Ray Schriever, Australia 2019

[davidd]

Rare ride on Ray's 1948 Vincent Rapide - webBikeWorld

It is a rare delight to ride a classic motorcycle, so there was no hesitation when Ray Schriever offered me a ride on his prized 1948 Vincent Rapide.

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David

 

[bmetcalf]

One quibble, the WD Matchless had Teledraulic forks and their 350 had Jampots in 1948, so even on the rear it was close.

 

[vibrac]

Douglas had Radraulic forks in 1947 and a swinging arm controlled by torsion (so not hydraulic) rear

 

[Albervin]

As we all know the advertising is all about TRUTH. Or not. Bentley and Draper were making fully sprung rear ends for Brough and New Imperial in the early 1930s. Scott was making telescopic forks in the 1910s. The first saddle tank is always a bone of contention.As far as the Douglas suspension is concerned, I followed a T35 once and it was like a pogo stick! Whereas the rubber in torsion front end on the Greeves and others was quite good. My motorcycle trailer has rubber in torsion and gives a good ride