An old schoolmate's got a couple of immaculatly restored Rapides in his, mostly 1950s, bike collection. A black one, and this 'Chinese Red' one. I'm pretty sure he once told me that Vincent made about 50 of these with the valanced front mudguard and in this rather 'sudden' colour for the US market. The (just visible below the gearbox) electric starter motor is a recent 'mod' on account of the old boy's pushing 70 and finds kick-starting a bit of a challenge nowadays. Conservatively valued today at £60/85,000 I believe but I'm sure it won't be long before 'a quarter of a mill' will seem like a snip in todays ever-inflating classic bike market.
Think I've fallen in love...
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ned1 wrote:It was the Comet my Farther raced,
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Interesting story!
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1999 R1100s (mandarin) '
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2019 CB125F Honda.
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'03 Bullet 65 project..
Nigel
Keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you've been up to!
1999 R1100s (mandarin) '
2018 DL 250V Strom
2019 CB125F Honda.
MZ301 Saxon Fun ( currently retired)
'03 Bullet 65 project..
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