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bobkoure · 01-18-2006, 04:49 PM

Sorry to hear of your boss.

Very pretty bike - looks a bit more like an Egli than a Shadow or a Rapide, though.
Of course, the motor was most of the "interesting bit" on a Vincent - along with the humpback tank, girder fork, and under-seat spring box. Then there's the servo-driven clutch, which, I think, was the way it was due to high motor torque and the state of clutch friction materials in the 1950s - IMHO the oddest part of the bike. Maybe they "left that part out" on the new repros.

Come to think of it, the clutches on the earlier bevels, in spite of being dry clutches, were surprisingly un-wonderful. All fixed now through materials science, of course. I had a 450 bevel (single) with a clutch like an on-off switch that had a tendency to break rear wheel spokes. I think that was the same clutch as in the round case twins.

Oh - one of my riding buddies had a Black Prince - fully enclosed engine and frame - not 'way dissimilar to the Ducati Paso series.

01-18-2006, 04:49 PM	#53
bobkoure Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA - Boston area Posts: 798	Re: Carbon fiber nanotubes.. Thoughts? Sorry to hear of your boss. Very pretty bike - looks a bit more like an Egli than a Shadow or a Rapide, though. Of course, the motor was most of the "interesting bit" on a Vincent - along with the humpback tank, girder fork, and under-seat spring box. Then there's the servo-driven clutch, which, I think, was the way it was due to high motor torque and the state of clutch friction materials in the 1950s - IMHO the oddest part of the bike. Maybe they "left that part out" on the new repros. Come to think of it, the clutches on the earlier bevels, in spite of being dry clutches, were surprisingly un-wonderful. All fixed now through materials science, of course. I had a 450 bevel (single) with a clutch like an on-off switch that had a tendency to break rear wheel spokes. I think that was the same clutch as in the round case twins. Oh - one of my riding buddies had a Black Prince - fully enclosed engine and frame - not 'way dissimilar to the Ducati Paso series.