Vincent Motorcycle Kickstart
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Vincent motorcycle kickstart. Brampton forks with a special coil over spring damper unit. Cadmium plated 4140 chromoly steel heat treated to 40 rockwell c. Vincent hrd rapide 1000cc. Vincent hrd 1000 rapide 1949 matching engine and frame voc registered 2 owners from new physically unrestored original patena.
Their black shadow is one of the best known high performance motorcycles of the 1950s. Welcome to the website of the vincent h r d. 1955 1000cc norvin duration. Engine twin kickstarter strength of g48 starting ratchet spring.
Motor were tested during the development of the vincent electric starter. Thetford uk sale type. As you may notice it has the b series hrd front end i e. Editor and webmaster by calling 07977 001 025 or please click here.
V force 2010 1330cc godet egli vincent vc. The mark iv version has been selected after a test period of 1000 starts which consisted of 50 starts per day for three weeks. Owners club or vincent h r d. F72 8 extended footrest right a better kickstart footpiece left hand 60 used as the passenger left hand footrest bent forward toward horn with panniers.
The series a rapide produced 45bhp at 5500rpm from a 998cc v twin with a top speed of 110mph 160km h. Vincent produced only 78 of these bikes between 1936 and the summer of 1939 and only about 50 survive today. Hi previous owner of my rapid b has added another sping parallel to starting rachet sping g48 which is to press starting rachet g47 and starting pinion g46 for kick starting engine but also to let disengage when motor runs and kickstarter has not moved up to idle position. 30000 38161 33774 3 93 btc.
Should you have any questions relating to the vincent h r d. Motorcycles in general please contact graham smith hon. The rfm rear frame member is from a comet and the engine is a magnificent. It was nicknamed the plumbers nightmare because of all of its external oil pipes.
Vincent motorcycles was a british manufacturer of motorcycles in the united kingdom from 1928 to 1955.