1951 Vincent Black Lightning – 4475.23% 1929 Brough Superior 968cc SS100 – 3023.07% Rare ‘one-of-one’ Black Shadow variant in Chinese Red – 1951 Vincent …

’ Decker uses the term ‘Lightning’ to emphasize his machine’s full-race specification, and to puncture any inflated notions that the infamous Vincent Black Lightning – of which only 31 were built – was the greatest motorcycle ever. Vincent Black Lightning Auction - $929,000! Paul d'Orléans 15,523 views. It … Bike has original, correct carbs series 289--including the front brass carb (Vincent only).

This near-million-dollar result is the highest price ever paid for a motorcycle at auction, dwarfing the $775,000 paid for an ex-Steve McQueen 1915 Cyclone three years ago. The Vincent Black Lightning is the one vintage bike everyone wants but they are harder to find than any other bike.

Bonhams is very pleased to announce the consignment of one of the most important Vincent motorcycles in the world – the Australian speed record making and multiple race winning 1951 Vincent Black Lightning owned and ridden by Jack Ehret. Alluring as it is, it probably won’t break the world auction record for a motorcycle, which Bonhams set in Las Vegas this past January with a 1951 Vincent Black Lightning.

Vincent Black Lightning. 1951 ebenso wie jetzt gut sieben Jahrzehnte später. LAS VEGAS—The nearly $1 million (U.S.) sale of a rare Vincent Black Lightning has set a record for the highest price ever paid for a single motorcycle at a public auction. - Duration: 9:01.

Jeff Decker is equally outspoken regarding his ultra-f amous customized motorcycle, a 1952 Vincent Rapide which he calls ‘The Black Lightning. With the Vincent Black Lightning considered the Ferrari GTO of motorcycles, that puts the Black Shadow comparable to the Ferrari 250 GT/Lusso, the more civilized road-going sister to the GTO. The world record for the highest price ever paid for a single motorcycle at auction has been shattered by a 1951 Vincent Black Lightning at a Bonhams auction in Las Vegas. The most valuable Brough Superior

The #2 condition value for a 250 GT Lusso is $1,750,000, with 2018 auction sales ranging from $1.48 million–$1.7 million. The holy grail of vintage bikes is about to be sold at auction.

31. The cosmetically unrestored bike, with its impressive racing history gives it a "rare and desirable slice of motorcycle history," the auction house said in a statement.

Eine Vincent Black Lightning von 1951 ist jetzt zum Rekordpreis von 929.000 Dollar in Las Vegas versteigert worden und darf sich nun mit dem inoffiziellen Titel „teuerstes (Auktions-)Motorrad der Welt“ schmücken. A world record was set when a 1951 Vincent Black Lightning motorcycle sold for $929,000 at the Bonhams’ Las Vegas motorcycle auction in January. Now another famous but lesser-known Black Lightning is coming up for auction at the Bonhams Las Vegas Motorcycle Sale, January 25, 2018, at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Lot 131. The most valuable motorcycle ever sold at auction will soon return home to Australia where it set a national land speed record 65 years ago. Geschichte.

The motorcycle sold for $ 929,000 (nearly ₹ 6 crore) besting the previous sales record set in 2015 when a 1915 Cyclone, once owned by actor Steve McQueen, was sold for $775,000 (over ₹ 4.9 crore).