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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Fuel tank needs cleaning
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<blockquote data-quote="greg brillus" data-source="post: 96934" data-attributes="member: 597"><p>You will find most parts from the Voc spares company. The best new rims which are exact copies of the original Dunlop rims are "Devon rims" either in chrome or stainless, they will supply coach lined black with red pinstripe at extra cost, and I'm sure they could clean up the hubs unless you do it yourself to save some money, re lace in stainless for less maintenance. Most all cables available from Voc again, though you will need to finish off throttle and air/choke cables as these come semi finished due to differing handlebar widths and so on. You can easily upgrade to 12 volts by simply changing the regulator to one that can be used either 6 or 12 volt. The generator will put out 12 volts just the engine needs to rev slightly higher to do this. Not a problem for normal riding and normal power use. It is perfectly acceptable to polish up bolts and so on with a wire buff and paint in spray can engine enamel in aluminium finish, if you are careful with the spanners and don't knock the paint off, it will last a long time............Better than rusty bolts. Most all original hardware was cadmium plated steel not stainless. The clutch cover, you can mask the outer rim off, then paint, let dry properly and then carefully hi light the Vincent logo with some emery tape to expose the clean alloy letters. Good luck..............Greg.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg brillus, post: 96934, member: 597"] You will find most parts from the Voc spares company. The best new rims which are exact copies of the original Dunlop rims are "Devon rims" either in chrome or stainless, they will supply coach lined black with red pinstripe at extra cost, and I'm sure they could clean up the hubs unless you do it yourself to save some money, re lace in stainless for less maintenance. Most all cables available from Voc again, though you will need to finish off throttle and air/choke cables as these come semi finished due to differing handlebar widths and so on. You can easily upgrade to 12 volts by simply changing the regulator to one that can be used either 6 or 12 volt. The generator will put out 12 volts just the engine needs to rev slightly higher to do this. Not a problem for normal riding and normal power use. It is perfectly acceptable to polish up bolts and so on with a wire buff and paint in spray can engine enamel in aluminium finish, if you are careful with the spanners and don't knock the paint off, it will last a long time............Better than rusty bolts. Most all original hardware was cadmium plated steel not stainless. The clutch cover, you can mask the outer rim off, then paint, let dry properly and then carefully hi light the Vincent logo with some emery tape to expose the clean alloy letters. Good luck..............Greg. [/QUOTE]
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