Lucky Phil

Thing is Chuck the prep is so onerous stripping off the old paint and prepping the cases the painting itself takes on an elevated importance. You dont want mess it up and have to do that process again. I actually set up my bead blaster to use Sodium Bicarbonate. I'd not used it before. The Sodium media is quite mild and I just used it to clean up the cases after stripping. Its a good media to use if you have a small car body repair to do or a spot repair on a motorcycle you dont need to worry about the contamination of the surrounding areas. Just wash it off with water when your finished. Same with engine cases, no contamination issues unlike glass bead. The major PITA is the spare black crinkle finish gearbox that I plan on using. That stuff is a complete nightmare to remove! Ciao

I've come to the conclusion that whatever paint scheme draws the eye to focus and centralize the image on the engine and fuel tank works for the V11. Looks good. Have you messed with the shift eccentric adjuster on the gearbox access cover? Ciao

Just started to get this together after quite a few years. Prepping and painting engine components, what a PITA. Heads and crankcases to go. Used the kitchen oven to cure the paint today, hope the wife understands that needs must. Its slightly aromatic in the kitchen at the present:).Cylinder heads still require a light valve seat cut and grind after guide replacement. The grey turned out a little darker than I hoped for but what can you do. Ciao

No its just taken a hard hit on the hex area from a gutter or something from the previous owner. Ciao

Anyone out there have an Oil Filter cover in good shape they are willing to part with? I need one for my Daytona engine I'm putting together. Ciao

If you had Chuck you may have ended up here. I've see this race many times. Its very fast. https://www.odd-bike.com/2013/03/the-irving-vincent-anachronistic.html Ciao

Dunno. A Norvin used the repopped Vincent engine coupled to a Norton frame. It was affordable to ordinary mortals, but still expensive. Here in Australia Vincent engines were fairly cheap in the 60's. Lots were used in speedway outfits.The Norvin was an English late 60's early 70's creation in the main when old Norton wide line frames and Vincent engines were't worth a whole lot. Plenty of engineeringly talented rockers and cafe racers of the day put them together. I was chatting to a spectator at the Classic that was riding an old 850T3 same as my brothers in law rode back in the 80's. Yes 2 brothers in law each with an 850T, one a T and the other a T3. This guy has an old Vincent series C Rapide at home he inherited from his late father and also some other Vincent bits to build another bike. He was short of a crankcase half though but managed to pick up a battered second hand one for $3000au from an ex speedway outfit that needs plenty of work and machining if its going to be matched to the half he already has. Not cheap to join the Vincent world. Ciao

This one for mine.

In the pits and parking lot. A couple for the Norton boys Some people still ride them as opposed to worship them The classic Norvin. This one shows up every year. Rob North Rocket 111, Replica most likely American flat tracker? In style at the very least. For Sale apparently,in the bike public parking. Quite nice.

rich46's Guzzi. Spent some time talking to him in the pits and watching on the track. Didnt get the chance to photograph the man himself though. Bike and rider seemed to be going well. Aussi Guzzi. Short stroke engine, titanium valves looked fast. Another Aussi Guzzi racer. Beautifully prepared.