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|successor        =
|successor        =
|class            = Classic
|class            =
|engine          = 47 Degrees, OHV, V-Twin
|engine          = v2, four-stroke
|bore_stroke      = 84.0mm x 90.0mm
|bore_stroke      = 84.0mm x 90.0mm
|compression      =
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Rear: triangulated swingarm with coil over shocks
Rear: triangulated swingarm with coil over shocks
|brakes          =Front: expanding [[brake]] (drum brake) <br>Rear: expanding brake (drum brake)
|brakes          =Front: expanding [[brake]] (drum brake) <br>Rear: expanding brake (drum brake)
|front_tire      = {{tire|3x20}}
|front_tire      =
|rear_tire    = {{tire|3.50x19}}
|rear_tire    =
|rake_trail      =
|rake_trail      =
|wheelbase        = 55.51 inches (1410 mm)
|wheelbase        = 55.51 inches (1410 mm)
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|height          =
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|seat_height      = 32.52 inches (826 mm)
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|dry_weight      =
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|wet_weight      = 206.4 kg
|wet_weight      = 206.4 kg
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The '''[[Vincent HRD]] Series A Rapide''' was a v2, [[four-stroke]] standard produced by [[Vincent HRD]] between 1936 and 1946. It could reach a top speed of 110 mph (177 km/h). Claimed [[horsepower]] was 43.99 HP (32.8 KW) @ 5500 RPM.   
The '''[[Vincent HRD]] Series A Rapide''' was a v2, [[four-stroke]] standard produced by [[Vincent HRD]] between 1936 and 1946. It could reach a top speed of 110 mph (177 km/h). Claimed [[horsepower]] was 43.99 HP (32.8 KW) @ 5500 RPM.   


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==Chassis==
==Chassis==
Stopping was achieved via expanding brake (drum brake) in the front and a expanding brake (drum brake) in the rear. The front suspension was a  gilder fork with coil over shock while the rear was equipped with a triangulated swingarm with coil over shocks. The wheelbase was 55.51 inches (1410 mm) long.   
Stopping was achieved via expanding brake (drum brake) in the front and a expanding brake (drum brake) in the rear. The front suspension was a  gilder fork with coil over shock while the rear was equipped with a triangulated swingarm with coil over shocks. The wheelbase was 55.51 inches (1410 mm) long.   
 
[[Category:standard motorcycles]]
 
 
==1935 - 1955 Vincent Hrd SERIES A RAPIDE==
 
Legend says that Phil Irving, the Vincent chief-engineer, accidentally placed a wrong side up tracing of the Vincent 500 motor on top of an equally sized drawing of the same motor in such a manner that it formed a V-Twin. Moving it so that it would fit, resulted in the 47.5 degrees V-twin, which produced 45HP. Produced between 1935-1955, the 998cc Series A Rapide Vincent was capable of 110 miles per hour.
 
 
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