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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Rapide B Pre-Purchase Advice Please
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<blockquote data-quote="BigEd" data-source="post: 19204" data-attributes="member: 161"><p>Dear Buzz,</p><p>I don't know how old you are but if, as you say, you have been working on classic motor cycles for more than thirty years I guess that you will have a pretty good idea what to look for whether it is a Classic Vincent, Triumph, Harley or whatever. Do your usual checks for compression and listen for bad noises if you can hear it running. (My Rapide has always sounded like a bag of spanners but today happily cruised for 70 miles at 70 mph so maybe noises are subjective.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />) If you can get four gears and a neutral static that is as much as you can do without a test ride. Big smoke that doesn't clear once the sump is cleared suggests a problem if it truly has had a top-end rebuild.</p><p>Sometimes you may have to take a gamble and "jump in" hoping that there is nothing nasty hidden away. If there is something unexpected it sounds as if you will have the skill to fix it.</p><p>Ask yourself how long you have wanted a Vincent and how long are you prepared to wait? I don't notice the prices going down. If you don't "jump in" sometime soon you might never have a Vincent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigEd, post: 19204, member: 161"] Dear Buzz, I don't know how old you are but if, as you say, you have been working on classic motor cycles for more than thirty years I guess that you will have a pretty good idea what to look for whether it is a Classic Vincent, Triumph, Harley or whatever. Do your usual checks for compression and listen for bad noises if you can hear it running. (My Rapide has always sounded like a bag of spanners but today happily cruised for 70 miles at 70 mph so maybe noises are subjective.:)) If you can get four gears and a neutral static that is as much as you can do without a test ride. Big smoke that doesn't clear once the sump is cleared suggests a problem if it truly has had a top-end rebuild. Sometimes you may have to take a gamble and "jump in" hoping that there is nothing nasty hidden away. If there is something unexpected it sounds as if you will have the skill to fix it. Ask yourself how long you have wanted a Vincent and how long are you prepared to wait? I don't notice the prices going down. If you don't "jump in" sometime soon you might never have a Vincent. [/QUOTE]
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