A Brief History of the Vincent Black Shadow The World's First Superbike


1952 Vincent Black Shadow Special

A Vincent Black Shadow with matching numbers—this was a remarkable find. Definitely in need of work, but it was Vincent, specifically a 1951 Series C.


The Black Suits Vincent Black Shadow. First built in 1949....

A 1952 Vincent Black Shadow is among these bikes. It's a Series C Black Shadow, most would agree about the most developed of regular production Vincent motorcycles.


1955 Vincent Black Shadow Series D Iconic Motorbike Auctions

The Vincent Rapide: The Father of the Black Shadow (1936-1955) The V-twin engine that Phil Irving created was made with a 47° "V", because the rearward set of the engine's idler was 23½°, so putting two together meant 23½° + 23½° = 47°.


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The Vincent Black Shadow is a British motorcycle designed and built at the Vincent works in Great North Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire UK. 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.


1952 Vincent Black Shadow Special

This 1951 Series C Black Shadow is now on loan from author and Vincent specialist Matthew Biberman. As detailed in Biberman's memoir Big Sid's Vincati, this example was given to Matthew's father "Big Sid" by his riding buddy Ed Leksa in the mid 90s. Sid then restored the bike for his son. At that time, Sid-as was his wont-did.


Restored Vincent Black Shadow 1953 Photographs at Classic Bikes Restored Bikes Restored

The Black Shadow reflected this attitude. This menacing black monolith of a bike looks intimidating enough to make modern Harleys and Indians spill coolant all over themselves. When looking at the Shadow, there's almost the sense it was constructed directly from melted down Spitfires before being painted shiny and black.


1952 Vincent Black Shadow Series C S78 Monterey 2018

The Vincent Black Shadow was so fast that nothing could lay a glove on it for a quarter of a century. It's forever associated with the great Rollie Free and that photograph of the American daredevil, stripped to his trunks, lying on his front as he made a record 150 mph run at Bonneville in 1948. But that was a factory-prepared Black Lightning special.


A Brief History of the Vincent Black Shadow The World's First Superbike

The fully-restored, ex-works Vincent Black Shadow formed part of the factory's bid to set a new 24-hour speed record at Montlhéry in France in May 1952. Although mechanical failures prevented the bid from being successful, the British team returned home with eight new records, including six hours at over 100mph..


The Vincent Black Shadow Was the Real First Superbike

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1951 Vincent Black Shadow Achieves £83,250 At H&H Auction

1950 Vincent Black Shadow Image Credit: Photo: Courtesy of PJ Archives. If the Brough Superior was the world's first superbike, the Vincent Black Shadow was the forefather to the Suzuki GSX.


1951 Vincent Series C Black Shadow for sale on BaT Auctions sold for 82,500 on August 22

1952 VINCENT BLACK SHADOW BACKGROUND Brilliantly designed by doubling up the 499cc Vincent Comet single-cylinder engine into a 50-degree V-twin, the Vincent Black Shadow was introduced in 1949. It followed on the heals of the Vincent Rapide, which was more of a touring bike. The buying public wanted more power, more "sport" and so the big V-twin was tuned up with bigger ports, carbs and.


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by Glenn Bewley. 1949 Vincent Black Shadow. The mythical Vincent in the barn. It's the holy grail of vintage motorcycles, the find every vintage motorcycle junkie dreams about. And sometimes, the dream comes true. This all started one night with a phone call from an old friend. He'd been contacted by a man in Philadelphia whose company had.


Vincent Black Shadow Series D The National Motor Museum Trust

This 1951 Vincent Black Shadow is a Series C model that left the factory on February 2, 1951 and was sold new by Indian Sales of San Francisco, California. Power is provided by a 998cc V-twin, which features an integrated 4-speed gearbox and is paired with its matching upper frame member.


The Vincent Black Shadow Was the Real First Superbike

The Vincent Black Shadow (also known as TVBS) is a Canadian alternative rock band that was signed to the Bodog record label in 2006 and to Beef Records in 2008. Originally consisting of Cassandra Ford on vocals, brothers Rob Kirkham on guitar, Anthony Kirkham on drums, and Chris Kirkham on bass, with Mary Ancheta on keyboards. As of 2010, Nikki Hurst replaced Ford as lead vocalist when Ford.


1952 Vincent Black Shadow Special

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1951 Vincent Black Shadow Series 'C' Classic Driver Market

1951 Vincent 998cc Black Shadow Series-C. Registration no. XFO 670. Frame no. RC9068B/D. Engine no. F10AB/1B/7168. Rear frame no. RC9068B/D. The ultimate 1950s superbike. Matching frame and engine. Recently restored. 'Well into the 1960s and even today, when it is wrapped in a mystique carefully cultivated by thousands of fanatically.

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