Hello,
Very briefly I inherited my father's 1949 Series C Rapide in 2007 when he died. Unfortunately I was too young to be able to ride it and now I am in a position to take some time to get it going and hopefully enjoy riding around South Wales.
The bike has been stored well in my mother's garage with a dehumidifier for the past 13 years and turns over on the kick start. Anyway I would be very grateful in what steps I should take in trying to get her started, and what approach I should take?
I am by no means an expert mechanic but an enthusiastic amateur and pretty happy to work things out / have a go at any job I can with the tools I have. I am a trainee eye surgeon so I have decent dexterity, although used to much more delicate things than steel and petrol...
Thanks in advance for your help.
Francis
Very briefly I inherited my father's 1949 Series C Rapide in 2007 when he died. Unfortunately I was too young to be able to ride it and now I am in a position to take some time to get it going and hopefully enjoy riding around South Wales.
The bike has been stored well in my mother's garage with a dehumidifier for the past 13 years and turns over on the kick start. Anyway I would be very grateful in what steps I should take in trying to get her started, and what approach I should take?
I am by no means an expert mechanic but an enthusiastic amateur and pretty happy to work things out / have a go at any job I can with the tools I have. I am a trainee eye surgeon so I have decent dexterity, although used to much more delicate things than steel and petrol...
Thanks in advance for your help.
Francis