Vincent Hrd Motorcycle History
Following the start of the second world war in 39 vincent ceased production of its series a hrd models.
Vincent hrd motorcycle history. Built motorcycles from 1928 to 1955. He had worked in motorcycling and had raced with some success in the mid twenties but often not finishing due to unreliability. Vincent motorcycles was a british manufacturer of motorcycles from 1928 to 1955. 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.
However most of them were using a 499cc engine philip vincent being especially. Phil vincent had tried his hand at building a motorcycle in 1927 and had designed what he believed would be a perfect rear suspension system which he patented in 1928. During that time it smashed the. Hrd was founded by the british raf pilot howard raymond davies who was shot down and captured by the germans in 1917.
Vincent hrd of stevenage herts. The company was founded by howard raymond davies who used his initials for the name h r d he was a former tester and competition rider for sunbeam a former competition rider for a j s and a well known and successful motorcycle racer. 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. 1938 vincent series a hrd twin.
It was founded by howard raymond davies. It was called the vincent cantilever suspension and it was incorporated into his first vincent hrd motorcycle and all that followed it. The bike had several owners but it was in the possession of australian motorcycle shop proprietor and racer jack ehret for the longest period 47 years. Hrd motors ltd was a british motorcycle manufacturer in the 1920s.
Established in 1928 as hrd motorcycles the company was founded by a man called howard raymond davies davies had been a fighter pilot in wwi and was shot down and captured by the germans. Until 1934 vincent hrd was pretty focused on building motorcycles no less than 7 models being already launched.