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What is the best approach for restoring a Vincent?
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<blockquote data-quote="peterg" data-source="post: 36803" data-attributes="member: 446"><p>Howdy sir,</p><p></p><p>Yeah, 235's about right......for just the painted parts, from the first moment gazed upon in large greasey lumps till done (reduce number if no touring fenders involved). But then again I was beholden to a "customer" for which no ugly secrets could be hidden, meself.</p><p></p><p>Correspondingly, this <strong><a href="http://petergz.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/HRD-Vincent/1950-Vincent-Black-Shadow/i-WMm9CPz/0/L/IMG1058-L.jpg" target="_blank">languid incomplete pile</a></strong> - starting the 1st week Oct/09 with cursory inspection of a still splendid Tragle rebuild needing - still took every justifiable waking moment outside of work to be made into this <strong><a href="http://petergz.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/HRD-Vincent/1950-Vincent-Black-Shadow/i-4qWWBmN/0/L/IMG1628-L.jpg" target="_blank">reliable rider </a></strong>by 2/1/09, and that's using Krylon instead of real paint. That saga can be viewed <strong><a href="http://petergz.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/HRD-Vincent/1950-Vincent-Black-Shadow/19661886_rtkGLC#!i=1542077378&k=4qWWBmN" target="_blank">here</a></strong>. </p><p></p><p>Will make this distinction with a Vin resto. The difference in time expenditure between bolting together a glossy trailered show queen and building something equally fetching but very rideable and reliable is greater with this machine than any I've encountered, setting up a timing chest and rebuilding girdraulic front ends just two examples. I spent nearly two whole weekend days setting up and valving just the two shocks to my liking on the Red Rap.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="peterg, post: 36803, member: 446"] Howdy sir, Yeah, 235's about right......for just the painted parts, from the first moment gazed upon in large greasey lumps till done (reduce number if no touring fenders involved). But then again I was beholden to a "customer" for which no ugly secrets could be hidden, meself. Correspondingly, this [B][URL="http://petergz.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/HRD-Vincent/1950-Vincent-Black-Shadow/i-WMm9CPz/0/L/IMG1058-L.jpg"]languid incomplete pile[/URL][/B] - starting the 1st week Oct/09 with cursory inspection of a still splendid Tragle rebuild needing - still took every justifiable waking moment outside of work to be made into this [B][URL="http://petergz.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/HRD-Vincent/1950-Vincent-Black-Shadow/i-4qWWBmN/0/L/IMG1628-L.jpg"]reliable rider [/URL][/B]by 2/1/09, and that's using Krylon instead of real paint. That saga can be viewed [B][URL="http://petergz.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/HRD-Vincent/1950-Vincent-Black-Shadow/19661886_rtkGLC#!i=1542077378&k=4qWWBmN"]here[/URL][/B]. Will make this distinction with a Vin resto. The difference in time expenditure between bolting together a glossy trailered show queen and building something equally fetching but very rideable and reliable is greater with this machine than any I've encountered, setting up a timing chest and rebuilding girdraulic front ends just two examples. I spent nearly two whole weekend days setting up and valving just the two shocks to my liking on the Red Rap. [/QUOTE]
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