Vincent Twin Motorcycle

Irving vincent s monster 1600cc 186 horsepower 8valve racer together with their vincent 1300cc v twin sidecar race unit irving vincent s monster 1600cc 186 horsepower 8valve racer.

Vincent twin motorcycle. There s a measurable heartbeat like. 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. Bore and stroke of the undersquare twin are 84 mm and 90 mm respectively giving a displacement of 998 cc 60 9 cu in. Vincent motorcycles the makers of the world s fastest motorcycles began with the purchase of hrd motors ltd by philip vincent in may 1928.

Vincent produced the meteor and comet motorcycle models capable of 90 mph however his customers wanted more don t they always 1936 saw the birth of the series a rapide a v twin 998cc engine capable of 110mph and the following years saw series b c and the unofficial d all using the same basic engine design. We are not going to bore you extolling the virtues of the vincent engine if you did not know something about its capabilities we doubt you would be reading this short note. Hrd was founded by the british royal flying corps rfc pilot howard raymond davies who was shot down and captured by the germans in 1917. The engine fires about once every lamppost.

We have experience going back over 40 years on these engines singles and twins remember that all the parts to make a twin engine are available as new components and most of a single but they require knowledge and skill to assemble them into a. Vincent motorcycles the makers of the world s fastest motorcycles began with the purchase of hrd motors ltd less the factory premises by philip vincent in may 1928. New custom built vincent engines.