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<blockquote data-quote="Terry Paxton" data-source="post: 129909" data-attributes="member: 4836"><p>Bought a Vincent Comet in 1978 for the princely sum of $650aud and always thought I would pick up a twin motor and get past the taunt of "riding around on half a Vincent". That never happened but after a recent diagnosis of throat cancel and subsequent pretty harrowing treatment period I was browsing ebay, possibly in a Chemo fog, and there was a 54 C Series Rapide with my name on it. Being a miserable bugger I knew if I spent that much money on a bike there was no way I was going to die before clicking up a lot of miles in it! Yesterday was the first decent ride on the Beast.</p><p></p><p> I believe I am owner number 4 of the twin and owner number 3 of the faithful comet. I would be very interested in tracking down the family of the original owner of the Rapide and putting together a brief history of the bike and perhaps the VOC could put me in touch with a contact in the Australian VOC to assist in this investigation. A friend in Cuba with a Black Shadow somehow tracked down copies of factory documents such as the test ride form for his bike and I was hoping the club may be able to assist in finding such documents for the Comet and the Rapide. I have been told though there is a gap in such records for bikes with engine numbers over 10,000. </p><p></p><p>I guess thats enough from me for now</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Terry Paxton, post: 129909, member: 4836"] Bought a Vincent Comet in 1978 for the princely sum of $650aud and always thought I would pick up a twin motor and get past the taunt of "riding around on half a Vincent". That never happened but after a recent diagnosis of throat cancel and subsequent pretty harrowing treatment period I was browsing ebay, possibly in a Chemo fog, and there was a 54 C Series Rapide with my name on it. Being a miserable bugger I knew if I spent that much money on a bike there was no way I was going to die before clicking up a lot of miles in it! Yesterday was the first decent ride on the Beast. I believe I am owner number 4 of the twin and owner number 3 of the faithful comet. I would be very interested in tracking down the family of the original owner of the Rapide and putting together a brief history of the bike and perhaps the VOC could put me in touch with a contact in the Australian VOC to assist in this investigation. A friend in Cuba with a Black Shadow somehow tracked down copies of factory documents such as the test ride form for his bike and I was hoping the club may be able to assist in finding such documents for the Comet and the Rapide. I have been told though there is a gap in such records for bikes with engine numbers over 10,000. I guess thats enough from me for now [/QUOTE]
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