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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
I'd like it to be reliable for 1000 miles?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Cording" data-source="post: 5285" data-attributes="member: 1069"><p><strong>1000 Reliable miles</strong></p><p></p><p>When I rode my Prince to the 50th Anniversary Rally in Pittsburgh, (round trip approx. 5,600 miles), I didn't take one spare. True story. Why? My mate John McDougall took everything I would need. But - I did take a second credit card!</p><p> </p><p>On a more serious note, believe it or not we didn't have any problems there or back, although we both had our speedos fail. John built both engines, so that accounts for the 99.99% reliability. Not bad for 50+ year old bikes.</p><p> </p><p>The return trip of approx.2,772 miles was completed in 6 days, mileage per day as follows: Day 1 - 560, Day 2 - 256, Day 3 - 571, Day 4 - 494, Day 5 - 561, Day 6 - 330. Also check out the Vanc. Section Review nthis month, Robert and Kathy Watson have just done a 3,000 mile round trip to California and back, 2 up - full luggage. So take heart Stuart, well prepped Vincents are reliable and have long legs.</p><p> </p><p>Tony Cording</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony Cording, post: 5285, member: 1069"] [b]1000 Reliable miles[/b] When I rode my Prince to the 50th Anniversary Rally in Pittsburgh, (round trip approx. 5,600 miles), I didn't take one spare. True story. Why? My mate John McDougall took everything I would need. But - I did take a second credit card! On a more serious note, believe it or not we didn't have any problems there or back, although we both had our speedos fail. John built both engines, so that accounts for the 99.99% reliability. Not bad for 50+ year old bikes. The return trip of approx.2,772 miles was completed in 6 days, mileage per day as follows: Day 1 - 560, Day 2 - 256, Day 3 - 571, Day 4 - 494, Day 5 - 561, Day 6 - 330. Also check out the Vanc. Section Review nthis month, Robert and Kathy Watson have just done a 3,000 mile round trip to California and back, 2 up - full luggage. So take heart Stuart, well prepped Vincents are reliable and have long legs. Tony Cording [/QUOTE]
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