One month after the first early spring ride we ride again. The trees are covered in new leaves and the road looks stunning. The Vincent sounds amazing as it flies along.
Been riding motorcycles since 74 and raced back in the day still have two Can-Am 250s. Been riding HD since 94 and I Love a Vincent pure art and beast and Del Mcory had a bluegrass song 🍺 a friend of mine which is older had a Vincent back in the 50s he said it was the fastest thing around. Awesome videos my friend. 🍺
Must agree with you, that combination of cars, runners, cyclists and the odd troop of baboons on a road with no verge makes for potentially dangerous situations indeed.
When I bought the Vincent the engine was painted black. The specifications on this motor is better than the standard Shadow engine. Black does look good though. The bike is a Rapide hence the unpainted motor.
It is rather odd having the speedo mounted were ir is. Inspite of that the speedo never gives any trouble. They look like mechanical clocks inside with lots of gears and springs, very complicated.
Hello Phil, kind regards from the Rhine River to South Africa. I'm a German filmaker - a fried of mine is rebuilding a Vincent HRD 1000. I'll do the pictures and make the movie. My question: Could we use for the preview of this project some of your sounds? This will be very helpful. Of course we'll say (and write) where those sounds are from. (I think it's better asking than stealing...)
Thanks for asking. Yes you can use some of the sounds for your preview. Let me know when you are done, I would like to see it. Good luck with the project.
It is impossible to be bored riding these old bikes. More power is nice I am sure but maybe it is like a drug, you need more and more power and speed otherwise it to can become boring.
@@PhilUys I have been a motorcycle enthusiast (and cars) my whole life and have always been in awe of the Vincent motorcycles, so far ahead of the game and so well made. 😄
