Vincent.

[Mikesphotaes]

Saw this venerable bike at Doune a couple of weeks ago.

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[TrevDR]

Thanks for sharing Mike,

A legend in its own lifetime

 

[Mikesphotaes]

It is indeed!

 

[VMaxPaul]

Nice clean example.

The 'V-Max' of the 50's !!!!!

 

[Knikki]

Nice bike.

Picture 1 looks odd, has he modified it so that he can change gear using his hands?

 

[raythefab]

WOW i dont know a thing about bikes, but my brother had a Vincent 1000cc late 50s early 60s he was bike crazy

 

[Mikesphotaes]

Nice bike.

Picture 1 looks odd, has he modified it so that he can change gear using his hands?

To be honest, I'm not sure but the gear lever was still connected.

Perhaps someone else can tell from these?

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[Rocket]

I really like the last image, my father had a Vincent Black Shadow, but i have no recollections of what it looked like aprt from a view as the last image, and have no idea of this model here, but the last image reminds of a view when sitting on the back of my father and pearing through his right arm...
The controls were on my fathers, i beleive this is not a modification.. I am pretty sure one is for the brake and one for the clutch, the years have played tricks, i just cannot remember positivly..

 

[TrevDR]

The handle bars on these bikes had 3 levers, Righthand: brake, Lefthand: upper, clutch and lower, exhaust valve lifter.

 

[Mikesphotaes]

Yes, I knew that OK but I thought Knikki was meaning that ally box thing.

It seems a bit big for a dipper switch.