FT: Frame (Twin) Early Rapide Research: 1947

craig

craig

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Texas John said:
Would you have PDF of that, please?
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Texas John, The text came from Riders Handbook 2nd edition back pages. I think my post was the exact text.

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Texas John

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Craig, Your "Early Rapides" page has a line:
Rear guard stays FT22/4 added34123401947
My HRD parts book MO37 shows Mudguard Stay as FT22/1 not FT22/4, which leaves me thinking this was changed later - perhaps when they went to the longer RFM (F3900). Can someone with the earlier and shorter RFM (17/1/2 inches) measure their FT22 Stays and share length overall and Center-to-Center of the bolt holes, please? I would like to compare with FT22/4 I recently got from VOC Spares for comparison (and I have a 1948 B Rapide with the earlier RFM so would be grateful to know how they differ).
 
craig

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Late December 1947 Service letter 6 was issued and factory was adding FT22/2 to B Rapide .

From R2340 forward these braces were added , so the text intimates.

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Texas John

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Hi Craig, You have a really great repertoire of literature. So FT22/1 was very short lived, and FT22/2 Rear Mudguard Stay was what would have been on my April 1948 Rapide. Still seeking dimensions (length and C2C of bolt holes) of said Mudguard Stays from a Series B Vincent of similar vintage, i.e. with the shorter 17.1/2 inch RFM.
 
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