Jean François Vicente is the man behind VD Classic, his own story and VD Classic story are closely mixed up...
1979 :
After spending some years riding Ducati singles (250/350/450..) and a Velocette Thruxton, disappointed by lack of reliability, purchasing of an SR500 YAMAHA.
1980-1990 :
Ten years spent on tuning XT ,SR500 ( for fun).
1990 :
An article in a French magazine “MOTO Journal” on highly tuned SR500 by Jean François.
1991 :
Founding of VD Classic, first mail catalogue.
1991-1999 :
Start designing and manufacturing his own range of accessories, first for XT/SR500 and then for W650, Buell, Sportster.
2000...
Merger with HDCA, which enclose HD Center(Strasbourg), HD Mulhouse and Elite Moto , a window of opportunities on other makes and models from Triumph, Ducati, Voxan...
VD Classic spirit may be sum up in few words :
Industrial logic is synonymous of standardisation...
Technological progress certainly allowed motorcycle to accessible to evey body,but what is forgotten sometimes is that motorcycle is not only a means of transportation but also a dream and emotion medium.
Keeping in mind this idea is VD Classic vocation...
Smart and soberness style...
Vd Classic design new shape keeping refernce to classic esthetic value to create gorgeous but sober and essential motorcycles...
State of the art hand craft parts...
But also the “know how” to proceed from “one off” parts to small scale production...