Vincent twin, first ride after 4 1/2 yr resto

[jellywrestler]

After four and a half years on the work bench I finally headed out for my first ride on my Vincent today, beats eating Easter eggs I tell ya....

[HenryDorsetCase]

Congratulations: thats a beautiful bike.

[Kickaha]

Very nice, give us a ride mister, promise I wont thrash it:shifty:

[jellywrestler]

Very nice, give us a ride mister, promise I wont thrash it:shifty: hey I'm having trouble telling myself not to thrash it! among other things are new pistons to run in etc it's not like this modern stuff that doesn't need a running in.
Saw a neat looking MHR while I was out too, dunno who was craning their neck the most!

[slowpoke]

Great effort Spyda, hope to see/hear it over the hill sometime. My drool should polish off eventually....

[Bren]

OOOH, very nice ride...what year and model is it?

[Subike]

Very nice job sir.
May you have many many miles of fun riding

[Owl]

Great looking classic!:niceone:

[Edbear]

After four and a half years on the work bench I finally headed out for my first ride on my Vincent today, beats eating Easter eggs I tell ya....

It's not often I am lost for words, but all I can say, is Absolute respect! Beautiful job!

[MIXONE]

Chocolate is nice but riding a classic is better.

[p.dath]

Nice job! Impressive effort.

[Blackbird]

You've done a stunning job and sincere congratulations:yes:. Like everyone else, I'm dribbling all over the keyboard - what a bike.

Coincidentally, a mate of mine went to a classic meeting in Aussie this weekend and he took the attached photograph of the racing Irving Vincent which the renowned writer Alan Cathcart was riding. It's just so good to see that the Vincent name is still upheld by enthusiasts like you.

[stormtrooper]

After four and a half years on the work bench I finally headed out for my first ride on my Vincent today, beats eating Easter eggs I tell ya....

Very Very nice i bet its got a great sound to it, i see you are local, will have to hook up for cruzie ride in the near future, the run in seems to take forever and i have only 500miles on the Ariel RedHunter so could take that out for the ride and clock up some more miles.

[jellywrestler]

OOOH, very nice ride...what year and model is it? 1951 Rapide fitted with MK3 lightning cams, shadow ribbed brake drums, Shadow 5 inch speedo

[BIG DOUG]

Geez spyda I might have to come and have a look at that well done.

[MotoKuzzi]

Absolutely beautiful looking machine. Great resto job.

[Paul in NZ]

Well done sir - very nice bike, very envious!

[Storm]

Thats a stunning example of bike! Well done that man:) Here's hoping you manage to hold onto the self control long enough to run it in

[HenryDorsetCase]

That HD behind it looks interesting, too.

I am officially jealous of your shed. :)

[Pedrostt500]

Great Job, Hope to see it out and about.

[jellywrestler]

That HD behind it looks interesting, too. Unless someones photoshopped an HD in my shed you won't find one there sorry...

[F5 Dave]

Glad to see you've had it out for a ride.

HD?? What was that written on the old GS? (memory fades) something like I'd rather have VD on my dick than HD on my tank? Made me laugh a way back (before I became the politically sensitive chap I now am). erm...

[R6_kid]

Love it! That Irving-Vincent is something else!

[toycollector10]

Beautiful. What's next?

[cc rider]

Fab bike Mr Jelly
It must have been an awesome feeling to fire it up for the first ride... and the second... and the... :yes:
Will be asking for some pointers for mine if ok



Coincidentally, a mate of mine went to a classic meeting in Aussie this weekend and he took the attached photograph of the racing Irving Vincent which the renowned writer Alan Cathcart was riding. It's just so good to see that the Vincent name is still upheld by enthusiasts like you.Cool as Blackbird. I was up at Broady on Sunday. The I/V is always a please to see riding around. There were a few Vincents at the speedway there too & a good day out if the Currens are involved

[jellywrestler]

Beautiful. What's next? a Steve Roberts designed and built GS1000 chopper or my ACE four ( after twenty years peicing it together I found the very last part a couple of weeks ago to finish the jigsaw)

[HenryDorsetCase]

Unless someones photoshopped an HD in my shed you won't find one there sorry...

Doh, didnt look close enough did I. A pre War HD is something I sort of expect to see. I dont think Ive ever seen a Henderson. Does it run?

[jellywrestler]

Doh, didnt look close enough did I. A pre War HD is something I sort of expect to see. I dont think Ive ever seen a Henderson. Does it run? theres a photo of it on my profile page, took five years to rebuild it using parts from 52 different bikes beleive it or not, this tally doesn't include nuts and bolts except for one wingnut on the toolbox.
Runs like a clock too as the new conrods were made by a toolmaker indeed he rebuilt the whole motor and gearbox.
Had her up to 75mph along a flat motorway with the partner in the sidecar, brakes are another thing...

[pete376403]

Did you at one stage have a rigid (or sprung hub) triumph with a home made sidecar? If you're the person I'm thinking of, there was a Vincent hung up on the wall of your workshop, directly below mine (workshop) in lower hutt. Or maybe there is another Vin around waiting to be restored

[BIG DOUG]

That would be john with the hub and the vincent,wasn't there a vincent rally this past weekend spyda.

[jellywrestler]

That would be john with the hub and the vincent,wasn't there a vincent rally this past weekend spyda.
the national NZ Vincent owners club rally was in tauranga over easter