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<blockquote data-quote="Albervin" data-source="post: 16939" data-attributes="member: 586"><p>Eric, don't feel you have to rush in because you will miss out & not get another chance. There are good machines coming up for sale all the time within the club.</p><p>There is no mention of the UFM number on the headstock. It could be a mix of 2 or 3 bikes depending on what that number is. Numbers don't make a machine run better or more reliably they only </p><p>offer good returns on capital investment! Get someone who knows one end of a Vincent from the other to have a good look at it if possible. Ideally it would be good if you could remove the timing cover for a look</p><p>inside. It would be good if they could bring a kickstart with them to check compression too.</p><p>There are grease nipples all over a Vincent (Series "A"s had even more) & some owners like to add a few more! They had Amal carbs so not sure why you think they are incorrect.</p><p>Check to see if there is any oil in the tank, if not then it is probably all in the sump. Remove it before trying to kick start it & add fresh 20-50W.</p><p>Chances are the generator & magneto will need refurbishing, the former is not as important as the latter!</p><p>Don't buy it with your heart instead of your head, our astronomer friend is close with his pricing but if you can't do the work yourself then the labour rate could be considerable & the amount of time taken</p><p>could stretch from several months to several years!! But don't let me put you off because the old Honda message also applies to Vincents, "You meet the nicest people on a Vincent"!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albervin, post: 16939, member: 586"] Eric, don't feel you have to rush in because you will miss out & not get another chance. There are good machines coming up for sale all the time within the club. There is no mention of the UFM number on the headstock. It could be a mix of 2 or 3 bikes depending on what that number is. Numbers don't make a machine run better or more reliably they only offer good returns on capital investment! Get someone who knows one end of a Vincent from the other to have a good look at it if possible. Ideally it would be good if you could remove the timing cover for a look inside. It would be good if they could bring a kickstart with them to check compression too. There are grease nipples all over a Vincent (Series "A"s had even more) & some owners like to add a few more! They had Amal carbs so not sure why you think they are incorrect. Check to see if there is any oil in the tank, if not then it is probably all in the sump. Remove it before trying to kick start it & add fresh 20-50W. Chances are the generator & magneto will need refurbishing, the former is not as important as the latter! Don't buy it with your heart instead of your head, our astronomer friend is close with his pricing but if you can't do the work yourself then the labour rate could be considerable & the amount of time taken could stretch from several months to several years!! But don't let me put you off because the old Honda message also applies to Vincents, "You meet the nicest people on a Vincent"!! [/QUOTE]
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