Douglas 1929 Model E. 29 596 cc SV flat twin frame # XF286 engine # EH2425
This Bristol-based firm developed the horizontally opposed fore-aft
unit in about 1907 and continued utilizing this engine layout well into
the thirties.
The earliest Douglas models had direct belt drive, but in 1910..
Triumph 1925 Model P 494 cc side valve single frame # 921725 engine# 221247 IOR
In the twenties Triumph had to fight hard for their market share.
Their answer to the competitors was a basic 500cc bike: it was very
cheap – £42.17s.6d – the type SD, also a 500 cc side valve single, was
£83.00.
By using new..
Styl’son 1930 “RCE” 250cc s.v. JAP frame#1970 engine#B/W98564/B
Styl’son motorcycles were manufactured in Le Chambon – Feugerolles in the Loire region in France between 1926 and 1939.
The first model was a 250 cc machine with OHV Moser engine.
This was followed by a 250 cc side valve model with JAP engine...
Raleigh 1930 model “MO-30 2.98 h.p.” 298 cc side valve Sturmey Archer frame # 119529 engine # PSFO 132
In the beginning of the 20th century Raleigh’s main business was in the cycle trade.
Company founder Frank Bowden was a firm believer in variable gear
systems and from the end of 1902 the Raleigh Cycle c..
Levis 1927 2 ¼ HP 247 cc two stroke Model “M” frame# 18431 engine #18745
Levis motorcycles were manufactured by Butterfields of Birmingham,
and were for many years one of England’s leading manufacturers of
two-stroke motorcycles.
They built two-stroke machines from 1911, and added a line of four-strokes ..
FN 1927 350 cc side valve M 70 “ Sahara” frame#40411 engine# 14888
At the end of 1923 FN marketed a 350 cc single cylinder ohv with unit construction engine.
This model, the M60, was the start of a successful new line of models in
a period in which the heavy and expensive four cylinder was quickly
loosin..
BSA 1930 4.93 HP S 30 –7 side valve Sloper frame# XH9010 engine# XS2758
Presented in august 1926 for the 1927 season, the Sloper set the BSA company on the road to market domination and success.
It was brilliant designer Harold Briggs, brought in from the Daimler car
company, who designed the machine arou..
Ariel 1925 2 ½ HP “Lightweight “ 249 cc Blackburne side valve single frame# L 46 engine # MA 246
Components Ltd., the Ariel parent company, had been involved in producing motorized vehicles since 1898.
For the 1910 season a radical change occurred in the motorcycle range.
All previous models were d..
Reluctantly parting with my two stroke Ner-a-Car. I have enjoyed this idiosyncratic machine for a number of years, but now I have other projects to complete. This really is a proper oily rag motorcycle and in my opinion it would be sacrilege to restore it. It runs and has completed several of the Sunbeam Club's Conyboro outings, however its grea..
1924 AJS Model D V-Twin Combination
Reg. no. NX 3193
Frame no. 23832
Engine no. 15590
This is a 1924 Model D of 7HP first introduced for the 1921 season by A. J. Stevens & Co. between 1912 and 1925. With production halted by WWI, AJS managed to develop the Model D into a popular sidecar machine. This machine was bought as a barn-find restora..
"The K3 Magnette must rank in the history books as the most famous and successful of all the record breaking MGs. With only 33 examples produced durin..