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<blockquote data-quote="Little Honda" data-source="post: 105736" data-attributes="member: 667"><p>I am absolutely with you, Eric, most of the moaners have never ridden a GOOD (!!) Norvin. There are</p><p>big differences of getting a Vincent engine in a featherbed frame - and it should be a featherbed,</p><p>not any other Norton frame! Do I see correctly on yr pic: Have you cut the front down tubes?</p><p>Well, I think, that spoils the featherbed! Admittedly, it has been a trend in the sixties, to put your</p><p>feet on rests which were 8 inches in front of the rear axle and have clip-ons fitted half way between</p><p>upper and lower fork bridges. Ask one of these "engineers", to sit and ride on their specials today,</p><p>in their seventies! No, first condition, when building a Norvin, you must maintain the riding position</p><p>as intended by the Norton factory! Then, only then, you will experience a "featherbed ride", which</p><p>is comfortable and effortless, condition to be fast. And, believe me, you don´t have to cut anything</p><p>from a Vincent engine - twin or single alike - to put it nicely into a featherbed.</p><p>I have build my Norvin after 30 years on original Vincents and am absolutely convinced, it´s a big</p><p>improvement to the standard Vincent. And I haven´t met anybody, until now, who was not fascinated</p><p>by its good looks, especially those, who know nothing about Vincents, at all.</p><p>And finally, what moaners use to forget: What would they do in the early sixties, when they damaged their</p><p>Vincent in an accident? Norton framework was far cheaper than Vincent spares. And all those, who could</p><p>not afford a complete Vincent, might have solved their financial problem by some nice engineering, using</p><p>a featherbed, lying around somewhere?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Little Honda, post: 105736, member: 667"] I am absolutely with you, Eric, most of the moaners have never ridden a GOOD (!!) Norvin. There are big differences of getting a Vincent engine in a featherbed frame - and it should be a featherbed, not any other Norton frame! Do I see correctly on yr pic: Have you cut the front down tubes? Well, I think, that spoils the featherbed! Admittedly, it has been a trend in the sixties, to put your feet on rests which were 8 inches in front of the rear axle and have clip-ons fitted half way between upper and lower fork bridges. Ask one of these "engineers", to sit and ride on their specials today, in their seventies! No, first condition, when building a Norvin, you must maintain the riding position as intended by the Norton factory! Then, only then, you will experience a "featherbed ride", which is comfortable and effortless, condition to be fast. And, believe me, you don´t have to cut anything from a Vincent engine - twin or single alike - to put it nicely into a featherbed. I have build my Norvin after 30 years on original Vincents and am absolutely convinced, it´s a big improvement to the standard Vincent. And I haven´t met anybody, until now, who was not fascinated by its good looks, especially those, who know nothing about Vincents, at all. And finally, what moaners use to forget: What would they do in the early sixties, when they damaged their Vincent in an accident? Norton framework was far cheaper than Vincent spares. And all those, who could not afford a complete Vincent, might have solved their financial problem by some nice engineering, using a featherbed, lying around somewhere? [/QUOTE]
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