Splitting a Vincent

[jellywrestler]

Vincents are a little different to get engine access than most bikes....

[Spearfish]

Bloody nice machine!!!
but better when its healthy


Its going to be an interesting thread thanks for the pics so far.

[HenryDorsetCase]

awesome. great garage too btw.

I have subscribed I would love more pics

[Laava]

So you don't put the engine in the bike, you put the bike on the engine?

[Latte]

So that's where the Ducati MotoGP team got the idea from...

[Sensei]

One of the Managers at work has a Vincent BlackShadow along with 30 other very collectable old bikes lucky Bugger !!

[ducatilover]

Love it! What a tasty machine!

[Grumph]

Just the same as splitting an XV yamaha....

When you going to tell us the outcome of the barrel question ?

PI reckons 200deg C and the liner should drop out.....

[pete376403]

My lotto bike is still going to be a Patrick Godet Egli, with all the options.

[jellywrestler]

Just the same as splitting an XV yamaha....

When you going to tell us the outcome of the barrel question ?

PI reckons 200deg C and the liner should drop out.....

Still calling in ideas. I took it to the Cold Kiwi and had quite a number of people fondle it with no real answer. Some said they knew and when i asked how that would cause this they couldn't link it up.
Not being picky but i'm looking for an explanation as to cause an effect...

[jellywrestler]

So you don't put the engine in the bike, you put the bike on the engine?

basically the swingarm attaches to the rear of the motor and the main 'body' the oil tank attached to the top of the motor with the headstock bolted to the front of that.
the rear shocks bolt between the swingarm and the oil tank...
simple as that
Hardest part in the whole dissasembly was removing the wiring loom, which a cut in the middle and will make a joint there for future jobs

[HenryDorsetCase]

For those of us that don't know, how did your Vincent lunch itself?

[sidecar bob]

Looking at that, maybe John Britten wasnt such an original thinker.

[Grumph]

Still calling in ideas. I took it to the Cold Kiwi and had quite a number of people fondle it with no real answer. Some said they knew and when i asked how that would cause this they couldn't link it up.
Not being picky but i'm looking for an explanation as to cause an effect...

I reckon you're going to have to drop the liner out anyway - just to satisfy yourself that there is material behind the spot it's picked up...

And Bob - read the book, JB did admit inspiration from the Vincent layout.

[jellywrestler]

Looking at that, maybe John Britten wasnt such an original thinker.

There's not much on the Britten that's original when you look at it closely,
he's just put a selection of older ideas together and refined some of them, and spent a shit load of time trying some different ways of doing some of those things too