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• Auction House:
  Webb's
• Sale Name:
  Classic Motorbikes
• Sale Date:
  27 Sep 2015 ~ 11am (NZ time)
• Lot #:
  26
• Lot Description:
  1950 Vincent Black Shadow
  Engine No: F10AB/1B/10192, Frame No: RC11895, Odometer: 23033mls. Condition: Excellent. Documents: 1979 DVLA Vehicle Registration
• Notes:
  Born of post WW2 rationing of materials and tools, and not a hope of competing with manufacturers who had supplied military motorcycles in the 350 and 500cc classes, Vincent HRD Company progressed the design of the series B Rapide to create the Black Shadow. The series B Rapide had been the fastest thing you could buy, and with the Black Shadow, things were going to get faster. The Black Shadow took advantage of the V twin 1000cc configuration, and applied light weight aluminium to reduce sprung weight, a shortened wheelbase, and the weight shifted forward to sharpen up the handling. The engine was relatively lowly tuned at 6.8:1 compression and produced 45bhp from the 50 degree V twin. This was to allow for the poor fuel quality post WW2, however the engineering enabled the engine, chain, clutch, and gearbox to later cope with up to 100bhp. Performance as standard was 80, 104, and 112 mph in the upper 3 of 4 ratios and so it became “the worlds fastest standard motor-cycle”! Combined with advanced front “girdaulic’ suspension and a hydraulic damper at the rear, these were very advanced machines for their time and have been referred to as the first superbike. A fantastic example of an iconic machine its not been run since being purchased and does not have keys.
• Estimate:
  NZ$90,000 - 110,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Automobiles & Accessories

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