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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
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<blockquote data-quote="Hugo Myatt" data-source="post: 48961" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>A number of Vincent B & C models had their frame and engine numbers transposed in the original registration books. I believe this was because at that time initial registration was done by the dealers. These dealers, unfamiliar with the novel design and persuaded by the publicity for the miraculous ‘frameless’ motorcycle, assumed the highly visible engine number was, in fact, the frame number, as the engine unit was the only ‘frame’ that the bicycle possessed. It was perhaps unfortunate that all the engine numbers are prefixed with an ‘F’.</p><p></p><p>These registration books often have the frame number added in different ink and by a different hand in the engine number slot. One assumes that a subsequent owner, on discovering the actual frame number on the headstock added it to the registration book in the only space left available, i.e. the engine number slot.</p><p></p><p>I have had two such machines with this registration book anomaly pass through my hands. After explaining the above to Swansea they were happy to correct them without any loss of the original registration number.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hugo Myatt, post: 48961, member: 99"] A number of Vincent B & C models had their frame and engine numbers transposed in the original registration books. I believe this was because at that time initial registration was done by the dealers. These dealers, unfamiliar with the novel design and persuaded by the publicity for the miraculous ‘frameless’ motorcycle, assumed the highly visible engine number was, in fact, the frame number, as the engine unit was the only ‘frame’ that the bicycle possessed. It was perhaps unfortunate that all the engine numbers are prefixed with an ‘F’. These registration books often have the frame number added in different ink and by a different hand in the engine number slot. One assumes that a subsequent owner, on discovering the actual frame number on the headstock added it to the registration book in the only space left available, i.e. the engine number slot. I have had two such machines with this registration book anomaly pass through my hands. After explaining the above to Swansea they were happy to correct them without any loss of the original registration number. [/QUOTE]
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