Thought it about time to drag the 340 out of the shed, needs a bit of tlc me thinks.

me too big john! dabster thats a discrace !!!!

and knowing how fastidious you are with your bike prep

i am shocked . restoration ??

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

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.

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.

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Edited November 14, 200520 yr by Nigel Dabster

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?

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.

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?

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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.

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.

Plastic tank or aluminium?

Plastic

Nothing works on the old plastic ones, new are available now.

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.

Doubt it.