Ahhhh, makes sense. Shame though, it would have been nice to have two Predictas on the go hey Jonesy!?
Made an interesting discovery today - news to me but probably not to you more knowledgable types - I was stripping down a model five series one, with a number in the mid 180 thousands, and was curious as to why it didn't have a rubber guard on the tank strap, like my series two does. lifted the tank off, and realised that it also didn't have rubber feet under the tank OR noggins to mount the rubber feet. I held the model one cowling side by side with the model two cowling, and realised that they differ in that design element. So, my point is, I'd always thought that the cowlings were the same all the way from the model 4 and continued through the various model 5's - wrong!
Looks like the rubber mounts, and I assume the rubber tank strap, were not introduced until the model 5 series 2, so all those Autos and version one Specials (like the Predicta pictured earlier in this thread) are either using a later cowling or are adding the rubber tank strap thinking that it was period correct.
Anyone know when the iron bolt on safety skirt was first introduced as an optional extra? Model 5 version 1 or earlier?
Last edited by unkiemonk; 28/06/13 12:40 PM.
