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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 6762" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>Cripes and crikey, as Boris would say. I must be older than I thought to find that people do not know who Ken Petteford was. He was a man who covered many tens of thousands of miles on his Vincent twin on business, thought that it should be part of a decent bikes repertoire to be able to go to Silverston every year and do a High Speed Trial prior to a long tour and also developed the longer rear springs which aid the comfort on the rear of 'B's and 'C's. The long rear springs which are often fitted to bikes nowadays were Ken's contribution to the comfort of riders and passengers. Remember that the 'D's were developed after consultation and feedback from many VOC members, hence the carbs on one side of the bike, coil ignition for easier starting, longer softer spring on the rear and a fully sprung rear end. I believe that Peter Gerrish had Ken's bike after Ken could no longer use it but no doubt someone else with personal knowledge can fill in some of those details.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 6762, member: 456"] Cripes and crikey, as Boris would say. I must be older than I thought to find that people do not know who Ken Petteford was. He was a man who covered many tens of thousands of miles on his Vincent twin on business, thought that it should be part of a decent bikes repertoire to be able to go to Silverston every year and do a High Speed Trial prior to a long tour and also developed the longer rear springs which aid the comfort on the rear of 'B's and 'C's. The long rear springs which are often fitted to bikes nowadays were Ken's contribution to the comfort of riders and passengers. Remember that the 'D's were developed after consultation and feedback from many VOC members, hence the carbs on one side of the bike, coil ignition for easier starting, longer softer spring on the rear and a fully sprung rear end. I believe that Peter Gerrish had Ken's bike after Ken could no longer use it but no doubt someone else with personal knowledge can fill in some of those details. [/QUOTE]
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