Vincent Knight Motorcycle

Only a handful of the black knights did survive. A year before the factory closed in 1955 vincent produced the enclosed range of black knight and black prince. More than a half century after the last bike left the factory in stevenage england people still praise the vincent black shadow.

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The vincent black prince was a british motorcycle made between 1954 and 1955 by vincent motorcycles.

Vincent knight motorcycle. Hrd was founded by the british royal flying corps rfc pilot howard raymond davies who was shot down and captured by the germans in 1917. This very well running and nicely restored black knight has the 998 cc 50 degree v twin which produces around 45 hp. According to legend british flyboy howard raymond davies spent his captivity in a german prison camp dreaming of building the perfect motorcycle. Already advertising their existing 110 mph rapide machine as the world s fastest production motorcycle in february 1948 the distinctive vincent black shadow was announced with a top speed of 125 mph.

This was a production version of the black lightning which held the motorcycle land speed record with a similar engine specification. A year before the factory closed in 1955 vincent produced the enclosed range of vincent black knight and black prince. Vincent hrd began motorcycle production in 1928 and were well established after world war ii when they launched the 1 000 cc 61 cu in black lightning. Its creator s vision of the series d as a two wheeled grand routier just did not conform to the public s perception of the vincent as the ultimate sports motorcycle.

The london based verve search has spent endless hours working with bonhams auction house to create the a list of the top 10 most valuable motorcycles in the world. The vincent black knight is a british motorcycle made between 1954 and 1955 by vincent motorcycles. 1939 vincent hrd series a rapide. It was the fastest motorcycle of its era widely considered.

When the research was complete. Built in three different series over the course of its life the line continued until 1955 after which the company stopped all motorcycle production. Vincent motorcycles the makers of the world s fastest motorcycles began with the purchase of hrd motors ltd less the factory premises by philip vincent in may 1928. Vincent motorcycles vincent 1000cc v twin black knight legend has it that australian engineer phil irving placed a tracing of the vincent 500 motor on top of a drawing of the same motor in such a manner that it formed a 47 degree v twin.