Seems like an obvious question until you try to quantify it !! Well , to me anyway !
The first time I saw a Vincent I knew a/ I really liked it and b/ some day I would have one.
This fateful first introduction was in Classic Bike magazine , it just looked so different and so right.
Anyway , I was thinking what are the 5 things I like most , so I thought I would share this with you and ask the same question to others :-
1/ The engine and transmission. It's just looks so superb , elegant and purposeful and it's details
are fascinating , that clutch , the timing chest , the valve gear , etc.
2/ The chassis concept. Years , in fact decades ahead when it was introduced , true genius at work.
Those girdraulic forks must have seemed space age at the time.
3/ Innovation where ever you look.
4/ The Bauhaus'ness of the whole machine ,form follows function everywhere you look.
5/ The legend and the legacy. Vincent can be seen in every motorcycle since , even at the cutting
edge of today. No other bike reigned supreme for so long since.
How about you ?
The first time I saw a Vincent I knew a/ I really liked it and b/ some day I would have one.
This fateful first introduction was in Classic Bike magazine , it just looked so different and so right.
Anyway , I was thinking what are the 5 things I like most , so I thought I would share this with you and ask the same question to others :-
1/ The engine and transmission. It's just looks so superb , elegant and purposeful and it's details
are fascinating , that clutch , the timing chest , the valve gear , etc.
2/ The chassis concept. Years , in fact decades ahead when it was introduced , true genius at work.
Those girdraulic forks must have seemed space age at the time.
3/ Innovation where ever you look.
4/ The Bauhaus'ness of the whole machine ,form follows function everywhere you look.
5/ The legend and the legacy. Vincent can be seen in every motorcycle since , even at the cutting
edge of today. No other bike reigned supreme for so long since.
How about you ?