Quote Originally Posted by ccga3359 View Post
Stripped down Shadow, very rare. Race ready, 125mph in 1948.



Quote Originally Posted by Dreadbelly View Post
There was only 15 or 16 of the Lightnings produced, and they could go from 0 to 140ish in the space of 1 mile. Whatsisname broke the 150 mph mark in the one mile mark test. The bike could have probably gone faster, but the engine would likely explode at some point.
Sorry again to both of you - what you see is the reason there were only 15 or 16 produced... while it was quite enjoyable for the "builder," the gestation period left the consumers with such a significant jones during the time between order and fulfillment that the market quickly dried up. Besides, there was NO way they could EVER give a "factory tour" of the process in those days.

Ah yes, the "perfect union of man and machine..."