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<blockquote data-quote="macvette" data-source="post: 30227" data-attributes="member: 262"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>After 2 years of searching, I found a series D rapide which had been in the same gentleman's ownership almost from new. It had 17,000 miles on the clock which was estimated to be realistically 117,000 miles + or minus. I paid multiples less than the asking price of this one. It took me 3 years to rebuild and I could have taken it back to original if I had wanted to but I thought that the guy who had it so long had more experience than I so I restored it as he had modified it.</p><p>It has C stands, C cowl, QD spindles, bantam gaiters and finned front drums as well as period ss fasteners. I used over 90% of the original fasteners.To me these are practical mods and don't detract from the bike altough they would frowned on by purists. I also fitted and O ring chain since I ride the bike a lot.</p><p>I did get a 5" speedo with the bike but after talking to Ron Kemp, decided not to fit it. I also tided up the fuel pipe routing to the carbs using T fittings.</p><p>Steel headlight shells, red dot ammeters, and rear gaiters are unavailable and even the National Motorcycle museum doesn't know where they got the gaiter on their bike. With the exception of the gaiter, the other original part were there. I think it's unrealistic to expect to find completely original bikes given their age.</p><p>Vinnylong legs lives a few miles from me and I know the guy who did most of the mods to that bike and in comparison to the one advertised (price aside), it's probably as far from standard as you could get.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="macvette, post: 30227, member: 262"] Hi, After 2 years of searching, I found a series D rapide which had been in the same gentleman's ownership almost from new. It had 17,000 miles on the clock which was estimated to be realistically 117,000 miles + or minus. I paid multiples less than the asking price of this one. It took me 3 years to rebuild and I could have taken it back to original if I had wanted to but I thought that the guy who had it so long had more experience than I so I restored it as he had modified it. It has C stands, C cowl, QD spindles, bantam gaiters and finned front drums as well as period ss fasteners. I used over 90% of the original fasteners.To me these are practical mods and don't detract from the bike altough they would frowned on by purists. I also fitted and O ring chain since I ride the bike a lot. I did get a 5" speedo with the bike but after talking to Ron Kemp, decided not to fit it. I also tided up the fuel pipe routing to the carbs using T fittings. Steel headlight shells, red dot ammeters, and rear gaiters are unavailable and even the National Motorcycle museum doesn't know where they got the gaiter on their bike. With the exception of the gaiter, the other original part were there. I think it's unrealistic to expect to find completely original bikes given their age. Vinnylong legs lives a few miles from me and I know the guy who did most of the mods to that bike and in comparison to the one advertised (price aside), it's probably as far from standard as you could get. [/QUOTE]
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