Hi Bicyclz, and thank you for the welcome.
Agreed, the Star Realmrider was nicely made and finished, but the lure of a Record Ace in 531c was too strong to resist.
Had an amusing incident in the Scimitar, with a 3 litre on the M20 back in '82/3.
We cruised past it just pootling along about 2,500 rpm, it unexpectedly chased and overtook us, we flicked out the o/d and pulled past again.
Rear view mirror saw the 3litre in a cloud of steam/oil vapour pulling over.
Must have over stretched something in the effort.
We had a time-booked appointment to get to, so weren't able to stop and help - especially on a motorway.
Now if it had been a bicycle event, I would have definitely have stopped!
Except when new from the factory, Scimitars have always been regrettably cheap as chips.
It was the old oil crisis that knocked their second-hand prices, and there they have stayed.
Regards,
Robin.