Don't reckon they'd still do some more for a slab each Brian..? Who made them..?
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They where cast by my then father inlaw. He had a small foundry that was originally started by his father.
A lovely old bloke, but his wife and daughter where absolute #$%*es.
He once showed me a picture of what would have been seven or eight Vincent's stacked in a pile outside, up against the back wall.
Apparently some of the "sidecar back markers" at the Sydney Showground Speedway would buy a second hand Lightning, Shadow or whatever, ride it around to his place, rip out the motor and throw the rest of the bike behind the shed.
He would cast a set of hi-comp pistons and machine the barrels.
They would bolt it back together, throw it in the boot of their car and it would be screaming around the Royal on saturday night.
He was a lovey old bloke that loved a yarn and a quiet beer. He's long since past unfortunately.
Cheers,
Brian
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Thanks for the story behind those barrels Brian, he certainly sounded like a bit of a lad.
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