They are building a Vincent Rapide Chopper on the TV right now if you are up and have SKY.
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For anyone awake - Biker Build Off - Discovery Real Time
- Thread starter BlackLightning998
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No sky & too busy keeping my mike going.
The chopperised Vincent in the MPH a year or so ago looked great, it's nice to see a bit of variation as keeping them bog standard they are not safe to ride and mine is my only transport unless my wife takes me in her car.
The chopperised Vincent in the MPH a year or so ago looked great, it's nice to see a bit of variation as keeping them bog standard they are not safe to ride and mine is my only transport unless my wife takes me in her car.
It looks stunning Russ
He just had it on the Salt Flats - did 97 and a bit mph and then got a high speed wobble and backed off - the bike is running the original girdraulics mounted on a longer rake. The bike looks simply stunning, you should be well proud Russ.
I'll have a look and see if it is being repeated - I've never tried recording SKY onto a video but I will give it a go if I can find it re-run, these things are often repeated every 24 hrs on SKY.
The guy looked a bit of a Vincent fan, t-shirt, leathers, helmet all badged Vincent and HRD.
Great programme - I switched on just by luck.
Cheers
Stuart
He just had it on the Salt Flats - did 97 and a bit mph and then got a high speed wobble and backed off - the bike is running the original girdraulics mounted on a longer rake. The bike looks simply stunning, you should be well proud Russ.
I'll have a look and see if it is being repeated - I've never tried recording SKY onto a video but I will give it a go if I can find it re-run, these things are often repeated every 24 hrs on SKY.
The guy looked a bit of a Vincent fan, t-shirt, leathers, helmet all badged Vincent and HRD.
Great programme - I switched on just by luck.
Cheers
Stuart
I watched it yesterday afternoon.The bike looks great Matt Hotch used a Shadow engine with polished cases(and ran it on the SALT
) and standard girdraulics follow the link for photos. www.hotmatchcustomcycles.com/vinnie.html
) and standard girdraulics follow the link for photos. www.hotmatchcustomcycles.com/vinnie.htmlRuss,
A buddy of mine said he taped it for me, if I get it at the week-end will send it on to you.
Tony
A buddy of mine said he taped it for me, if I get it at the week-end will send it on to you.
Tony
Russell,
You can also order direct from Discovery Channel a DVD;
http://shopping.discovery.com/product-64370.html
This way you can pause when your bits are mentioned and enlarge the image for best effect.
John R
You can also order direct from Discovery Channel a DVD;
http://shopping.discovery.com/product-64370.html
This way you can pause when your bits are mentioned and enlarge the image for best effect.
John R
Be careful if you order a DVD from the Discovery Channel in the US and you live in the UK.
When it arrives, it'll probably be a Region 1 disc, and more than likely won't play in your machine over this side of the pond (unless you have a multi-region player of course!).
When it arrives, it'll probably be a Region 1 disc, and more than likely won't play in your machine over this side of the pond (unless you have a multi-region player of course!).
You are right there Graham, I had one hell of a job to get an European copy of "Debbie does Dallas", purely for research of course.
Not safe to ride
Four Vincents have pulled over 150 mph over the salt with standard "not safe to ride" geometry, one over 160 mph, and this "improved" one gets to 97 mph before a wobble stops it. Does that tell you anything?
Cosmetically, however, it is a beauty. Not my thing, but a beauty.
Four Vincents have pulled over 150 mph over the salt with standard "not safe to ride" geometry, one over 160 mph, and this "improved" one gets to 97 mph before a wobble stops it. Does that tell you anything?
Cosmetically, however, it is a beauty. Not my thing, but a beauty.