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<blockquote data-quote="Monkeypants" data-source="post: 32234" data-attributes="member: 2708"><p>In regards to the extra power and speed of the Shadow, I think the marketing end of the Vincent company was always going full bore, as evidenced by the giant 150 mph speedo fitted to the Shadow. Im not sure there are very many stock bikes that could really achieve a top speed over 120mph, unless the rider was110 pounds and willing to ride at top speed stretched flat out, clad only in underwear, no shoes! </p><p></p><p>On the Sulby Straight at the Iom on my lowly Rapide I managed to pass two Shadows, both riders flat out on the tank. My Smiths speedo showed 115 mph and Iknow by Gps comparison it reads a tiny bit high. I talked with the owner of one Shadow afterwards, lovely bike fully redone by Patrick Godet 2 years earlier.</p><p></p><p>Another favourite from the 50s was "cruise all day at 100mph". This statement appears here and there when discussing Vincents and might be attributable to magazine writers rather than the Vincent marketing arm, but Im sure they loved to read those words in print.</p><p>The full phrase should be "cruise all day at 100 mph, blow your engine to kingdom come " or "cruise all day at 100 mph, lose your license for 5 years!"</p><p>How about, "cruise all day at 100 mph, refuel and reoil from a tanker!"</p><p></p><p>I suppose it is no different now, the 1/4 mile time for the plastic fantastics touted in bike mags always seems to be about a second or so faster than the real times for the same bikes listed on sites like Dragtimes.</p><p></p><p>Glen</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Monkeypants, post: 32234, member: 2708"] In regards to the extra power and speed of the Shadow, I think the marketing end of the Vincent company was always going full bore, as evidenced by the giant 150 mph speedo fitted to the Shadow. Im not sure there are very many stock bikes that could really achieve a top speed over 120mph, unless the rider was110 pounds and willing to ride at top speed stretched flat out, clad only in underwear, no shoes! On the Sulby Straight at the Iom on my lowly Rapide I managed to pass two Shadows, both riders flat out on the tank. My Smiths speedo showed 115 mph and Iknow by Gps comparison it reads a tiny bit high. I talked with the owner of one Shadow afterwards, lovely bike fully redone by Patrick Godet 2 years earlier. Another favourite from the 50s was "cruise all day at 100mph". This statement appears here and there when discussing Vincents and might be attributable to magazine writers rather than the Vincent marketing arm, but Im sure they loved to read those words in print. The full phrase should be "cruise all day at 100 mph, blow your engine to kingdom come " or "cruise all day at 100 mph, lose your license for 5 years!" How about, "cruise all day at 100 mph, refuel and reoil from a tanker!" I suppose it is no different now, the 1/4 mile time for the plastic fantastics touted in bike mags always seems to be about a second or so faster than the real times for the same bikes listed on sites like Dragtimes. Glen [/QUOTE]
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