Vincent Black Lightning Motorcycle For Sale

At the time the black lightning was the fastest production motorcycle in the world.

Vincent black lightning motorcycle for sale. Although vincent were a relatively small company their motorcycles were famous around the world many were exported to usa so it s worth checking through the countries listed below you never know what you might find if you do not find what you are looking for through ebay other suggestions we would make are that you contact one of the several. Bonhams today captured the world record for a motorcycle at auction when it sold a 1951 vincent black lightning for 929 000 at the rio hotel casino in las vegas. One of just 30 black. 42 round rear miller brake light switches as used on the first 430 postwar 1946 7 vincents.

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. Vincent motorcycles parts and literature for sale. Tracking down the last vincent black lightning david is a well known vincent grey flash enthusiast. Famed barber motorsports museum latest to sell off famous uk race bikes time to dump out your piggy bank.

The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear but is fully operational and functions as intended. 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. Vincent black lightning motorcycle replica sale price. This item may be a floor model or shop.

It was the second ever black lightning ever built ordered for and raced by swiss racer hans stärkle. Vincent motorcycles the makers of the world s fastest motorcycles began with the purchase of hrd motors ltd by philip vincent in may 1928. The vincent black lightning was the fastest and most desirable motorcycle in the world when it was released in 1948. The 2 condition value for a 250 gt lusso is 1 750 000 with 2018 auction sales ranging from 1 48 million 1 7 million.

An item that has been previously used. On saturday october 6th a 1949 vincent black lightning will go up on the block. 34100 43273 38327 4 46 btc. It s had five owners and been with the present owner for 50 years.

The vincent black lightning for sale auction through bonhams is a 1949 vincent 998cc black lightning series b. 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.