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HELP needed pre buying a VINCENT RAPIDE C
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<blockquote data-quote="Rob H" data-source="post: 55814" data-attributes="member: 1913"><p>I would not expect to be able to buy one for £10k, that's got to be the bargain of the century ! </p><p>There are many better buys out there other than the one on ebay and would agree in that the spares company would be a good place to start if you are not in a hurry.</p><p></p><p>Often Vincent's which are mechanically good have been well used by their owners who over the years were more interested in riding than maintaining originality hence many cycle parts were upgraded or replaced with modern components when worn out. Typically headlights, ammeters, tail lights, dip switches, control levers etc.</p><p></p><p>For a Series C these can still be found from time to time on ebay so would not bother too much about them if some are missing. Better to concentrate on getting a mechanically sound bike in my opinion. I have seen and heard of a few sparkling jewels which looked fantastic but required a lot of money spent if you actually wanted to ride them!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rob H, post: 55814, member: 1913"] I would not expect to be able to buy one for £10k, that's got to be the bargain of the century ! There are many better buys out there other than the one on ebay and would agree in that the spares company would be a good place to start if you are not in a hurry. Often Vincent's which are mechanically good have been well used by their owners who over the years were more interested in riding than maintaining originality hence many cycle parts were upgraded or replaced with modern components when worn out. Typically headlights, ammeters, tail lights, dip switches, control levers etc. For a Series C these can still be found from time to time on ebay so would not bother too much about them if some are missing. Better to concentrate on getting a mechanically sound bike in my opinion. I have seen and heard of a few sparkling jewels which looked fantastic but required a lot of money spent if you actually wanted to ride them! [/QUOTE]
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