Vincent Motorcycle Land Speed Record

On the morning of september 13 1948 free raised the american motorcycle speed record by riding the very first vincent hrd it is debated as to whether it was a black lightning or black.

Vincent motorcycle land speed record. Vincent motorcycles was a british manufacturer of motorcycles. The 1952 vincent 998cc black shadow was used in world record speed trials in montlhery france in may 1952 above where the bike set a six hour record at more than 100mph vincent a tiny. 18 november 1900 11 october 1984 was a motorcycle racer best known for breaking the us motorcycle land speed record in 1948 on the bonneville salt flats utah on a vincent black lightning. Built in three different series over the course of its life the line continued until 1955 after which the company stopped all motorcycle production.

During test runs free reached average speeds of 148 6 mph 239 1 km h. On 13 september 1948 rollie free achieved the us national motorcycle speed record at bonneville salt flats in utah riding the first vincent black lightning. 1948 american racer rollie free sets a motorcycle land speed record of 150 mph on a modified vincent black shadow at the bonneville salt. The proof of the advertisement s claim came in 1948 when an indian motorcycle dealer rollie free riding the very first vincent hrd black lightning built raised the motorcycle speed record to 150 313 mph 241 905 km h on utah s bonneville salt flats.

1928 vincent launches his self named motorcycle company. The most valuable motorcycle ever sold at auction will soon return home to australia where it set a national land speed record 65 years ago. 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.