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<blockquote data-quote="Chris.R" data-source="post: 107223" data-attributes="member: 4043"><p>Thanks for the up on that Greg mine appears to be out of alignment in only one direction the up/down I am told there is no twisting side to side which makes things easier. Maughan`s have overhauled the bottom link straightening it, there was similar movement, they have a jig that does that one. They did say I would need a strong vice and iron bars and that the movement needs to be beyond what is actually required as there is a tendency to spring back. I will have the links back with me in a week or so which is a pretty quick turnround.</p><p></p><p>As I work on the bike I am finding more of the history it was dropped at some time the evidence is of the off side riders foot peg bent and on cutting the pedal rubber off the front end of the peg is ground away, The edge of the number plate is grazed but not badly. The underside of the silencer now I have it off has a graze on the end of the tail pipe while underneath there is a foot long nasty graze and flattening of the silencer. Curiously neither the saddle or the tank show any signs of damage. The seat I have remade with new board squab and cover, the tank I have only to redo the gold lining. most of the eight owners before me did not have her for that long but there was one owner from 1968 until 1991 when sold to the fellow whose dad had the museum the Comet ended up in until four years ago I bought the bike from it`s last owner a classic bike and car dealer last June as a project to restore and ride. If you have not seen it my last Comet a 1952 is with Ken Phelps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris.R, post: 107223, member: 4043"] Thanks for the up on that Greg mine appears to be out of alignment in only one direction the up/down I am told there is no twisting side to side which makes things easier. Maughan`s have overhauled the bottom link straightening it, there was similar movement, they have a jig that does that one. They did say I would need a strong vice and iron bars and that the movement needs to be beyond what is actually required as there is a tendency to spring back. I will have the links back with me in a week or so which is a pretty quick turnround. As I work on the bike I am finding more of the history it was dropped at some time the evidence is of the off side riders foot peg bent and on cutting the pedal rubber off the front end of the peg is ground away, The edge of the number plate is grazed but not badly. The underside of the silencer now I have it off has a graze on the end of the tail pipe while underneath there is a foot long nasty graze and flattening of the silencer. Curiously neither the saddle or the tank show any signs of damage. The seat I have remade with new board squab and cover, the tank I have only to redo the gold lining. most of the eight owners before me did not have her for that long but there was one owner from 1968 until 1991 when sold to the fellow whose dad had the museum the Comet ended up in until four years ago I bought the bike from it`s last owner a classic bike and car dealer last June as a project to restore and ride. If you have not seen it my last Comet a 1952 is with Ken Phelps. [/QUOTE]
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