff is available. Robert did a magnificent job as editor of the MPH and I make the same suggestion to the current editor I made to him: Once a year give us a listing of some of those parts, as many as you can find that are being made that are termed 'speciality'. I've located numerous items over the years that are not highly publicized (Norman Walker's stuff for example) that the new members know nothing about. Just how is it even the veteran members are to learn of these parts that have been lovingly engineered and produced by super enthusiasts like Robert Watson. His pal Dan Smith has made some O ring suggestions that help us with stopping oil leaks, but wary be the new owner, he'll never learn about them. The MPH is the key to education and we sure need a volunteer who can compile some of these products and list, and re-list them annually to educate the plebeians. I'd buy a sprocket, don't know how much they are or if they are available, so between the editor and you small time manufacturers out there please take note. [/QUOTE]
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