Vincent Black Shadow start-up & run

1954 Vincent Black Shadow Series C (998cc V-twin engine).

Rider in shot is Cosmo from Cosmo's Classics.

Location is outside Cosmo's shop in Hastings, East Sussex, UK.

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- Dave Mitchell - in house mechanic, presenter and producer. Dave also owns and runs a classic motorcycle workshop called Mitchell's Classics.
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- Cosmo for taking the time to shoot with us on the day.
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[robertscheinost]

Truly a beast. I saw my first one in 1964 when a guy in town had one. He had a little repair garage converted from a gas station where he sold Honda motorcycles when they were just starting to come into the country, (Honda 50's). We would ride our bicycles just to visit and drool over the Vincent Big Twin! I was 11 or 12 years old at the time and an Indian Chief could be had for $75.-$250.

[angelstone]

A Vincent: a pure (beast) beauty. To Ride or to Die. Longue vie aux bikers. ♥️

[peterdawes]

Honestly, I am not the slightest bit jealous. I am such a liar. Beautiful machine my friend.

[patrickhorvath]

Note the Barbour International jacket. First motorcycle purposed jacket. Mid 30s to current day.
Was adopted by the British submarine navy in WW2.

[bobpickersgill]

There's a song about a redhead on a Vincent

[robertnault]

You got to know what your doing to ride this bike it's much more complicated than the ones today

[jayvee]

Cold start, then start wailing on the throttle

[borisursfantechi]

Normal you wait a moment and pull several times the clutch lever as to disengage better first gear - think he was embarrassed

[monotheis]

What's the displacement? Must be big enough to take decompression on fire up.

[greatkingrat]

How come pull what looks to be the clutch then drop it each kick?

[borisursfantechi]

Should first tick over the carbs then it would start first kick. Maybe he wanted to escape the photographer. A Vincent costed always up to ten times a good Bonnie as to say, you could buy a house

[piggyoinkenstein.]

Super groovy, out beating up old ladies and snatching their handbags are we ?

[anthonygibbo]

Get Richard Hammond he knows how to start them 1st try 😂😂😂😂😂 ifykyk