Hi Phil please can you do more trips on the beautiful Vincent she's bloody awesome i put my head phones on and wow i wish i owned her take care fella regards Pompey Tex Portsmouth uk.
That's better ! Ton-up tunes from the pipes. Apprehension momentarily when you rounded the bend and there was the cop but all looked polite and professional for licence check - a VIn always changes the mood of the conversation ! I lived and worked in Kenya for 28 years and when a traffic cop pulled you in it was usually for just one thing - no prizes for guessing what. Ran an 850 Norton Commando for fun there , ex-police presidential motorcade which I rebuilt in the '80s and now back in UK. Also know the Stellenbosch area well where had family friends at one of the wine estates - climbed Simonsberg back in 1975 during a two year post education travel around Africa - which I miss. Back to your ride , just over 4,000 RPM for the ton for your pristine original Vin (Lightning spec ?) with my extra 200 cc on the Egli showing just under four grand. You have to pick your moments on the British motorways , although greatly appreciate not having traffic coming in the opposite direction ! Never have ridden an original standard Vincent but note the active throttle rolling off and on to aid steering with that bolt together Vin frame. The Egli frame is rock steady giving very precise steering and great confidence through corners. Superb video !
The cams are Lightning spec. The Vincent original frame setup must be respected. I had a tank slapper at 60 mph after riding over some rippels in the road. Within a millisecond the handlebar was out of my hands and I went down. Fell on top of the bike and surfed it for many meters. Walked away unhurt. On smooth surfaces the solid nature of the Vincent setup does feel secure. I remember growing as a kid and the Vincent referred to as the widow maker.
@@PhilUys Can't think of anything worse than dropping such a concours machine ! The "widow maker" moniker was later passed on to the very early Norton Commando frames which were prone to fracture at the steering head before extra beefing up gussets were introduced at manufacture. Talking of tank slappers my one nearly disastrous episode was when following a truck too closely in Kenya which obscured the road surface ahead then watching a large rock emerge between the rear wheels of the truck which I was totally unable to avoid - front wheel hit it square on and handlebars immediately went into a rapidly developing violent oscillation that kept building with the clear thought already in my head that I was coming off. Hung on for grim death and as quickly as the oscillation grew it reduced back to normality - thank you God , I owe you one ! Went straight back home to examine front rim which had a massive ding in it. In true African technology fashion was able to restore rim pretty well with a block of wood and a big hammer ! Lesson learned - don't follow any vehicle too close on a bike ! Back to your Vin - was bike originally a standard Shadow (noting the large clock) ? What carbs are on it - standard Amals ? Del Orto's fitted on my Egli.
That was a lucky escape on your Norton. No it is a Rapide. The previous owner fitted the large clock. I fitted the rev counter. The previous owner also painted the whole engine black. It was a huge job to get the paint removed. The carbs are Mikunis.
Weereens pragtig! Ou Helshoogte was een van my gereelde fietsoefenroetes in 1971 - 1973. Ek het dit ook as toetsroete vir eerste suksesvolle wentrapkar benut.
My first ride aged 8 was on one of these - I'm 65 now and still hooked on bikes. I ride a 37 year old BMW K75S, the Vincent of it's day. Same effortless performance, better brakes and handling.
it was nice to see 'the ton' indicated but I worried about the original brakes coming up rapidly behind that car in front - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eV29grSbmaQ.html
Excellent video, Phil. Way back in the 1950s, I owned a Vincent Comet 500cc. It was the best motorcycle I ever had. I notice that you were driving on the left which leads me to ask, where was it filmed, please?
Which is older, the 70 year old Vincent or the Chevy truck? Anyhow I'm older than the bike and was born in SA long before the Vincent got imported. Living in freezing wet Scotland makes me very envious of you and your climate, even with your regular power outages. Not much fun here though, riding bikes!
Not sure which is older but I think the Vincent. I am also a " soutpiel" born in England but living in SA for the last 62 years. Must visit Scotland some day.
@@PhilUys Come here on a rare good weather day and provided that you're within the 90kg limit, I'll give you a flight in my little 2 seater. I see that your beauty has a pillion seat, however I'm unlikely to come your way again. Pity!
Your riding isn't at all bad, either. Nice and smooth with enough daring to be worthy of respect, but none of the usual dickhead moves one sees in a lot of bike videos.
