Now this a V Twin I'd buy

If I had tons of money. Never new this bike was even available. I think it's cool! Great history behind it also.

http://www.irvingvincent.com/bikes

 

My god, 130 ft lbs of torque! Beautiful. I guess if you have to ask how much, you can't afford one!

 

When i was a lot younger (40yrs ago) my uncle bought , sold and rebuilt Vincents. They were cheap as chips in those days (early seventies). I often used to go on the back of them and he used to say that at 100mph each revolution of the engine equated to the distance between telegraph poles. Got a friend who lives near me who rides his 1000cc Black Shadow complete with sidecar with wife and son in it most days. Bike is bog standard and not messed with. He always wears an old fashioned pudding basin helmet and goggles. He once went to British Columbia to a Vincent meeting by shipping the bike to Canada and riding it there.
If you fancy a project one to rebuild what about this one?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221644921574?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT


$37000!!!!

 

If a pile of bolts cost $37,000, I will admit its probably out of my price range. But I am curious to know what one new costs.

 

A restored one was recently sold here for $70000. The Irving one would be at least that i should think.
What about one of these? 145ft/lb torque only building 24 of them its British with an American engine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8RE8MsbWbY#t=94
approx $55000

 

From the site I stumbled across someone mentioned they start @ $75,000. Big chunk of change. Wonder if Leno knows about this bike. I bet he'd buy/bought one.

 

That factory is just up the road from where I live, they had 2 of them at the Vincent rally a few months ago, they do look good and sound even better. I thought they were up around the $100,000 but probably depends on what build you want

 

Shoot, I can't imagine Leno doesn't already have a Black Shadow or Rapide already. Or maybe one of each.