Vincent solely made xxx Black Lightnings, of which this is perchance the fastest, having clocked 141.5 mph inwards 1953
xix of the bikes built are believed to nevertheless exist. This three-owner bike has a glorious racing history.
It was built yesteryear Sydney passenger Tony McAlpine, who became virtually unbeatable inwards Unlimited shape events aboard the Black Lightning, winning 12 major races from xiii starts. While racing the 1951 Isle Of Man TT betwixt races, McAlpine worked at the Vincent manufacturing flora at Stevenage assembling this bike. He sold it to a racer, who crashed it, together with sold it to Jack Ehret who owned a distich motorbike shops. He worked on it together with broke the Australian speed tape for the sales advertisement for his business. He raced it occasionally, storing it for a decade at a time.
This Vincent stayed inwards Jack Ehret’s hands for roughly one-half a century, together with he in conclusion sold it when he was 76 yrs old, together with running nightclubs inwards the Philippines
The ultimate Vincent was the Series C Black Lightning, a exceptional monastic enjoin production version of the bike Rollie Free rode to interruption the AMA’s province speed tape inwards 1948 on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
The touchstone Black Lightning was supplied inwards racing trim. It had a tachometer, Elektron magnesium alloy brake plates, racing tyres on alloy rims, rearset pes controls, a solo spot together with aluminium mudguards. Dry weight dropped to simply 172kg versus the Black Shadow’s 208kg.
The Lightning’s 998cc air-cooled, overhead valve 50º V-twin engine got cams alongside higher elevator together with to a greater extent than overlap, stronger Vibrac connecting rods together with Specialoid pistons delivering a 13:1 compression ratio for methanol fuel. The combustion chambers were polished, equally were the rockers together with inlet ports, fed yesteryear twin 1¼-inch Amal 10TT9 carburettors. The Ferodo single-plate clutch’s comprehend featured centre together with nurture cooling holes, land the 4-speed gearbox was beefed upward to transmit extra power.
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