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<blockquote data-quote="Prosper Keating" data-source="post: 9850" data-attributes="member: 1376"><p>Would the new owner be prepared to log his first 250,000 miles on the replica Black Shadow? Did Tim Kirker keep a journal as he tested the motor in his original rolling chassis? That would be interesting to read. Did anyone who rode the complete machine record their impressions? </p><p></p><p>I wrote to the club proposing a short news clip and an article or two for distribution to a couple of broadsheets and top end magazines but never got a reply. There would have been a number of possibilities of likely benefit not just to the VOC but perhaps even to the vintage vehicle fraternity in general. There were also the ecological angles in which I interested a couple of editors. It was a good story from a number of angles. </p><p></p><p>It seems a shame that the machine was not retained for general PR and rolling test purposes. Repayment of the loan could hardly have been a pressing matter, given the amount of money on which the VOC is sitting. The VOCSC exists, after all, to keep the Vincent-HRD motorcycles of VOC members - and other riders - on the road. </p><p></p><p>PK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prosper Keating, post: 9850, member: 1376"] Would the new owner be prepared to log his first 250,000 miles on the replica Black Shadow? Did Tim Kirker keep a journal as he tested the motor in his original rolling chassis? That would be interesting to read. Did anyone who rode the complete machine record their impressions? I wrote to the club proposing a short news clip and an article or two for distribution to a couple of broadsheets and top end magazines but never got a reply. There would have been a number of possibilities of likely benefit not just to the VOC but perhaps even to the vintage vehicle fraternity in general. There were also the ecological angles in which I interested a couple of editors. It was a good story from a number of angles. It seems a shame that the machine was not retained for general PR and rolling test purposes. Repayment of the loan could hardly have been a pressing matter, given the amount of money on which the VOC is sitting. The VOCSC exists, after all, to keep the Vincent-HRD motorcycles of VOC members - and other riders - on the road. PK [/QUOTE]
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