Vincent Black Lightning Motorcycle

The vincent black lightning was the fastest and most desirable motorcycle in the world when it was released in 1948. While the vincent black lightning shares its lineage with the shadow which hunter s. Only 31 black lightnings were ever built and only 19 matching numbers examples still exist.

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This particular vincent black lightning carries an inconsistent number likely stamped in by the previous owner.

Vincent black lightning motorcycle. Thompson immortalized in his 1971 novel fear and loathing in las vegas it s a legend in its own right. 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. Photo by rick schunk. 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.

Photo by rick schunk the indian vincent circa 1962 with new honda cb77 and bmws in the background. The bike was a purpose built factory modified black shadow that was then named and produced as the black lightning. At the time of its introduction in 1948 the vincent black lightning was the fastest production motorcycle in the world capable of achieving 150 mph through its 70 hp 998cc v twin engine.