Original Vincent Motorcycle
The Restorer's Guide to postwar singles and twins
| Format: Hardcover, 128 Pages Item: 150085 ISBN: 9781906133146 SpecsIllustrations: 200 color ill Size: 8.75 x 11.5 x 0.3125 Weight: 2 lb. Published: December 1st 2009 DC: AE List Price: $49.95 $37.46All discounts based on list price. No trade discounts available from sale price. In Stock |
No other British motorcycle matches the style, performance or engineering ingenuity of the Vincent. This book concentrates on the post-1945 1000cc B, C and D Rapides, the Black Shadow, Black Knight and Black Prince, and the 500cc Meteor and Comet singles. There is also information on the special-order Grey Flash and Black Lightning racing models. |
Dr Jacqueline Bickerstaff is recognized by enthusiasts around the world as an authority on Vincent-HRDs, having been involved with the machines since her teenage years. She is a practicing electronics engineer, developing radar and satellite systems, and contributes to the motorcycle press as a freelance writer. She has served the Vincent-HRD Owners Club as technical officer and in other capacities. She own a number of Vincents and HRD motorcycles, from a 1926 side-valve to a 1953 cyclemotor, and a Vincent Rapide on which she has traveled over a quarter of a million miles. |