How many genuine road going Flashes were built, I seem to remember visiting Ted Davis and seeing what I was told was the only one in existence with lights and all.
Slater Egli
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Four, 2B/3782 was used as as slave to road test about 6 Flash engine that went into race cars,six months later it was tied up and sent to Brazil, made back to a race bike and raced regularly with the other Flashes that were sent there. I think only one road bike is with us, sold a few years back in France
I can find 2 road going Grey Flashes in the works records. Of which 4 survive!!
Simon
Saw 4 with my own eyes, built on the line same week there was no works hack, and 3782 could have been invoiced as used no 20 survived !
The grey flash parts there were not many of them, as they were common to the Comet, were made in the tool room at no 2 factory, all excess parts at the end of Flash production were sold to Lawton & Wilson, and one of the Vincent workers Mike Creamer went to work for them, and they were still supplying South America with Flash parts for quite a few years as they were a common race bike there
That Lawton & Wilson connection leads on to Bananamans Trial Flash connection see
https://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/index.php?threads/the-chain-drive-trials-comet.9228/
https://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/index.php?threads/the-chain-drive-trials-comet.9228/
Chris and his bike beside the Mississippi in Wisconsin last year at the NA Rally.
Harsh, but not quite as bad as the one I had on my A Comet! It/they didn't "Thump-Thump",' just a nasty, tinny cracking noise..