The Vincent Black Shadow is a British motorcycle designed and built at the Vincent works in Great North Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire UK. Motorcycles produced by Vincent H·R·D at their factory in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England were renowned for their design innovation, engineering excellence and high performance.

2019年7月20日 · The Vincent Black Shadow stands with the Brough Superior as the most iconic motorcycles to emerge from Britain. It has a dedicated following, and the surviving Black Shadow’s of the approximately 1,700 that were made sell for quite eye watering sums of money.

2024年1月27日 · Vincent Motorcycles, though largely forgotten, produced the legendary Black Shadow, one of the most well-designed and respected motorcycles ever made. The Black Shadow was a...

2024年1月23日 · The Vincent Black Shadow motorcycle was first introduced in 1948, making it a true icon of mid-century engineering. Its powerful V-twin engine and sleek design drew widespread acclaim, solidifying its reputation as one of …

2020年5月15日 · Dubbed the Black Shadow, this model featured an increase in horsepower (from 45 to 55 bhp) and in top speed (from app. 110 mph to 125 mph). These improvements were achieved by raising the compression ratios from 6.8 to 7.3 to 1 while using larger Amal carburetors, up from 1 1/16 to 1 1/8 inches.

Any modern 1000cc motorcycle can hit 150 mph, but the Vincent Black Shadow was capable of that sixty years ago. It was an incredible machine, conceived and designed to out-handle, out-accelerate, and out-brake every other motorcycle of its time.

2011年8月10日 · It's Jay Leno's favorite motorcycle: the classic English superbike known as the Vincent Black Shadow. More than 50 years after the last one rolled off the line, the Black Shadow is still...

2024年8月14日 · With its iconic V-Twin engine and innovative design, the Black Shadow was considered the "Rolls-Royce of Motorcycles" at the time. This historical British motorcycle is a symbol of...

With alloy barrels and cases and iron liners, it pumps out 55 Clydesdale-size horses at 5700 rpm. This lets the 425-pound motorcycle, with a compression ratio of 7.3:1, sprint to 60 mph in six...

2020年8月7日 · What makes the Vincent Black Shadow a superbike? The ‘base’ Series B Rapide was already the fastest production bike in the world, Bonhams reports, capable of 110 mph in 1946. But the Black Shadow, with its 55-hp 998cc V-twin, bumped that up …