Custom Bikes Of The Week: 19 May, 2019
A Vincent Black Shadow built from scratch, a CB650 built for just $1,250, a shed-built Moto Guzzi Le Mans, and an amazing timelapse video of a sandcast CB750 build.
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Widow Jane: A custom Vincent Rapide from Keino Cycles
Vincent is one of the most hallowed names in motorcycling. The original company only operated for 27 years, but that short time was enough to create some of the world’s most desirable motorcycles. Not surprisingly, we don’t often see custom Vincents: They’re rare, and they sell for a fortune at auction. So when we heard…
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Vincent motorcycle: the ‘Blue Bike’
One of the most famous Vincent motorcycles of all time has just gone up for sale. Marty Dickerson’s Rapide—best known as the ‘Blue Bike’—is on show at Altai, a design studio in Los Angeles. The Blue Bike has an illustrious history to match its stunning looks. It’s a ‘Series B’ Touring Rapide that was raced…
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Vincent Black Lightning by Jeff Decker
For someone who doesn’t like stock Vincents, Jeff Decker builds a mighty fine Black Lightning. He’s a sculptor as well as a bike builder, and his eye for a line is evident with this beautiful salt racer. As these exclusive Horst Roesler shots reveal, Decker has managed to make the Vincent look fast even when…
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Black Falcon: Ian Barry’s amazing Vincent Black Shadow
I’ve been waiting to see this bike for a long, long time. It’s the Black Falcon, the third in a planned run…
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Interview: Ian Barry
Ian Barry runs Falcon Motorcycles with his partner Amaryllis Knight. He’s the builder of the Bullet and the Kestrel, the first in…
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Big Sid’s Vincati
The Vincati is one of those semi-mythical bikes that you occasionally hear about—and to many classic motorcycle fans, a marriage made in…
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Egli-Vincent motorcycles by Patrick Godet
The French have a knack for classy, timeless motorcycles. There was Jean François Vicente, in the days when he owned VD Classic.…
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Vincent Super Nero
There’s an allure around the Vincent brand that few other marques can match. It’s a potent mix of history, effortless style and…
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Ten Years After: A restored 1951 Vincent Rapide
The latest motorcycle to be wheeled into the studio of French master photographers Guerry & Prat is this 1951 Vincent Rapide. And…
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The “new” Vincent Black Shadow
In October 2002, a press release made motorcycle enthusiasts around the world sit up with a jolt. It announced the return of…
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1954 Vincent Drag Racer
This freshly-discovered Vincent Black Shadow is ensconced in the workshop of vintage specialist Glory on Hollywood Blvd, LA. “It was found in…
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