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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
What is the best approach for restoring a Vincent?
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<blockquote data-quote="Magnetoman" data-source="post: 36717" data-attributes="member: 2806"><p>I also will be taking many photos along the way. In my case I am lucky (or unlucky) in that essentially all the bits on the bike are original, albeit decrepit. What this means is I'm likely to spend a lot of hours polishing fasteners and then sending them off for very expensive Cd plating. </p><p></p><p> Doing the engine myself has the advantage that the person rebuilding the engine can't give me any bogus excuses for why he's taking so long.</p><p></p><p> I'll probably get lots of advice to the contrary as a result of the following confession, but I'm actually going to try to do essentially everything myself. Some things, like Cd plating, aren't reasonable to do at home, but just about everything else is. I hasten to add that I know there are peculiarities to the Vincent, but this is not my first full restoration, so I'm not entering into this without quite a bit of relevant experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magnetoman, post: 36717, member: 2806"] I also will be taking many photos along the way. In my case I am lucky (or unlucky) in that essentially all the bits on the bike are original, albeit decrepit. What this means is I'm likely to spend a lot of hours polishing fasteners and then sending them off for very expensive Cd plating. Doing the engine myself has the advantage that the person rebuilding the engine can't give me any bogus excuses for why he's taking so long. I'll probably get lots of advice to the contrary as a result of the following confession, but I'm actually going to try to do essentially everything myself. Some things, like Cd plating, aren't reasonable to do at home, but just about everything else is. I hasten to add that I know there are peculiarities to the Vincent, but this is not my first full restoration, so I'm not entering into this without quite a bit of relevant experience. [/QUOTE]
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