It’s almost 2024 and the fastest motorcycle is the Kawasaki H2R with its supercharged engine. Before this there was the first-gen Suzuki Hayabusa which was not only the fastest production motorcycle but also ended the speed wars. Go further back in time and you reach the 1969 Honda CB 750, often considered the world’s first superbike. Before this British café racers were trying to hit the ton on their twins and singles, Finally you reach the Brough Superior SS 100 of the 1920s, faster than cars at the time and a favorite of Sir Lawrence. But in this short list of each era's best motorcycles and superbikes one motorcycle stands out far above the rest the Vincent Black Shadow. We’d argue that this bike deserves the world’s first superbike title over the CB 750 for the innovations and performance it brought during its production years, And if there’s one motorcycle that has aged like fine wine it would be the Black Shadow, No wonder it is so expensive to purchase at auction today. The story of the legendary Vincent Black Shadow begins with failures, and neither does it have a happy ending. The founder of the company Philip Vincent raced BSA motorcycles in the 1920s, but wasn’t satisfied with their unreliable performance they kept breaking down. So he did what any self respecting motorcyclist would do and planned to make his own motorcycle, talk about taking matters into your own hands. At the same time Howard R Davies the 1924 Isle of Man Senior TT race winner and the founder of HRD motorcycles was facing financial woes. So in 1928 Vincent and one of his family friends formed a company and bought the trademark, goodwill and parts bin off Davies for £450 British Pounds Sterling. In the early days of Vincent motorcycles, the brand produced a couple of models with single cylinder JAP engines. Seems like Vincent’s affair with broken engines didn’t end here, either as Vincent HRD motorcycles experienced multiple engine failures in the 1934 Isle of Man TT race. To fix this Vincent hired an Australian engineer Phil Irvin to develop its first engine.
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