Vincent Black Shadow Donington Park ONBOARD

Full race onboard the BSKSPEEDWORKS Vincent twin around Donington park. First race on Sunday with the Lansdowne Championship. A bit damp.
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[@borkfork3163]

Now that was fun! Great old bikes.

[@limyrob1383]

Impressed by the speed on the Manx!

[@ldarm]

Thanks for this video, great to see

[@del00ze]

An old boy told me that to get the clutch shoes working perfect he had a jig to fit them in a lathe then turn them for a perfect fit.

[@notwocdivad]

Looks like the Manx's and the like had the ability to brake later and keep the revs up compared to the Vincent? You could hear the 500cc Manx's on the revs out of the bends but the big Vincent seemed to drop out of the power band? Only on the longish straight did the extra beef of the Vinnie tell and he could pass the littler bikes

[@kinghamracing]

That's about right, depends on the circuit, but the Manx's are lighter and have better brakes. Some have 6 speed gearbox too. With the Vincent we are limited by the rules and must use the original brakes.

[@midnightq69]

My favourite bike

[@gravm]

Can anybody give a brief rundown of bikes and overall value please? Not sure what I'm looking at.

[@charley22123]

Cool !

[@peterg2yt]

Do you have the 2LS brake conversion? Your brakes seem better than either my Godet built Lightning rep or Rapide!

[@kinghamracing]

Yes we made brake plates to convert to twin leading shoe but using the original 7" drums to keep within the rules.

[@peterg2yt]

@@kinghamracing well done indeed! It certainly looks as though the braking performance is right up with the other bikes. I have toyed with the idea of fitting the Dutch made (I think) 2LS version but I only ride them on the road… lack of brakes certainly influences the way I ride them. I remember Patrick Godet telling me that someone was racing one of his engines… is that you? I was racing his 500cc EVG until his sad passing.

[@kinghamracing]

@@peterg2yt I would say the brakes are still not as good as a Manx, it really takes some hauling up, but they are defiantly better than a standard Vincent. Our engine isn't a Godet replica, its an original Series D Black Shadow motor. Thanks!

[@78ZV]

Excellent start Ben.

[@jackmannchicago2257]

This is not the same bike Hunter S Thompson wrote about is it? I seem to recall that was the Black Shadow- the one he lied about entering into the Mint 400? Please respond or comment...

[@kinghamracing]

No its not.

[@notdreadyet33]

​@@kinghamracingI would imagine a real Vincent Black Shadow is a small fortune now. This is a pretty good replica though, correct? I mean for all intents and purposes, like racing a modern replica Cobra rather than risking a bazillion dollar museum piece.

[@rxben2452]

@@notdreadyet33 No sir, this is no replica.

[@kinghamracing]

@@notdreadyet33 Its all original, engine and frame. www.bskspeedworks.co.uk/vincent-twin-racer.html

[@notdreadyet33]

@@kinghamracing Thank you for the link, that looks like a blast.

[@The-Cosmic-Hobo]

Total nerd here... only know about the Black Shadow thanks to Doctor Who. :) Amazing bike tho.

[@thefarcenteristhepartyyoun4787]

Pretty sure the GPz 550 was far Superior, hope these bros got the chance to know, after they spent billions on Vincents!

[@kinghamracing]

😂

[@freemenofengland2880]

Children pretending to be adults is always amusing! 🤣🤣