A Viscount dating question;
If the bike is named (and all the parts are branded) Viscount, but the bike has an aluminium fork (which is the case for my project), what year(s) must it be? This would be a transitional bike would it not?
David Bilenkey Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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> Subject: Re: [CR]Viscount......death fork was Lambert
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> In a message dated 11/29/03 2:39:50 AM, bikehunter@msn.com writes:
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> << Has a full chrome fork, so I hope it is not a "death fork" as it is my
> size and I may ride it >>
>
> Hi, John, and all,
>
> I have another Viscount exactly you described except white color with red
> accent.
>
> It is my understand that this bike is very late stage (late 70's)
> of Lambert
> which
> launched 1972 with the known aluminum "death fork".
>
> After failures of Lambert, Japanese motor cycle company Yamaha
> had invested
> in Lambert and also changed name to Viscount. Meanwhile; the
> fork was changed
> to full chrome plagted "Tange" chromoly material which I
> confirmed by seeing
> stamping on steering tube inside.
>
> I think Viscount is a pretty nice light weight bike yet it is
> safe to ride
> and mixture
> of British Japanese engineerings!
>
> KEN TODA, High Point, NC, the fall is back down to 30' from 65'.