Hi, please do not think I am trying to solicit this bike. I am interested in fast, old, bikes and came across this auction listing. I have never seen this bike and have been searching for some details. I read about the Vincent Owners Club in a few books as being the source for information. The auction claims it has been sitting 50 years.
Is there any history about this bike? I received no results when I searched for the frame and engine numbers listed. I have hunted for photos of a similar bike, mainly looking for the tank/carbs, solid rear, the seat/tail, drilled parts, the skull on the front and the paint with no luck. The closest match I could find is recently posted in the Where Are You Now? forum, with a similar tail, and some drilled bits by the swingarm.
The auction site lists:
(Did Von Dutch ever build any of these? I know he was a British bike guy. The paint on the fork, and the symmetry of the drilled holes, what looks like a hitch-ball-skull.)
Is there any history about this bike? I received no results when I searched for the frame and engine numbers listed. I have hunted for photos of a similar bike, mainly looking for the tank/carbs, solid rear, the seat/tail, drilled parts, the skull on the front and the paint with no luck. The closest match I could find is recently posted in the Where Are You Now? forum, with a similar tail, and some drilled bits by the swingarm.
The auction site lists:
- Lightingized methanol burner with big port heads
- 2 inch pipes
- 38 mm Dellorto carbs
- 210 lbs compression with hot spark
- Retired race bike
- Bike has not run in 50 years (sleeping beauty)
- Frame No. RC9545C
- Engine No. F10ab177645
(Did Von Dutch ever build any of these? I know he was a British bike guy. The paint on the fork, and the symmetry of the drilled holes, what looks like a hitch-ball-skull.)