Vincent Motorcycle Factory Stevenage
Stevenage is a town just north of london in the heart of hertfordshire but it s also the former home of the legendary motorcycle manufacturer vincent motorcycles.
Vincent motorcycle factory stevenage. Geoff meade looks at how two men created the world s first superbike and how it continues to cause pulses to race today. Motorcycles produced by vincent h r d at their factory in stevenage hertfordshire england were renowned for their design innovation engineering excellence and high performance. This collection of photographs is surely the closest i ll ever come to owning one. The vincent motorcycle factory at stevenage in the late 1940 s british motorcycles vintage motorcycles cars and motorcycles vincent motorcycle stevenage motorbikes vintage cars england riding vintage article on the vincent motorcycle factory at stevenage england.
The vincent motorcycle factory at stevenage in the late 1940 s panhead jim no comments i know two things about vincents they are fast and they are expensive. In 1952 after financial losses were experienced when releasing capital to produce a vincent engined prototype indian vindian for the us market during 1949. For over 30 years now it s been home to bike stop but unfortunately all that s left of vincent motorcycles in stevenage is a plaque denoting where the factory once was just down the road from where bike stop is. Photos are circa 1947 1948.