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"... it shall never contain the heart and soul of the vehicle born in Great Britain." True Vincent Fan respectability not seen in any other dales. Your motorcycle may well do part of the globe. The Vincent's all the things it is supposed to do, but he world of motorcycling is being growth to greatness came slowly and it shall never contain the heart and aped. A businessman by the name of painfully. Each admirable aspect of soul of the vehicle born in Great the vehicle was literally created from Britain. ernard Li has literally stolen the nce and forever mighty name of the a thought process Bernard Li has not displayed in the creation of his new There are men in the world today who can, and should build a new Vin- incent motorcycle. The machine vehicle. Designers Vincent and Irving cent. They are the ones who have hat could breathlessly claim it was tooled, toyed and toiled over every massaged, ridden, been spit off this The World's Fastest Standard Motor- aspect of the machine until the fin- tank-slapping beast. When the men ycle" is being reduced to a mockery ished product had a chesty, buxom who know the Vincent produce even f all its fame, glory and laudatory attitude that was as unique today as it one small part for the machines you ccomplishments. was a half-century ago. can feel a part of their soul in the finished product. They have loved and Bernard Li has the audacity, the The Vincent was nurtured by men ajones, to paste the spiritually spoen name of the one and only Vincent who had seen their previous mechan- cursed this proud lady as it has been ical machinations create the entire their mistress and bitch. They are the otorcycle on a machine powered by spectrum of emotions. They had seen ones who are creating originality. omething other than a Vincent their designs succeed, fail, leak and They have no intention of putting the ngine. bark up the road with a voice that famed Vincent banner on a bas- spoke of love and dedication. Li has tardized offspring, even if it comes finally arrived and of course brought ews, U has the temerity to claim he done absolutely nothing to earn the from the land of the free and the on by the best motorcycle-specific s breathing new life into what is usage of the Vincent name, either in home of tile brave. newspaper in the world - Cycle News. In a recent issue of Motor Cycle rguably one of the most respected ames the world of motorcycle . heels has ever seen since the begining of time. Li has gone so far as to (previous- fact or in conversation. For you Bernard Li to pretend you Thank you for getting Supermotard off tile "In The Wind" column For U to proclaim he and his team can create an original by utilizing its are the new Vincent manufacturers is name is to display arrogance. You and onto the big print where it a foolhardy voice that spits in the can call your creation a Black Eagle belongs. Keep it coming. wind of motorcycle time. or a Black Shadow or anything you Next, we need for the AMA to realize that Supermotard is growing y) print the famed Vincent banner The Vincent was created when the ith a registered trademark symbol island of England stood alone in the wish, but it shall call to mind a freckle-faced mulatto with hair of red. exponentially and to put together a national "eries. We have to groom Cart Hungneu vta the Intemet ext to it as though he were the cho- world and fought for its very breath. en heir to the name that struck fear, Bombs rained over the glorious and espect and envy in the world of gentle land while the rest of the free heels. His Vincent Motorcycle Bul- world watched from afar. The men Hungness has been a motorcycle etin went so far as to utilize all of the and machines of Britain defended rider for over 40 years. For the past 13 ing-edge and let's get this thing ,amiliar product names once pro- their skies with absorption, devotion years, his daily ride has been a Vin- going. Come ask the guys who are juced by the Steven age (England) and a loyalty to freedom never-before cent Black Shadow... Editor already running small series around Jased concern. The names Meteor, seen in the history of the world. Alone our riders domestically before we can take on the world and show them what we can do. Hey, AMA, be lead- the country - they are more than willing to help you out. Block-Passing :omet, Grey Flash, TT Replica, Rapi- they pushed back the enemy and ie, Black Prince, Black Lightning, spoke of the future as Philip Irving md Black Shadow were prominently said, "I wanted to design a clutch that Carmichael for his riding style during lisplayed by this imprudent individ- was easy to operate because the boys the U.S. Open. I know the block-pass Jal. He boasts he is reviving the coming back from the war may have has become all too common. How- lenius of engineering created by Jhilip Vincent and Philip Irving. hand injuries." TlmBuhler A bronx cheer to Honda and Ricky 6oIcIen. CO Walking Air Fence ever, I've seen buses block traffic The summer before last, I was up The Vincent motorcycle was not about as skillfully and subtly. Japanese engineers at the Honda designed for fools like Carl Hungness Carmichael is obviously a very talent- near Bolinas on a nice Saturday when I witnessed (up close) a Honda 929 '\otorcycle Company and the engi- or the Bernard Li's of the world. It ed rider; too bad he lacks class. I do run off tile road and biodegrade itself. leering team at Roush Industries cre- was designed for the British male who not wish to see any rider injured. The rider flew through the air and 3ted tile motorcycle U intends to projuce. Roush is an American-based left his village a boy and returned Having said that, I hope someone home a man. It was and is, his motor- knocks him on his ass. wound up in a ditch. The image of tIlat rider flying through tile air stuck bike. A pump made in the land of the firm well known for its participation in NASCAR racing. Rising Sun did not propel it. A beast The finished product bears no that came from the empire where the more resemblance to a Vincent than sun never set powered it. dog does to a duck. Li's claim of No, Mr. Bernard Li, you have no ngineering clairvoyance has spit Chuck Fairchild RamotlC1. C4 in my mind. Being an engineer, I started tIlinking about what could be done to minimize injuries in such Supermotard Coverage cases. My idea is, riders could wear spiritual claim to the usage of the protective air bags integrated into their riding suits. When an onboard irectly in the face of not only the Vincent name or its heritage. Oh, you Today I opened my Cycle News reators and builders of the real Vin- and your minions may very well pro- (Issue #43, October 30) and to my poof, the guy looks like the Michelin ent, but the British population in eneral. duce a two-wheeled vehicle that goes Man! With all the fast computer chips fast, and stops in a hurry. After all, surprise found not only one but two feature articles on the Supermotard The Vincent was created in the one we are more than 50 years on now racing. All this following Andy out there, something like this might be possible. It would be kind of like a nd only United Kingdom where the from the time the real Vincent smiled Smith's KTM racer being featured in personal Air Fence! orld of motorcycling its way over England's green hills and Bikes of the Stars. Supermotard has reached cue I e computer determines there is a crash, n _ _ S • DavId Bell 5 NOVEMBER 6, 2002