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Baja Auto reported to have purchased the "Vincent" Name and Brand.
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<blockquote data-quote="vibrac" data-source="post: 179342" data-attributes="member: 60"><p>Here is what I gleaned to put in my book "The Vincent Black Shadow"</p><p><em>In 1994 Bernard Li an American millionaire wanted to develop a new Vincent. He intended to use the Vincent name and fit a Honda RC51 V twin or another V twin power plant. In spite of being quoted by the press as in the spirit of the Black Shadow, it was really never going to be another Black Shadow, but more an American Harley Davidson type cruiser. Black Lightning and Black Eagle were names floated and a few prototypes were built. Sadly, Bernard Li was killed in a motorcycle accident in Arizona. Thus ending another dream that sought to capitalise on the Black Shadow legend.</em></p><p>Judging by those pictures above ( I have never seen before) it does look as if in reality it would have been a more reasonable bike than I expected its a pity about the 'conventional' rear suspension. perhaps judging by the new gold star a new Vincent will be closer to the original but the clutter and demands of the environment will mean the clarity of the original design must be lost. It all reminds me of those Edwardian cars trying to look like horse drawn carriages</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vibrac, post: 179342, member: 60"] Here is what I gleaned to put in my book "The Vincent Black Shadow" [I]In 1994 Bernard Li an American millionaire wanted to develop a new Vincent. He intended to use the Vincent name and fit a Honda RC51 V twin or another V twin power plant. In spite of being quoted by the press as in the spirit of the Black Shadow, it was really never going to be another Black Shadow, but more an American Harley Davidson type cruiser. Black Lightning and Black Eagle were names floated and a few prototypes were built. Sadly, Bernard Li was killed in a motorcycle accident in Arizona. Thus ending another dream that sought to capitalise on the Black Shadow legend.[/I] Judging by those pictures above ( I have never seen before) it does look as if in reality it would have been a more reasonable bike than I expected its a pity about the 'conventional' rear suspension. perhaps judging by the new gold star a new Vincent will be closer to the original but the clutter and demands of the environment will mean the clarity of the original design must be lost. It all reminds me of those Edwardian cars trying to look like horse drawn carriages [/QUOTE]
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