nigel dabster Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 Thought it about time to drag the 340 out of the shed, needs a bit of tlc me thinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munch Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 me too big john! dabster thats a discrace !!!! and knowing how fastidious you are with your bike prep i am shocked . restoration ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinm Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 Dabster, that thing looks like it was prepared by Anthony Rew...........anyone that has seen his bikes will know exactly what I mean Martin PS. Looking at the state of it would you take Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 retored mine twice now, its no Sherco but I just can't let her go. Beautiful bike awsome ride. Wish there was a 199b web site, love to know more about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted November 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 what do you want to know theres mo mystery is there? I have beaten myself with a prickly thorn and promised to give it a wash tonight.The one above is a vesty/reynolds copy I think this one is the standard Comerfords, swinging arms interchanged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted November 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 (edited) close up of no.1 Edited November 14, 2005 by Nigel Dabster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 What are the differences between a Vesty/Reynolds replica, a standard comerfords bike and a 199B purchaced in the states? Can you tell anything by the s/n? How maney of each were produced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted November 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Both have the late Ally head steadies which were a vast improvement on the old pressed steel things, easy to copy, triangulate from the head to the normal points on the frame and a simple bracket on the head, works well and think it stops the frames from bending aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted November 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 What are the differences between a Vesty/Reynolds replica, a standard comerfords bike and a 199B purchaced in the states? Can you tell anything by the s/n? How maney of each were produced? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I would imagine there are very few (if any) comerfords replicas in the USA, unless copied over there Dave Renham might know otherwise. I think the vesty/reynolds copy was one produced by someone up north possibly for JR. It is nicely done and is a bit more trick looking though the positions of the shocks are not that different and the advantages of one over the other are not great. Comerfords replica I would guess around 100 the others very few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Dabster: Thanks for the reply, any tricks you can tell me for getting the decals to stay on the tank, or is there a special kind. I've puchaced decals from Hughs and they bubble and peal off. The new reproduction tanks from sammy don't come with the decals for the 199b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted November 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Plastic tank or aluminium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted November 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Nothing works on the old plastic ones, new are available now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Yes I have seen the new ones, but they only come with the 199a grapics. I suppose If I wait long enough they'll do the 199b as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted November 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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