So cool. Watching the Smiths ticking, the forks compress under acceleration, lanesplitting a Vincent. One of my daily rides is a 1969 XLCH magneto Sportster. Fat HDs and sportbikes can't keep up when I lane split traffic. Some of these old machines are just as capable today as when they were first manufactured.
Great ride!Back in the day,my late father came home with a Black Shadow he purchased from an RAF Pilot.I remember as a young boy staring at this behemoth parked out back!and the noise !!nothing like it!today,I ride a Harley and a Suzuki sv650s,both V twins and I'm 70! Guess the V twin magic rubbed off on me all those years ago!!
Just freakin awesome! My old R50/2 is very very tame compared to your Shadow. Would love to go for a cruise with you one day, think I'll rather ride my SXZ Katana then. The Vincent, especially the Black Shadow, must have been an eye opener compared to the then Brit 650 twins. Cheers, and post more videos please!
Very nice Phil! I would be a bit wary overtaking on the inside with some of those drivers, they did not seem to know what they were doing, especially the pick up truck in the fast lane, very nice ride! Stay safe! Chris B.
That is true. The problem here is he will stay in the fast lane untill kingdom come. We have evolved with this type of driving and overtake on either side. Not ideal but it prevents the frustration of not getting ahead.
It is. The motor is very robust with lots of cooling and plenty on oil for added cooling. The original crankshaft is the only weakness with lots and lots of roller bearings packed in around the crankpin. This crank is of the modern type which handles higher rpm better.
my screensaver8s a pic of a pair of godet vincents, i wonder how you have the steering damper set, ive ordered a friction damper like this for my enfield, i think i should have gone all out when these were 10k pounds, please post m9re vids, thanks
I have the damper set loose. For added safety I added a modern GPR hydraulic damper. The reason for above is because I suffered a tank slapper that caused me to crash at 100km/h.
Ha ha Doug, how many Harley riders have you scared with your Vincent? Must say when the super bikes come past me at times and catches me unawares I almost need a Psychiatrist myself...
