The Vincent Black Knight is a British motorcycle made between 1954 and 1955 by Vincent Motorcycles. A year before the factory closed in 1955, Vincent produced the enclosed range of Black Knight and Black Prince. Known as the ‘Series D’, the Black Knight was an upgraded Vincent Rapide which was fully enclosed to keep the rain and dirt from the rider. As well as allowing Vincent to reduce production costs, the enclosure actually improved performance by directing more air to the rear cylinder. Phil Vincent described it as a ‘two-wheeled Bentley’ and the enclosed Vincents got a lot of attention at the 1955 Earls Court show. Problems with production of the glass fibre mouldings meant that many riders removed them, which eventually led to financial difficulties and the factory closed on 16 December 1955.
Ultime et audacieuse Vincent, la Black Knight (série D, 1955) tenta d'orienter la marque vers le grand tourisme avec un carénage intégral en polyester, révolutionnaire pour l'époque. Sous l'habillage, le fameux V-twin à 50° de 1000 cm³ (45 ch) conservait toute sa noblesse mécanique. Mais la clientèle Vincent, foncièrement sportive, bouda ce concept enveloppé : à peine 200 exemplaires carénés furent vendus avant l'arrêt de la production en décembre 1955, qui sonna le glas de la firme de Stevenage. Rarissime, la Black Knight est un émouvant chant du cygne.
Source : Vincent - moto classique refroidie air (intervalles type)
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