Vincent Motorcycle Black Lightning

As such it was equipped with various go fast goodies including rearset foot controls alloy rims and special lightweight brake backing plates. See the seller s listing for full details and descr sale type. Only 31 black lightnings were ever built and only 19 matching numbers examples still exist.

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Vincent motorcycle black lightning. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear but is fully operational and functions as intended. Bore and stroke of the undersquare twin are 84 mm and 90 mm respectively giving a displacement of 998 cc 60 9 cu in. 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. This item may be a floor model or shop return that has been used.

Thompson immortalized in his 1971 novel fear and loathing in las vegas it s a legend in its own right. The bike was a purpose built factory modified black shadow that was then named and produced as the black lightning. The vincent black lightning was essentially a made to order motorcycle designed to race. 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.

34100 43273 38327 4 46 btc. Reckless kelly 1952 vincent black lightning cain s ballroom duration. An item that has been previously used. Scunthorpe lincolnshire uk seller s notes.

Paradise by john prine duration. 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. 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.

Vincent black lightning motorcycle replica sale price. The black shadow uses a version of the air cooled four stroke 50 v twin engine that powers the vincent rapide. One of just 30 black lightnings made the completely original and unrestored vincent set an australian speed record in 1953 when jack ehret rode it to an average speed of 141 5 mph.