Vincent Hrd Motorcycle

From a 1935 36 hrd ttr works bike through to black shadows and a black lightning and on to a late 1990s rtv 1200 re creation ian s bikes tell the vincent story from pre birth to stardom and then from financial oblivion to attempted reincarnation. He had worked in motorcycling and had raced with some success in the mid twenties but often not finishing due to unreliability. It was founded by howard raymond davies.

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Vincent hrd motorcycle. 1940s garage photo vincent hrd harley davidson velocette bsa sarolea photograph ebay skip to main content. Hrd was founded by the british raf pilot howard raymond davies who was shot down and captured by the germans in 1917 legend has it that it was while a prisoner of war that he conceived the idea of building his own motorcycle and contemplated how he might achieve that. Prior to wwii phil vincent bought the rights to the howard r. In 1892 bicycles were added to the production lines and in 1902 the first motorcycle was build by sarolea.

The business was established by philip vincent who bought an existing manufacturing name hrd initially renaming it as vincent hrd producing his own motorcycles as hrd did previously with engines purchased as complete assemblies from other companies. Built in 1949 and bearing the hrd logos it was one of the last batch of bikes to be fitted with brampton front forks but has also been upgraded to 12v electronics with a electric. 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 bikes what more to say.

Powered single released in 1929. This page is for all enthusiasts lovers of these great british bikes. This immaculate series b rapide was subject to a complete rebuild by a marque specialist in 2015 and uk road registered. Vincent motorcycles the makers of the world s fastest motorcycles began with the purchase of hrd less the factory premises by phil vincent in 1928.

Thompson was a big fan the most famous motorcycling photograph ever rollie free at bonneville in his swimming trunks featured a vincent black lightning and between 1948 1955 vincent produced the fastest production motorcycle in the world the black shadow. A place to share memories comments buy or sell. Vincent motorcycles was a british manufacturer of motorcycles from 1928 to 1955. Davies company founded in 1924 and adopted the name vincent hrd for his entry into the british motorcycle market.

Hrd motors ltd was a british motorcycle manufacturer in the 1920s. Other than the name there was little similarity between the hrd and the new model a j a p. Built motorcycles from 1928 to 1955. Vincent is one of the most highly respected names in the world of motorcycling hunter s.