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Bought my 1953 Black Shadow back in 2003 in fully assembled state. It hadn't been used for some years. Acquired a new BTH electronic magneto and mounted it. The bike started at first try! Attended the Scandinavian Vincent Club rally in Sweden 2004 and used it the whole season. Second gear was a problem and the old carbs were quite worn. Decided to fix these problems for 2005 but more problems were of course discovered. E.g. the primary drive chain rollers of the middle row had been destroyed by the dynamo sprocket. Also the oil filter chamber and the "bolt ears" at the lower front of the crankcase drive side had been smashed at some point. The man who sold me the bike said he was told that the first owner crashed back in the mid 50's.
Was asking around in 2005/2006 trying to find someone in Stockholm area that would do the weld job fixing the crankcase but without much success. We bought a house in 2007 that needed quite some restoration and we got a third child so not much Vincent time for a few years. About two years ago I decided to finally fix the engine. Now working for a new company I got a tip from one of the colleagues who knew who could do the welding job. Took him about 6 months to get it done but I believe the result is quite OK. I'm not an weld expert though. Attached you find some pictures.
The oil filter chamber thread was very bad so I asked the man to weld up material so I could make a new thread. A Scandinavian Vincent Club member recommended me to buy a Whitworth 2 1/8" and 20 tpi tap from Tracy Tools in UK which I did. They were good to deal with and quick to deliver this one-off tap.
Today I finally found a company that is willing to do the machining. Hopefully in a few weeks time I can start the assembly work!
/ Patrik
Was asking around in 2005/2006 trying to find someone in Stockholm area that would do the weld job fixing the crankcase but without much success. We bought a house in 2007 that needed quite some restoration and we got a third child so not much Vincent time for a few years. About two years ago I decided to finally fix the engine. Now working for a new company I got a tip from one of the colleagues who knew who could do the welding job. Took him about 6 months to get it done but I believe the result is quite OK. I'm not an weld expert though. Attached you find some pictures.
The oil filter chamber thread was very bad so I asked the man to weld up material so I could make a new thread. A Scandinavian Vincent Club member recommended me to buy a Whitworth 2 1/8" and 20 tpi tap from Tracy Tools in UK which I did. They were good to deal with and quick to deliver this one-off tap.
Today I finally found a company that is willing to do the machining. Hopefully in a few weeks time I can start the assembly work!
/ Patrik