Last Series ‘B’ Rapide Number

Simon Dinsdale

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Interesting stuff. While I have a Series C with an "HRD" engine are there any Series Bs with Vincent engines?
Yes. The last of the series B's used "Vincent" engines and had Vincent on the tank. The change from HRD to Vincent had nothing to do with series B or C, the change was subjected to both series at the same time.

As far as I can tell, the last "HRD" engine left the factory in November 1949.
 

Robert Watson

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I have a Comet, Marked as a Model C, all matching Numbers, All HRD badged and the order form was written 12/10/49, finished 29/10/49 and despatched 4/11/49. It has girdraulics.

It was originally black as one would expect, but the previous owner painted it all grey.. It is known locally as "The Grey Flush"!
 

david bowen

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PCV book 1949, only 200 sets of girdraulics were available, when PCV came back from the USA in 1949 he instructed all HRD marking had to be removed he said there were 500 bikes in stock at that time. I think more like 150 (I have the blisters to prove it)
 
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