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<blockquote data-quote="Howard" data-source="post: 10800" data-attributes="member: 271"><p>Hi Bill and VV</p><p> </p><p>Bill you got the right Howard, I campaigned the ex Pete Campbell's racing Comet for a time. Glad you're still Vincenteering, and like you, I needed a kick to get the interest going again - it took a bit of a back seat with family matters etc.</p><p> </p><p>I mentioned Bill's special originally, not as something to copy, but more as a source of ideas because it sounded so much like the original spec proposed by VV. </p><p> </p><p>On girdraulics : I never had any problems on the Comet, after I turned the eccentrics from sidecar to solo position, that is. Mine were slightly different, the springs and boxes were removed and the central damper replaced by a sprung damper. Anything that wasn't essential was removed from the bike, and anything that was essential was drilled, including the damper knob, so the whole plot was as light as a comet could be (even the pilot was lighter then). The bushes were kept to tollerance and greased, and the damper was always tight. Of course, it helps when you only ride it on smooth racetracks, but the backend always gave me more cause for concern than the forks.</p><p> </p><p>If you're going to make a modern cantilever frame with oil in the top member a la Vincent, why not make some modern Girdraulics, PCV never liked teles and BMW have a sort of Girdraulic even if they do call it Telelever. </p><p> </p><p>Just joking ...... or am I?</p><p> </p><p>Howard</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Howard, post: 10800, member: 271"] Hi Bill and VV Bill you got the right Howard, I campaigned the ex Pete Campbell's racing Comet for a time. Glad you're still Vincenteering, and like you, I needed a kick to get the interest going again - it took a bit of a back seat with family matters etc. I mentioned Bill's special originally, not as something to copy, but more as a source of ideas because it sounded so much like the original spec proposed by VV. On girdraulics : I never had any problems on the Comet, after I turned the eccentrics from sidecar to solo position, that is. Mine were slightly different, the springs and boxes were removed and the central damper replaced by a sprung damper. Anything that wasn't essential was removed from the bike, and anything that was essential was drilled, including the damper knob, so the whole plot was as light as a comet could be (even the pilot was lighter then). The bushes were kept to tollerance and greased, and the damper was always tight. Of course, it helps when you only ride it on smooth racetracks, but the backend always gave me more cause for concern than the forks. If you're going to make a modern cantilever frame with oil in the top member a la Vincent, why not make some modern Girdraulics, PCV never liked teles and BMW have a sort of Girdraulic even if they do call it Telelever. Just joking ...... or am I? Howard [/QUOTE]
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