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Why was the Vincent Black Shadow completely done-up in gloss black stove enamel? Was it because Britain is an extremely cool, wet environment where raw (un-anodized) cast aluminum corrodes like crazy? Especially when the frame and alloy parts are also part of the electrical system...
Tomaselli multi-adjustable 35mm drop bars and rear-sets, Yammy modified Radian swing arm (has +1.5" trail) & twin adjustable rear piggy-back shocks, 18" (quicker) x 2.15 DID front rim with SS spokes, fork brace, Gold valves - non-progressive springs, linked air caps with 36mm seals, steering...
Modified Radian swing arm (NO, they don't fit correctly in stock form). DID 3.5 drop-center 18" rim with Buchannon stainless spokes. Radian two-way adjustable reservoir shocks. Terozzi rearsets.
Its an old Norton Commando fiberglass racing tank. No worries about rust, still to be coated inside to handle alcohol fuels. Need to add second tap (convert from British standard thread).