Vincent Motorcycle Dragster Barn Job Rapide Not Black Shadow Drag Racer

Barn Job was something special back in my youth, I remember a 60's Hot Rod Magazine article about it, although I never had the joy of seeing it run. Clem deserves a place in the "Gear Heads Hall of Fame".

I was drag racing my Vincent in the 1960s, which was no where near the level of Clem Johnson's Barn Job. I certainly remember being in awe over Clem's achievement. Having machined many of my own parts I could really appreciate his work. There was not much left of his original Vincent there. As I recall, Clem even designed and manufactured his own transmission and clutch because the original was not nearly up to transmitting the power. He had no factory or group behind him (if memory serves), which makes his achievement all the more awesome!

Astonishing piece of motorcycle history. Cherish it

You have two gems...the bike and your very understanding wife!

..I remember seeing this racing back in the 1960's and at one time the original 'Barn Job' had a supercharger....good to see this bike is still in one piece...!

Watch out for us Knights Templar....we've been looking for the Holy Grail since the 1100's and now we know where it is !   See you in STURGIS , John !

Sir, there is more beauty, skill and art in that, than any dusty old sunflowers or portraits hanging in the Louvre!! and I'd be more than happy to see it standing in my sitting room!

Thanks for a interesting story, I am a vincent collector myself and can honestly say you have a fantastic piece of motor cycling engineering and history, cheers and thanks mate

I saw this bike run at the old Apple Valley Speedway. Jim Lineweber was riding it that day. I marveled at the bike i looking it over quite heavily when Jim was kind enough to talk to me about it. Moments later they set fast time of the day! I remember it like yesterday. God that bike was beautiful!! There wasn't a nut or bolt that wasn't totally trick everywhere.

WOW Clem was a Maniac / Genius, and ahead of his time

Stunning and epic all rolled into one.

Back in ;82 I was racing a Pro-Stock GS-1000. The Barn Job fuel Vincent used to attend a lot of those same races. It would make smoker runs going out the back door at something like 180. Quite a sight to see. The last time I saw it I was at the head of the staging lanes in Las Vegas waiting to make a run. The crew was trying to start the Barn Job when there was a pop and they all started running in different directions while covering their heads. What had happened is it backfired and launched half a cylinder head. Nobody wanted to be there when the head came back down.

Picked up my copy soon as it was available. Wonderful book!

Fantastic motor cycle,,, thanks for the video. I love the old school stuff.

Vincents certainly inspired men around the world to explore ways to make them even faster! There are many famous drag Vincents also, in the UK, not surprising though!

What a beautiful machine! If you didnt know,you would think its newer made

Beautiful workmanship; lovely bike; however there were others outside America racing Vincents which were very fast... Check out Brit: George Brown's Super Nero, which held many World records.. Plus in 1955, Two New Zealanders Russell Wright + Bob Burns managed 185 M.P.H. on a Vincent with sidecar-- On a [closed] public road..There is footage on You tube..

Mr. Stein, NOTHING eccentric at all Sir, perfectly normal. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR WIFE. The Vincent is EXTRAORDINARY, thank you for the video.

Pops always took me and my 2 brothers to go see Clem Johnson and the Barn Job! Badass on steroids!

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