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<blockquote data-quote="Albervin" data-source="post: 4467" data-attributes="member: 586"><p><strong>Oh dear!</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">Being "delightful" & being "useful" are completely different. My 1926 Douglas is a gem & a delight but is downright dangerous on the road !! My 1939 New Imperial is somewhat easier than the Douglas on backroads. However, I rode my Rapide 850 miles on a weekend in March on all types of roads including the main Sydney to Melbourne freeway. Not a problem, maintained a more than safe speed on the freeway & blitzed anything with 4 or more wheels on the back roads. With all due respect, you cannot do that with a pre-war machine, Brough or anything. The main differences between my modern BMW bike & Vincent are Brakes, pillion comfort, electrics & depreciation! The same goes for the differences between my Riley & Audi!</span></p><p><span style="color: blue">Once again I apologise if you misunderstood my message, one of the problems with electronic communication is you miss out on the body language & tones. Good luck in your quest.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albervin, post: 4467, member: 586"] [b]Oh dear![/b] [COLOR="blue"][COLOR="Black"][/COLOR] Being "delightful" & being "useful" are completely different. My 1926 Douglas is a gem & a delight but is downright dangerous on the road !! My 1939 New Imperial is somewhat easier than the Douglas on backroads. However, I rode my Rapide 850 miles on a weekend in March on all types of roads including the main Sydney to Melbourne freeway. Not a problem, maintained a more than safe speed on the freeway & blitzed anything with 4 or more wheels on the back roads. With all due respect, you cannot do that with a pre-war machine, Brough or anything. The main differences between my modern BMW bike & Vincent are Brakes, pillion comfort, electrics & depreciation! The same goes for the differences between my Riley & Audi![/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Once again I apologise if you misunderstood my message, one of the problems with electronic communication is you miss out on the body language & tones. Good luck in your quest.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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