World’s Most Expensive Motorcycle

The record for the world's most expensive motorcycle ever sold at a public auction was recently broken at auction in Las Vegas. The new bike to hold the title of the world's most expensive motorcycle is a Vincent Black Lightning with five different owners, that sold for a record $929,000 when the hammer finally came down for the third and final time at the Bonhams auction in sin city.

The Vincent Black Lightning is considered to be the first superbike of the modern era and during its production run between 1948 to 1952, only 33 were made. The Vincent Black Lightning that took the title of World's Expensive Motorcycle is one of just 19 numbers matching examples left. While the Vincent Black Lightning was officially timed at 122mph (196kph) which at its time made it the fastest vehicle on wheels (both two and four).

The Vincent Black Lightning was a purpose-built factory modified Black Shadow and the company would produce the bikes on order and during its production run it commanded a then-enormous £400 price tag plus a hefty £108 purchase tax which in those days could get you a few houses

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