1952 Vincent Black Lightning Motorcycle For Sale

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1952 vincent black lightning motorcycle for sale. 50 videos play all mix reckless kelly 1952 vincent black lightning cain s ballroom youtube turnpike troubadours the mercury cain s ballroom duration. The vincent black lightning for sale auction through bonhams is a 1949 vincent 998cc black lightning series b. A factory delivered black lightning was capable of 150 mph if you were brave enough and no small amount of bravery was required as braking technology hadn t yet caught up with rapidly increasing horsepower levels. 1991 english musician richard thompson embellishes the motorcycle s legend by composing the song 1952 vincent black lightning 2018 bonhams sells a 1951 vincent black lightning for 929 000.

The vincent black lightning was a vincent hrd motorcycle first built in september 1948 at the vincent works in great north road stevenage hertfordshire uk and produced from 1948 to 1952 the bike was a purpose built factory modified black shadow that was then named and produced as the black lightning. Even a song about this bike was recorded by richard thompson. Described as a barn find and needing a full restoration this vincent has seen much better days. Whether they are in poor condition overpriced or that the for sale ad is written in a comical manner.

The song 1952 vincent black lightning was later re recorded by several others. The black falcon a 1952 vincent black shadow motor in a. At the time the black lightning was the fastest production motorcycle in the world. The grey flash is a very rare motorcycle it s estimated only 31 were built and to help him keep track of it and other obscure vincent machines david sat down with the entire library of mph magazines the newsletter of the vincent h r d.

The vincent black lightning was the fastest and most desirable motorcycle in the world when it was released in 1948. It was at that time the fastest production motorcycle in the world. 1952 vincent motorcycle for sale. The vincent black lightning was built between 1948 and 1952 when the last model rolled out of the vincent factory in stevenage england.

Tracking down the last vincent black lightning david is a well known vincent grey flash enthusiast. 929 000 vincent black lightning sets new world auction record bonhams today cap tured the world record for a motorcycle at auction when it sold a 1951 vincent black lightning for. It s had five owners and been with the present owner for 50 years. Racing trims were supplied with magnesium alloy parts special racing rims and tyres and others which made the lightning lost weight to a mere.