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Taking my Life in a New (old) Direction


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8 hours ago, Grouse said:

I want a Vincent, but I would've bought that Norton too.  ;)

Me too but Vincents are even rarer than Nortons. Besides I want something to tour on and 1970s technology along with modern electronics upgrade, which have already been done to this bike, beats 1950s technology.

A Vincent Black Shadow would be a great thing to play with tghough.

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9 hours ago, Chef said:

The best part is now you can ride that thing around and chase some strange tail


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That's my plan, but considering the 1970s British crotch rocket architecture, I'll have to limit auxiliary rider weight to < 130#. (not counting the weight of the minimum 6-pack ride fare)

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That's my plan, but considering the 1970s British crotch rocket architecture, I'll have to limit auxiliary rider weight to

Hey i would say limiting them to under 130 is not a bad standard…… in fact I wish upon you all the beaver that one man can handle


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First, the primary drive and cases must be removed.

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Holding the gearbox sprocket for removal of the left hand thread nut. (ask me how I barked my knuckle)

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The engine will have to be jacked up a bit to allow the gearbox to be rotated and removed.

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Everything is ready to go. I'm waiting for my son to come over after work on Monday. I told him if he wants to keep the bike after I'm gone he must learn the idiosyncrasies involved with working on old British bikes.

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The headlight will be replaced with a 9000 LM LED

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