1955 Vincent Black Shadow Series D Iconic Motorbike Auctions
The Vincent Rapide: The Father of the Black Shadow (1936-1955) The V-twin engine that Phil Irving created was made with a 47° "V", because the rearward set of the engine's idler was 23½°, so putting two together meant 23½° + 23½° = 47°.
The Fiendish Vincent Black Shadow Journey of the Orange Thread
by Glenn Bewley. 1949 Vincent Black Shadow. The mythical Vincent in the barn. It's the holy grail of vintage motorcycles, the find every vintage motorcycle junkie dreams about. And sometimes, the dream comes true. This all started one night with a phone call from an old friend. He'd been contacted by a man in Philadelphia whose company had.
1951 Vincent Series C Black Shadow for sale on BaT Auctions sold for 82,500 on August 22
It's Jay Leno's favorite motorcycle: the classic English superbike known as the Vincent Black Shadow. More than 50 years after the last one rolled off the line, the Black Shadow is still an.
1952 Vincent Black Shadow Special
The most desirable models are the Black Shadow (Vincent also made 15 White Shadows that are identical to Black Shadows but with a polished engine), a more powerful and tuned version of the Rapide, and the Black Lightning, a racing specific version of the Black Shadow that only around 30 were made.
1953 Vincent Series C Black Shadow highlights the Shannon& Hemmings Daily
The Black Shadow reflected this attitude. This menacing black monolith of a bike looks intimidating enough to make modern Harleys and Indians spill coolant all over themselves. When looking at the Shadow, there's almost the sense it was constructed directly from melted down Spitfires before being painted shiny and black.
Vincent Black Shadow Series D The National Motor Museum Trust
The Black Shadow was the most powerful standard motorcycle of its time. In an age when the magical "ton" (100 mph) still quickened pulses, the 125-mph top speed of the normal version of Free's.
1951 Vincent Black Shadow Series 'C' Classic Driver Market
The Black Shadow also utilized what Vincent called a "Girdraulic" fork, which was basically a girder fork with 3" of travel that used a hydraulic damper instead of a central spring, meaning it was sort of a hybrid between a girder fork and a full telescopic like that found on many other motorcycles.
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The Vincent Black Shadow deserves the title of the world's first superbike due to its innovations and performance. It was the fastest motorcycle of its time, with a top speed of over 125 MPH.
Restored Vincent Black Shadow 1953 Photographs at Classic Bikes Restored Bikes Restored
From the age of 18, Simon Leake dreamed of owning his very own Vincent Black Shadow motorcycle.Now in his 60s, he's had the opportunity to do just that. But.
1952 Vincent Black Shadow Special
A 1952 Vincent Black Shadow is among these bikes. It's a Series C Black Shadow, most would agree about the most developed of regular production Vincent motorcycles. At around 55 horsepower, these bikes ruled the roads, and sometimes race tracks and, along with Broughs, were certainly the most prestigious of motorcycles in their time, highly.
The Vincent Black Shadow Was the Real First Superbike
The Vincent Black Shadow was so fast that nothing could lay a glove on it for a quarter of a century. It's forever associated with the great Rollie Free and that photograph of the American daredevil, stripped to his trunks, lying on his front as he made a record 150 mph run at Bonneville in 1948. But that was a special factory-prepared special.
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A Vincent Black Shadow with matching numbers—this was a remarkable find. Definitely in need of work, but it was Vincent, specifically a 1951 Series C.
The Black Suits Vincent Black Shadow. First built in 1949....
1951 Vincent 998cc Black Shadow Series-C. Registration no. XFO 670. Frame no. RC9068B/D. Engine no. F10AB/1B/7168. Rear frame no. RC9068B/D. The ultimate 1950s superbike. Matching frame and engine. Recently restored. 'Well into the 1960s and even today, when it is wrapped in a mystique carefully cultivated by thousands of fanatically.
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1951 Vincent Black Shadow Achieves £83,250 At H&H Auction
The Vincent Black Shadow is one of few motorcycles that can truthfully claim to be powered by an engine designed by a man who would go on to design a Formula 1 World Championship winning V8 - the Repco 620 series engine that would defeat engines built by Ferrari, Maserati, BRM, Ford, Climax, Weslake, Cosworth, Honda, and Serenissima.
