I found your video such a soothing relief after all the terrible news from Ukraine that I have been watching, thanks Mike. I’m very much looking forward to the remaining parts of this series.
Thanks again for all these great videos. I am 61 years old. I live in Brooklyn NY and have never seen a Vincent or a Norton in real life, only in videos and photos. I feel like I am back in school learning about a civilization that is on the other side of the world. It is my favorite Sunday morning class.
On an old motorcycle you just never know what you’re going to find from all the different hands that have worked on it over the years. Then a savior comes along to get all of the creatively modified parts back in working order. This is going to be a good series.
Great vid Mike, nice to see another old brit bike being refreshed, those Vincents are demanding quite high prices here in England but I'm sure you will agree a quality machine
Thanks again for your great videos! It's so interesting looking closely at these old bikes. The details your show when working on them is just like a school for classic bikes!
It’s very therapeutic watching you methodically going about the disassembly and assembly. I have to say you have a lot of self control. I couldn’t stand keeping those manky throttle and choke cables. 😩
As a non - mechanical chap Mike I find you tutorials absolutely fascinating and even believe that if you were by my side I could do it ! And to give credit where it’s due, Mrs Mike is an angel too let you borrow her Marigolds - Kitchen Tongs - Crème Brûlée Burner - Cork Tile from the bathroom lol 😂. Ray🇬🇧
Another thoroughly enjoyable and informative video. Your videos are a top resource for people wanting to get involved in the vintage motorcycle hobby. Vincents seem to be as plentiful as Hondas in your neck of the woods. Thanks for the excellent video, looking forward to the others in this series.
Nice catch, I find it a bit amusing, many of the same tools on your bench as are on my own. I had Amal monoblocks on my 64 650, a friend had concentrics on his 73 Bonneville, I always thought the Amals with their aluminum bodies and slides, were the worst of such carbs, not measuring up to the ones more common here in the US. The ones I worked on were aluminum body and slides, with bad wear never seeing the brass, of the earlier models. This has much better bits and pieces. I've seen pictures of these good bodies and slides, just never the real parts. Thanks for the careful review of the cleaning and reassembly.
Great video and your soothing voice commentary + good coffee made my Sunday morning perfect. I see much more confidence in your mechanical skills and video making skills comparing it to your first efforts. Interesting to see a differences between old Amals and newer Monobloc and Concentric models where better design was married o much worse materials.
Another interesting and enjoyable video. I love these classic British bikes. Unfortunately they are far to expensive for me ,even the box of bits type projects, at least that's the case in UK.
Are Vincent parts as easily available as Norton Commando parts? Maybe you could mention in your next video how a Vincent owner finds repair parts. ) great video!!
Thanks Tom. That's a great idea. I will try to cover this topic. I've finished this particular project now, but no doubt there will be lots of future opportunities! And to answer your question, yes, parts are easily available through a very strong network of dealers and directly from the Vincent Spares Co, which has been around for decades. Best wishes, Mike
Hi Steve, thanks very much. Yes, I’m still working on the last two episodes. The 3rd video should go out next Sunday and then the 4th video will hopefully go out the following week. Best wishes, Mike
Good morning Mike! New bike new adventure; looking forward!
Thoroughly enjoyed video, looking forward to the next in series .Thanks for sharing 👍🏴
Cool project.
Thank you for showing this - very interesting!
Very nice work Mike.
Nicely done 😊🇬🇧
Superbe vidéo très bien expliqué
Great work.
Great work as usual.
Nice one Mike, back to 'basics' a tidy project to get this running good for anyone starting on an 'old non-runner' imo.
Thanks for sharing, atvb t ..
Loving the yellow Marigold gloves Mike!
😉 hehe, they are a special VOC tool, K2-MARIGOLD 😀
Brilliant!😎
I found your video such a soothing relief after all the terrible news from Ukraine that I have been watching, thanks Mike. I’m very much looking forward to the remaining parts of this series.
Many thanks! ❤️🇺🇦❤️
Looking forward to the follow on
Mate, you're better than a Haynes manual - great video
Thanks again for all these great videos. I am 61 years old. I live in Brooklyn NY and have never seen a Vincent or a Norton in real life, only in videos and photos. I feel like I am back in school learning about a civilization that is on the other side of the world. It is my favorite Sunday morning class.
Sunday morning is so much better with a bit of bike mechanics! Thanks Mike!
I always think that cleaning is very therapeutic, and watching is relaxing, the results look great.
On an old motorcycle you just never know what you’re going to find from all the different hands that have worked on it over the years. Then a savior comes along to get all of the creatively modified parts back in working order. This is going to be a good series.
Great vid Mike, nice to see another old brit bike being refreshed, those Vincents are demanding quite high prices here in England but I'm sure you will agree a quality machine
A soothing way to finish the weekend. Cheers from Australia!
Hello from Hungary!!
Szia és köszönöm a megjegyzésedet!
Thanks again for your great videos! It's so interesting looking closely at these old bikes. The details your show when working on them is just like a school for classic bikes!
It’s very therapeutic watching you methodically going about the disassembly and assembly.
I have to say you have a lot of self control. I couldn’t stand keeping those manky throttle and choke cables. 😩
As a non - mechanical chap Mike I find you tutorials absolutely fascinating and even believe that if you were by my side I could do it !
And to give credit where it’s due, Mrs Mike is an angel too let you borrow her Marigolds - Kitchen Tongs - Crème Brûlée Burner - Cork Tile from the bathroom lol 😂. Ray🇬🇧
You should put subtitles for the UK viewers for gas tank etc lol. Nice vid
Hope tea was consumed, keeping you calm ☕️
Have great week mike, don’t work to hard 😎
Another thoroughly enjoyable and informative video. Your videos are a top resource for people wanting to get involved in the vintage motorcycle hobby. Vincents seem to be as plentiful as Hondas in your neck of the woods. Thanks for the excellent video, looking forward to the others in this series.
Nice catch, I find it a bit amusing, many of the same tools on your bench as are on my own. I had Amal monoblocks on my 64 650, a friend had concentrics on his 73 Bonneville, I always thought the Amals with their aluminum bodies and slides, were the worst of such carbs, not measuring up to the ones more common here in the US. The ones I worked on were aluminum body and slides, with bad wear never seeing the brass, of the earlier models. This has much better bits and pieces. I've seen pictures of these good bodies and slides, just never the real parts. Thanks for the careful review of the cleaning and reassembly.
Nice work done Mike!👍
Neetoo 🖖👍👍👍👍
Great video and your soothing voice commentary + good coffee made my Sunday morning perfect. I see much more confidence in your mechanical skills and video making skills comparing it to your first efforts. Interesting to see a differences between old Amals and newer Monobloc and Concentric models where better design was married o much worse materials.
I worked on amals back in the seventies, never saw the good materials, but did experience "much worse" sorts.
Another interesting and enjoyable video. I love these classic British bikes. Unfortunately they are far to expensive for me ,even the box of bits type projects, at least that's the case in UK.
Are Vincent parts as easily available as Norton Commando parts? Maybe you could mention in your next video how a Vincent owner finds repair parts. ) great video!!
Thanks Tom. That's a great idea. I will try to cover this topic. I've finished this particular project now, but no doubt there will be lots of future opportunities! And to answer your question, yes, parts are easily available through a very strong network of dealers and directly from the Vincent Spares Co, which has been around for decades. Best wishes, Mike
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Hi Mike, Loving this Comet re start but i can't find parts 3 & 4? Is that because you are still working on it??
Hi Steve, thanks very much. Yes, I’m still working on the last two episodes. The 3rd video should go out next Sunday and then the 4th video will hopefully go out the following week. Best wishes, Mike
Love that 70's porn music.😂