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What is the best approach for restoring a Vincent?
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<blockquote data-quote="Monkeypants" data-source="post: 36800" data-attributes="member: 2708"><p>I haven't restored a Vincent to date. I am fortunate in having one Rapide from OZ that was all done up by Terry Prince, and another which is a local bike and was done stem to stern by John Mcdougall. Both of these fellows know their way around a Vincent. </p><p></p><p>This winter I am planning to assemble a new engine for the special I built last year. I borrowed the OZ Rapide engine for that project, so there has been no rush to assemble the new motor. Good thing to as it has taken over two years to receive the parts so far and I am still expecting a few backorders. I should clarify that a good deal of that wait was to have a custom crank made (Terry Prince) and also to receive two of Terry's 92 MM top end kits. While waiting for Terry's stuff I was also waiting for some items from the Spares Co.</p><p></p><p>The Spares Co do a great job, but ordering parts for a Vincent is a bit different than ordering for a Norton Commando. There are enough suppliers for the Commando that one is generally able to find the part, order it and recieve it in very short order.</p><p>After a ten month wait for special Vincent MK 5 cams from Terry Prince, I received most everything for the timing chest. The only parts Terry did not have were for the Valve lifter assembly. The Spares Co. had some of the lifter parts, but most were on backorder. These were ordered in the late spring and just arrived a few weeks ago. Same situation in the gearbox, the main parts came from Quaife, but the selector mechanism was needed. There are a multitude of tiny parts in that mechanism. Dan Smith & Robert Watson kindly gave me most of them, the rest were ordered from the Club. A number of those were backordered as well and took some months to arrive.</p><p>After waiting acouple of months, I did check with one other supplier and they were also out of stock & waiting for these same parts.</p><p></p><p>So Vibrac's point of having several routes to work on at once is well taken. If one decided that they were going to order a complete Vincent in parts tomorrow, 90 percent of it might show up next week, but I expect there would also be a good long backorder list generated, and it is anyone's guess as to when the final pieces would arrive. From my own experience, at least a year or so, and much longer if you want an oversized or custom engine.</p><p></p><p>Glen</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Monkeypants, post: 36800, member: 2708"] I haven't restored a Vincent to date. I am fortunate in having one Rapide from OZ that was all done up by Terry Prince, and another which is a local bike and was done stem to stern by John Mcdougall. Both of these fellows know their way around a Vincent. This winter I am planning to assemble a new engine for the special I built last year. I borrowed the OZ Rapide engine for that project, so there has been no rush to assemble the new motor. Good thing to as it has taken over two years to receive the parts so far and I am still expecting a few backorders. I should clarify that a good deal of that wait was to have a custom crank made (Terry Prince) and also to receive two of Terry's 92 MM top end kits. While waiting for Terry's stuff I was also waiting for some items from the Spares Co. The Spares Co do a great job, but ordering parts for a Vincent is a bit different than ordering for a Norton Commando. There are enough suppliers for the Commando that one is generally able to find the part, order it and recieve it in very short order. After a ten month wait for special Vincent MK 5 cams from Terry Prince, I received most everything for the timing chest. The only parts Terry did not have were for the Valve lifter assembly. The Spares Co. had some of the lifter parts, but most were on backorder. These were ordered in the late spring and just arrived a few weeks ago. Same situation in the gearbox, the main parts came from Quaife, but the selector mechanism was needed. There are a multitude of tiny parts in that mechanism. Dan Smith & Robert Watson kindly gave me most of them, the rest were ordered from the Club. A number of those were backordered as well and took some months to arrive. After waiting acouple of months, I did check with one other supplier and they were also out of stock & waiting for these same parts. So Vibrac's point of having several routes to work on at once is well taken. If one decided that they were going to order a complete Vincent in parts tomorrow, 90 percent of it might show up next week, but I expect there would also be a good long backorder list generated, and it is anyone's guess as to when the final pieces would arrive. From my own experience, at least a year or so, and much longer if you want an oversized or custom engine. Glen [/QUOTE]
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