Vincent Motorcycle Collection Wa
Motorcycle mate says the way i heard it ian s wife said i m sick of all these bikes in the house its them or me ian said i ll help you pack your bag this engine was developed by vincent about 1947 6 cylinder two stroke two crank shafts.
Vincent motorcycle collection wa. What would this whole collection be were with as much as anyone the price for a brand of choice of instant the british motor bike night by phillip vincent between 19 28 and 19 55 we ve got every model mind from inventions first my engine that was 19 35 and this retired cry fisherman has every model made for the next 20 years with 46 vincent s it s the biggest private collection in the world 95 is like choosing a favorite child is the prettiest or the orders the most expensive rule this. West australian ian boyd did not have any grand ambitions when he decided to start a motorcycle collection. The vincent comet was the sporting version of the vincent meteor the latter of which was the first vincent motorcycle to use an in house developed vincent engine. He didn t even consciously decide to focus his efforts on vincent motorcycles.
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. His collection started with one vincent and well one thing led to another. Boydie owns the largest collection of vincent motorcycles in the world. The bike was raced at the isle of man in 1935 by ken bills but didn t finish.
Please note that this date is subject to change resulting from further covid 19 restrictions. The new dates for. His collection is stored in his purpose built house. He s restored built raced and drag raced his vincents all over the country and has all the records including landspeed at isle of man in its class.
50 videos play all mix world s biggest vincent motorcycle collection youtube vincent john renwick s workshop 1 duration. Harvey bowden 43 007 views. More information about this decision can be found here. Vincent motorcycles began somewhat humbly with the purchase of the name jigs tools and patterns of motorcycle manufacturer hrd company in 1928.
In march 2020 the bulk waste verge collection that was scheduled to begin on 20 april was postponed until further notice due to public health concerns regarding covid 19. The earliest bike in ian s collection is this 1935 36 vincent hrd 500 factory works bike. On 5 may council re evaluated the situation and approved the bulk hard waste collection service to commence starting on 20 july 2020.