11-08-2020, 09:38 AM
Have you driven your or any Sevens? Many RPs now have alternative cyl heads, carbs and brakes so performance is much the same`although the 2 brg engine is then notably more harsh. In their day hill gradients were often modest from horse day origins and the roads wound so often forced to a low speed anyway. But hills tend now to be direct and steep....Does not suit Sevens esp if other traffic. 30 mph in 3rd is noisy and faster than many consider prudent.