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<blockquote data-quote="teunvandriel" data-source="post: 179107" data-attributes="member: 587"><p>My Rapide starts 9 times out of 10 cold (summer or winter) first kick with the throttle wide open. During a drive after a (coffee) break slightly harder, 4 or 5 kicks. I always overrun both original 289 carbs before starting. Of course putting the pistons in the right position first. A few years back I had the carbs ultrasonically cleaned and put in new 3 1/2 throttle slides. The original magneto was rewound 25 years ago using Kapton insulation, which was also used at my work to make the engines for the TGV / Eurostar (High Speed Train, after the magneto overhaul I have now driven 30000 miles with this bike. As a spark plug, I use an NGK B7EVX at the back and an NGK B6ES at the front (no EVX type available in 6). In Holland we use 98 octane. Mostly I ride duo with wife. Top speed 100 miles, I think even faster, but yes, thing is 75 years old, and so am I. The speedlimit in Holland is 130 km/h and the fines are very expensive. By the way, most (99%) of 75-year-olds in Holland ride an Ebike. (I have no idea if those things exist in America or Australia as well). I myself still use an ordinary sports bike WITHOUT E(lectrish) in addition to the motorbikes, and certainly ride 3000 miles a year on that too, plus a couple of Laverda's (2 and 3 cylinders) that are also often used. </p><p>I sometimes have the idea that in the Vincent world, many people think they can solve a non-existent problem with extremely expensive modern parts like carbs and ignitions</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="teunvandriel, post: 179107, member: 587"] My Rapide starts 9 times out of 10 cold (summer or winter) first kick with the throttle wide open. During a drive after a (coffee) break slightly harder, 4 or 5 kicks. I always overrun both original 289 carbs before starting. Of course putting the pistons in the right position first. A few years back I had the carbs ultrasonically cleaned and put in new 3 1/2 throttle slides. The original magneto was rewound 25 years ago using Kapton insulation, which was also used at my work to make the engines for the TGV / Eurostar (High Speed Train, after the magneto overhaul I have now driven 30000 miles with this bike. As a spark plug, I use an NGK B7EVX at the back and an NGK B6ES at the front (no EVX type available in 6). In Holland we use 98 octane. Mostly I ride duo with wife. Top speed 100 miles, I think even faster, but yes, thing is 75 years old, and so am I. The speedlimit in Holland is 130 km/h and the fines are very expensive. By the way, most (99%) of 75-year-olds in Holland ride an Ebike. (I have no idea if those things exist in America or Australia as well). I myself still use an ordinary sports bike WITHOUT E(lectrish) in addition to the motorbikes, and certainly ride 3000 miles a year on that too, plus a couple of Laverda's (2 and 3 cylinders) that are also often used. I sometimes have the idea that in the Vincent world, many people think they can solve a non-existent problem with extremely expensive modern parts like carbs and ignitions [/QUOTE]
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