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Old 11-16-19 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Ged117




The rear reflector is a Japanese unit. The originally must've been damaged and replaced.
I'm not sure that this reflector didn't come on the bike originally. Although, I wish I knew more about Canadian Raleighs. So many things were different from what I find in the US and catalogs. For example, red and blue Superbes with 2 tone paint and chrome fork socks. It didn't surprise me to see this different and very pretty green Sports with white mudguards in Canada. I know Raleigh had manufacturing facilities in Canada, but I'm not sure exactly what was produced there. It seems to me that they may have done their own painting in Canada for the Canadian market. There's a chance that they also used different reflectors than the usual black rubber cased units with the RI logo. Pretty sure those were made by Lucas in England. This bike is in such nice condition and, except for the Hunt Wilde grips, is totally original that it's hard to imagine the reflector needing replacement. Just a guess.
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