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Black Shadow with buggered numbers.
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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 96529" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>The thing is Jeb do you want to buy the bike as an investment or to ride? The Machine Registrar should have been able to tell you whether the bike is known to have been stolen at some time in the distant past and. assuming that it has not been, then it is a Vincent twin which means that you can rebuild it to any state of tune and any colour you like. If you really want it to look like a Shadow then all the parts are available and in fact very many Rapides have the 'Shadow Clock' fitted as it was so imposing. Similarly ribbed drums have been retro fitted to many bikes. Just don't pay a premium because it might, or might not, be a Shadow. If you definitely want a Shadow then they are available but unless you know the history it could just as well need a rebuild as a bike which has been sitting unloved for 40 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 96529, member: 456"] The thing is Jeb do you want to buy the bike as an investment or to ride? The Machine Registrar should have been able to tell you whether the bike is known to have been stolen at some time in the distant past and. assuming that it has not been, then it is a Vincent twin which means that you can rebuild it to any state of tune and any colour you like. If you really want it to look like a Shadow then all the parts are available and in fact very many Rapides have the 'Shadow Clock' fitted as it was so imposing. Similarly ribbed drums have been retro fitted to many bikes. Just don't pay a premium because it might, or might not, be a Shadow. If you definitely want a Shadow then they are available but unless you know the history it could just as well need a rebuild as a bike which has been sitting unloved for 40 years. [/QUOTE]
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