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dudley472
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 05:34 am |
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| I now have a working vincent.....at last, its only taken 10 months you can't rush these things, mot today.......woo hoo, I bet it rains all september Attachment: 25082008142.jpg (Downloaded 357 times)
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 06:24 am |
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Awesome 
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 09:36 am |
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Absolutely gorgeous.
Well done. How did it look 10 months ago? Any before pic's?
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dudley472
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 10:15 am |
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| To be honest it looked pretty much the same as it does now, the bike had had a fortune spent and had never run but the engine had been badly put together so its just been a case of take it all appart and put it back together, someone who races vincents has rebuilt the motor for me (it helps to know what you are doing with these, they have to be spot on) the time has been due to him fitting it in around his busy work life. I rode it for the first time yesterday, it must have been some piece of kit in its day. I have just mot'd it and i'm off to the dvla now to try and get it registered
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 10:21 am |
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| good work dudley, cracking looking bike!
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 11:28 am |
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Great to see that it's ready for the road.
That's where bikes belong, not in museums.
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 12:21 pm |
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| So whats it like to ride?
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dudley472
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Posted: Tue Aug 26th, 2008 01:49 pm |
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| difficult to tell, i've only done 8 miles, it does feel powerful though and the brakes are good
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Posted: Sat Aug 30th, 2008 08:02 pm |
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| WONDERFULL...you deserve to be very proud
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Posted: Sat Aug 30th, 2008 09:32 pm |
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| very nice - don't let it gather dust.
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Posted: Sun Sep 14th, 2008 04:26 pm |
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lovely bikes vincents.
come on lottery numbers!!!
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Hooli
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Posted: Mon Sep 15th, 2008 06:49 pm |
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damn thats beautiful
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Posted: Tue Sep 30th, 2008 09:17 pm |
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| what a beaut,ride it as often as you can,well built Vincents can cover massive mileages,one of our club members has traveled all over the world on his since he retired a few years ago. he bought the bike in 1961 and it cost him £69!!.he has riden through Canada and the States to Mexico,a few years ago he rode it around New Zealand,bit closer to home this year,he rode it up to Scotland from Wells in somerset then spent a few days touring round the Orkneys before heading home again.http://www.kichline.com/chuck/MikeC/default.htm Attachment: Badlands.jpg (Downloaded 65 times) Last edited on Tue Sep 30th, 2008 09:31 pm by james guthrie w
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Posted: Tue Sep 30th, 2008 11:18 pm |
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Hey Dudley
or should that be 'Dude'ly
How cool, motorcycle nirvana.
Nice one, that'll make a change from squirting an SV round the circuits, total respect for living the dream.
regards Rob
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