Vincent Rapide
Vincent’s first V-twin, with the engine as a stressed part of the frame.
Phil Irving had the idea for the V-twin when he laid two drawings of the single-cylinder engine over each other. After the war the Rapide became the basis for the Black Shadow.
Materials: Steel, aluminium; V-twin engine
Manufacture: Made in Stevenage.
The engine hanging from a short spine frame.
The rear suspension under the saddle.