Classic Egli-Vincent By Patrick Godet - Jay Leno's Garage 

Jay is such a rare beast. Very few edits in his videos. Calm as a cucumber yet passion bleating out of his ears. A true modern day gentleman. He is not afraid to say 'I don't know' yet we all know he knows a lot more than most. God bless you Sir

I tried to do the right thing and gave up riding at 73. Really bad idea. Miss it so much. Keep it up as long as possible.

Someone once said “the engine of the Vincent looks like it was put in the frame with a whip and a chair”. Stunning.

This is one of the most beautiful bikes I've ever seen.

I feel about Jay the way he feels about the Vincent, he's a classic and there will never be another one like him. Ride on bro.😁

I wonder how many of us kind of live a bit vicariously through Jay's garage. I know that I do. Some of his bikes and cars, are the stuff of dreams.

Years ago, I was happy for a long ride in the woods without falling once. Today, I'm happy to make it down the stairs in one piece.

Jay, please keep this format from now on. It's much more personal than camera guys constantly on the move and switching angles. Love this content way better!

California Highway Patrol and other California law enforcement agencies: Thank You for not taking Jay's license away.

My neighbor is 92. Still goes out on his bike a couple times a week..

I remember reading about this bike in a magazine. The cop story with the speedometer is hilarious.

I feel the same way about the Norton Commando. I will always remember the first ride; it was like a symphony of noise. I was absolutely amazed. And then I stomped on the rear brake, thinking I was downshifting, and immediately came to my senses.

..And I think to myself, what a wonderful weld..

I am living 10 miles from Eglis Garage. Nice to see that even US-guys know that stuff 👍🇨🇭

Not to take away from the two Gorgeous Vincent's of which I'm very grateful to see. Jay made two very good points in regard to riding that show how seasoned he is. The first was in regard to RU-vidrs showing the speedometer. The second was the difference between a young person and an old person falling off a bike. True words of wisdom!

Just an incredibly beautyful Motorcycle! Both the black shadow as of course the Egli. For me its one of the most beautyful Engines ever build.

I ride alone as well. When I was younger I'd go on runs with friends but now? Just an old guy, in the wind, poking along by himself!

Wow that's a pretty bike! Reminds me of the 'Ogri' Vincent beloved of 'Bike' Magazine readers in the '70s.

Born in '54, this is my bike. Jay is way cool.

These videos helped me get into cars in the 2000s and now they're helping me get into motorcycles. Love this bike!

How to get out of a ticket “BE JAY LENO”

A British magazine called Bike had a cartoon featuring a character called Ogri who rode elgi Vincent.Great video Jay ❤

I'm not even a motorcycle fan but I love these videos because the motors sound so great on my stereo. Keep 'em coming Jay!

Jay, there’s nothing I appreciate more, than your appreciation :-) God Bless You! Viva Leno !!

I fell in love with this bike as a child, when I saw the Vincent Black Shadow in the pages of Cycle World magazine. I am a purist I love the original so did Peter Egan, but Elgi-Vincent is a fine machine, the "Vincati."

I was at Masham bike meet in the Yorkshire Dales (UK) last September on my 2018 Royal Enfield 500 and the Vincent Owners Club turned up. Yes, there was an Egli Vincent which is only the 2nd one I've seen in 45+ years of motorcycling. Wonderful! 5 other Vincents including a Black Shadow and a Comet 500.

I love the little happy puppy wag the fender gives after start-up (10:15). 😎

I live in Holland and remember seeing an Egli Vincent once at the parking of the classic races at the circuit of Zolder in Belgium in 2005 or 2006 (I was 18 or 19 years old). I was impressed immediatly by the looks of both the engine and also by the bike itself. Since then I know that if I ever win the lottery I want to buy an Egli Vincent!

Anyone else love the way the rear mudguard/fender flexes in tune with the engine...?

Thanks Jay. My Dad used to have the Black Prince in the fifties. I've just sent him the link to your video. Best wishes, Rich.

That is the wonderful MC of all time, I would park that in my living room, to appreciate it! Due to circumstances, I had to quit riding a few years back but it’s gratifying to see it in the light of day, on the road, and not confined in a museum or in a speculators garage. JLG makes my day every week. Thanks again for showing that a vehicle collection is meant to drive or ride!

Love, love, love watching Jay! He’s just a guy. A very grounded guy. Celebrity. Wealthy. Famous. But totally unaffected by any of it. I love it when Jay refers to himself as perhaps the president of the more money than brains club! Self depreciation is Jay’s charm. I’m not the only one that loves him, either.

Jay thank you for showing us vehicles we mortals would never see!!

Beautiful bike in black wow! Long and low and that torpedo tank - looks fast just sitting there. Never heard of Egli, but great to hear these stories! I can imagine their shop near the beach in Normandy.... 🌊🇫🇷🏍🏁

Looks super light weight. True, the older we get the bruises happen way to easy. Thanks Jay. 😎👍🇨🇦

i remember Ross Langlitz had a Egli-Vincent, always good to see one. thanks.

What a machine - now that folks is a motorcycle!

Thanks for taking us along for the ride, Jay. The bike sounds just great, it's a mechanical symphony. I'm still riding my 1975 Kawasaki Z1 900, it's a wonderful motorcycle but doesn't have the soul of the Vincent.

Remember Patrick well, and a sad thing it was to hear of his passing. Working on a lightweight Norvin for someone here in London,which is a lot more pared down ....

His comment about the bike having a Soul hits the mark! If my lotto ticket comes through, it's off to France to order one.

The leather jacket is absolutely perfect. Its rakish good looks seem to sneer contemptuously at those in the vicinity, "What exactly is your problem?" On the road the Egli-Vincent sounds as good as it looks. Most bikes with a similar displacement are well over 500 pounds.

I’m more worried about your end than you, Jay. You have to outlive me so I can watch this vlog for the rest of my life.

What a beautiful classic!

I love seeing you do another bike video Jay! When you said you were thrilled to still be riding at your age, it reminded me of something: I’m up in Vancouver and I saw a full dress HD Ultra Classic...in the middle of winter... in Canada (around 35-40 degrees, but no snow). I’m a Harley guy too so I went over to talk to the rider. When the helmet came off, I was shocked to see at first glance what appeared to be a frail looking Chinese man (but anyone who can get one of those touring bikes off their stand can’t be that frail). I was however, certain he was at least 80 years old. Thought it would be too rude to ask him how old he actually was, but I did ask him why he was on two wheels on such a frigid day. He told me about how he’s gone over a million miles on bikes in all kinds of weather, doing the Pan American highway from Alaska to Argentina, across the States west to east then back across Canada east to west, plus all kinds of epic dirt bike adventures in Europe and Asia. Then he said, he’s been riding for over 60 years, and if the sun is out and the roads are dry - he goes for a ride whether it’s for five minutes or five hours; because he knows that once he stops, he won’t be able to get back on. I couldn’t stop thinking about what he said, it was sad yet uplifting at the same time. Anyways, keep riding Jay! On another note, the first (and only) time I was threatened with that “exhibition of speed” charge, I was simply flabbergasted. I didn’t know there was such a law, and it took me a while to even understand what it means. It’s so ambiguous. I understand they don’t want you doing burn outs and drifting around corners. But think about this: you’re stopped and the light turns green. If you accelerate too fast, even without exceeding the limit (which is what what I did - no smoke, no wheel spin, didn’t chirp the gear change), that’s grounds for “exhibition of speed”... go figure.

Thanks Jay this motorcycle is absolutely beautiful.

Laid down on the bike to get to 150? I remember that picture and him stretched out was unbelievable and beautiful!

Thanks for all these new video's Jay, they really help keep me going

Precisely, Godet-motorcycle workshop is near Rouen in Normandy, these guys wants to stay discrete to avoid having visitors each week 'cos this is not a shop it's a workshop, they don't sell motorcycles like a classic dealer. I'm a Normand guy, from Rouen. When i was a teenager i've been there and seen the workshop in late 2010 and This was a privilege ! ^^ I remember mister Godet was here and he talked to me and my father about their work. But in 2018 when he died i didn't look at motorcycle world for a while so i was not aware his death .. RIP a little late So thanks to Jay Leno and his visibility to talk about this story and to have and maintain this splendid Godet made cafe racer (i remember i've seen such a model but in orange at Godet workshop) He talk about that little ol' Normand garage with these passionate peoples really doing a silversmith job. It's precise, made with excellence Beautiful story ..

You’re more likely to get a break...BECAUSE YOU’RE JAY LENO!! Hahahaha

In 1970, I lived in Summerville, SC. Across the street was a guy with 2 bikes. One was a Norton 500 that had been a racer in England. The other was a Vincent Black Lightning. There were only about 300 of the Black Lightnings made. Every Sunday from March through the end of September, he would put both bikes in the driveway (when it wasn't a rainy day) and steam clean both, whether he'd driven either of them or not during the week. Neither of them had a starter and had to be pushed to start them up. I've never seen a Black Lightning since nor before.

Jay is probably the only YT car enthusiast who loves bikes in addition to restoring and maintaining insane classics. All the others are just lead-footed entertainers.

"Nothing has a sole like a Vincent 52" - lyrics by Richard Thompson "1952 Vincent Black Lightning". Great song - which I saw Richard perform live - one I needed to tick off my bucket list. Aussie Phil Irving ( along with Phil Vincent ) penned the engine back in the day and there is a modern interpretation ( race bikes ) made by the Horner Bros called an "Irving Vincent" - many models, culminating in the 1600cc 4 valve fire breathing monster - pieces of rolling art.

I've been riding for 50 years and I learn something new every time I watch your program. Thank you.

Another epic bike. I could watch these forever.

You got my ribs hurting from laughing at old guys falling off Motorcycle's 🏍 😅🤣😂👍💯

That bikes a work of art. Absolutely beautiful.

You twice made references to your age and being thankful you are still able to ride. I am 72 and feel exactly the same way. Got my first bike at 16 and been riding ever since.

"It's uncomfortable and it's cramped..." - and it's absolutely stunning!

Someone send Jay a new motorcycle jacket. Need to keep this guy going as long as possible. Great stuff.

Love how the rear fender was yawing up and down when he started it up and idled it in the garage.

What a beautiful story.

I must say that Mr Leno has used his good fortune and wealth exactly how I would. Hopefully there will be a Leno museum in the future.

first Egli Vincent I ever saw was on the Ferry from Liverpool to Douglas IOM going across for the TT races in 1976, beautiful bikes.

Man I love Jay Leno, it's getting rare these days to watch show that present knowledge about cars and bikes.. most of the content is kids destroying cars or over modifying them just for views. Thank you Jay for this content and sharing your collection with us, we appreciate it very much.

NICE! It's been about 4 decades since I've been on a motorcycle, I recently acquired a 2009 BMW f800GS. I kinda like the FI, ABS and heated grips though!

Hey Jay, thanks for keeping the pandemic editions going!!! I love all the fun facts you stuff into these videos!!!! 👍😷

Jay's watch click-click impression is spot on lol. I heard him do it in a couple of his vids

I am a member of the Vincent family and a distant relation to the Mr. Vincent. Sadly these bikes have gotten so valuable that I do not know of anyone in the family who even has any parts in their possession. It is nice to see the family name on something and hear other people say nice things about it. Thanks jay for protecting the family legacies of so many builders & engineers.

Just today I saw a Ducati 1098 parked and reflected that I’ve always thought they are THE best looking bike ever made. I need to qualify that now as the best faired bike. This is the best looking naked by far. Thanks jay.

I love your collection. You are made to preserve history. Hope they make a new category noble prize for “preserving automobile history” and you will be the nominate and the winner for it. Thank you SIR.

My first bike was a 1979 Triumph Bonneville 750 purchased from Redline Motorcycles in Santa Barbara. John had a Vincent Black Shadow in his front window. God what a beautiful motorcycle. My Triumph was setup as a cafe racer with Norton Dunstall mufflers. Drop handlebars and a dust bin fairing completed the picture. It was agile but fellow riders worried at how the rear end would hop around. Always went where I pointed it and at a fast pace.

I grew up in Stevenage, where the Vincents were manufactured. In fact I went to Alleyne's School in the Old Town. The school was founded in 1558 and was next door to the Vincent factory. After the factory closed in 1955, the school bought the plot and so Vincent became part of Alleyne's. Across the road was a motorcycle shop run by George Brown and his brother Cliff, who both worked at the Vincent factory. George had 37 world speed records from his two Vincent powered bikes, Nero and Super Nero (supercharged). Those bikes stood proudly in the window of his shop, on either side of the entrance door. I would be found in the shop most lunchtimes, chatting with George. I must have been a right nuisance but he always had time for a school kid who loved Vincents, 20 years after the last one was made. George and Cliff are long gone now but Nero and Super Nero can be found in the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull. Thanks for a great video.

Who believes Jay got out of a speeding ticket because he was riding alone... and not because he's Jay Leno ?

Geez what an absolutely beautiful bike. The lines, eng, stance are a perfect example of what a cafe should look like.

Please don’t fall off Jay..don’t even speak of it..you need to be around for many more years..your stuff on here keeps me sane & smiling & I’m pretty sure I’m not the alone. May you live a very long, healthy & happy life my good man ! 😉🙏🏻

Mr. Leno- Thanks for this great review of a great bike! I got my "cafe racer" 2006 Triumph Thruxton with my combat pay as soon as I could after getting back from lovely Afghanistan; I had gotten ahold of a bike magazine which featured this machine and I longed for it while there. It's not as powerful or light as your Vincent, but the fun is probably a lot the same. Bob

It would so amazing to ride even once a great bike like that...I enjoy my own bike...bikes like that just something about them.

Thank you for posting this video beautiful motorcycle .

On a Danish Ferry in the sixties I actually saw an Egli-Vincent, with two huge disc brakes in front, hardly any chain guard but a piece of angle aluminum! Its tank nearly passed down over its large engine. I recognized the Engine as I had also seen and talked to the owner of an Original, Danish owned, Vincent HRD Black Shadow some years earlier.

That is a super cool bike. When I turned 50 I bought a 400 thumper dirt bike. I got tired of dirt and started ridding more on the street and mountain roads. I kept seeing all these guys ridding the lay down type bikes so I test drove a Suzuki SV 650. It was a super fun bike but I found the ridding position was to tiring. I would leave the house in the morning with plans of having lunch in some far away mountain town but never completed it. By lunch time I was back home and ready for a nap. hehehe

One of THE most beautiful motorcycles in history. It would be on my ultimate top five list.

That was your best motorcycle jacket I've seen so far.

I love this bike as well Jay, thank you sir. Remember, age is just a number .

I don’t know what it is. I love Jay Leno’s Garage, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed probably hundreds of JLG videos featuring vehicles from two to four wheels - many of which I’m not going to nor aspire to own. And I enjoyed this one, too. So I don’t know what it is but I just don’t care for this Vincent. I don’t know why. But please Jay don’t stop doing these! The only channel I’m subscribed to that missing a post isn’t options

Makes me nostalgic for my old Norton, ride a Harley now, not because it’s fast, not because it handles, just because of what it is, in spite of what it isn’t.

I love watching Jay Leno’s garage videos during quarantine. He creates a lot of entertaining coolest videos on RU-vid

All the props. So good. Thank you Jay for sharing all this. Super cool - and means the world. Rock on mate !

What I love about Jay is even when he is riding such an epic bike and having a great time, he is so passionate about spreading knowledge about these legendary vehicles even while riding them which is crazy hard to do haha

Can’t help smiling when Jay says falling off hurts more, then rides at a fair speed with at least one glove and his jacket half fastened. Old school

As always, thank you Mr. Leno for another 15 minutes of genuine entertainment. I just wanted to say I love the new (?) black helmet and that it looks much better on you than the last one and matches your coat and most of your old bikes perfectly.

Wow , that is a work of art. Just gorgeous.

Bucket list bike. Guessing not going to happen for me, though.. Ha! Lovely, Jay!

Love ya Jay! Thanks for all the years of honest, greatest content ever.

Every time I have seen a car/motorcycle that I hadn’t seen before it’s always been Jay Leno behind the wheel

Jay!!! You're making me want a bike again! Love your affection for these amazing machines.

My 1971 300 pound Kawasaki three cylinder took me quickly to 120mph which, I am not embarrassed to say, scared my quite righteously. I cannot imagine riding the light Vincent faster. Go Jay!

Had the pleasure of meeting Patrick at the Isle of man Manx GP 100th anniversary, unbelievable, more Vincents on the island that week than harleys!

Molly said to James, "That's a fine motorbike, a girl could feel special on any such like". James said to Molly, "Girl my hat's off to you, it's a Vincent Black Lightning, 1952"... check out the video: Sean Rowe, "52 Vincent Black Lightning. Thank's again for another fine video, Jay!

What a work of art. I can't get enough of this video

Its a lot fun and I am totally delighted to see this old motorcycle still in action. There is really an awesome feel thats hard to explain after watching this. U r great Jay.