ET: Engine (Twin) Early B Rapide Dog Leg Kick Start?

[Rob H]

Was reading the ads in the MPH and noted the one for an early rapide. The seller mentions some early B parts fitted including a dog leg kick start?

Were the kick start levers on early B's different to the rest, if so can anyone elaborate or post some pics showing the difference?

 

[Simon Dinsdale]

Hopefully this photo will explain. On the left is the well known kickstart used from mid 1948 on (approx), and on the right is the earlier type with the dog leg bend near the footpiece end.
Simon

 

[Rob H]

Ok thanks crystal clear now

 

[Rob H]

Just checked back on the old photo of the bike and it can be clearly seen, not noticed this before

 

[Marcus Bowden]

Many made in stainless steel too.

 

[Simon Dinsdale]

Just checked back on the old photo of the bike and it can be clearly seen, not noticed this before

Interesting photo as it clearly shows the long front brake cable going down the right side of the forks which is what appears to be on a lot of the early series B photos I have seen. Just like the series A front brake cables.

 

[TouringGodet]

And, I don't see a rear brake light switch. And an alloy knob on the Bramptons, not bakelite.

 

[passenger0_0]

Water excluders = late model.

 

[TouringGodet]

What came first, water excluders, or the extra stays for the rear mudguard?

 

[vibrac]

Interesting photo as it clearly shows the long front brake cable going down the right side of the forks which is what appears to be on a lot of the early series B photos I have seen. Just like the series A front brake cables.

Actually amongst all the arcaine minutiae that follows the picture of the bike this item on the routing of the RH cable has a good reason behind it. Any one who saw the result of a Brampton with a LH cable a pot hole and some vigerous forward motion that occured to a good friend of mine this summer will soon sort their cable run. The violent upward rise of the forks jammed the brakes on, tore the brake stop pin from the plate and sent the rider to hospital. Sometimes following the original design is not just an arm chair riders sport.