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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.
The 1948 Vincent Black Shadow was at the time the world's fastest production motorcycle. [8] The name was changed to Vincent Engineers (Stevenage) Ltd. in 1952 after financial losses were experienced when releasing capital to produce a Vincent-engined prototype Indian ( Vindian ) for the US market during 1949. [ 7 ]
For example, in 1956, the Vincent Black Shadow remained the fastest motorcycle to date, with a 125 mph (201 km/h) top speed, but it was no longer in production. The fastest model on the market in 1956 was the BSA Gold Star Clubman , which at 110 mph (180 km/h) was not a record holder, but is listed for the sake of illustrating a more complete ...
Vincent Black Shadow A restored Sunbeam S7, a model available in Britain in green (pictured) or black [ 4 ] Ariel W/NG 350, which was a model produced for the British armed forces as opposed to commercial civilian use
1950 Vincent Black Shadow. This is a list of Vincent Motorcycles. Year: Engine: Model: Notes: 1932 250cc ... Series-C Black Shadow: 1948 1000cc Series-C Black ...
The Vincent Black Lightning was a Vincent-HRD motorcycle first built in September 1948 at the Vincent works in Great North Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK, and produced from 1948 to 1952. The bike was a purpose-built factory modified Black Shadow that was then named and produced as the Black Lightning. At the time the Black Lightning was the ...
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Edgar was told that for the cost of a Black Shadow and a £50 premium he would have a bike that could do the job. [3] The Edgar bike was 1B/900, the Rollie Free "Bathing Suit bike", which the factory would later refer to as the first Black Lightning. [1]: 88 Gunga Din made three appearances in record attempts in Belgium in 1948 and 1949. [16]