Triumph 1930 “CTT” 498cc OHV single frame # 808649 engine # 130947 CGT The mid-1920s were difficult times for the motorcycle industry but Triumph managed to get through with its very successful Model P. By the late 1920s though, the company was being overtaken by the competition and it was definitely time for something different. ..
Sunbeam 1926 “Light Solo” Model 5 499cc side valve frame # 09205 engine # 294/16545/ S Although vintage Sunbeam side valve machines look very much the same to many people, there are actually three different 500cc models in the mid-twenties: the standard 85x88mm Model 3 machine is marketed as an all-purpose machine and is suitable for side..
Humber 1914 3½ HP 499 cc side valve single frame # H 2828 engine # F 2856A Coventry firm with its roots in the Victorian bicycle industry, Humber began experimenting with powered transport in the closing years of the 19th century, introducing its first successful motorcycle -a built-under-license P&M – in 1902. Because of the n..
Harley-Davidson 1924 989 cc IOE V-twin model “FE” engine # 24FE12029 1924 is not a good year for the firm: the losses amount to almost $ 120,000 and the workforce is trimmed down from 2,500 to 1,000 employees. Sales in the USA have seriously diminished in the early twenties because of the competition of the cheap automobile. A positive th..
FN 1912 498cc AIV four cylinder frame # 37593 engine# 1365 To many enthusiasts the FN four has always been one of the most appealing machines of veteran and vintage times. Its production runs from 1905 till 1926.The earliest type has a 362 cc engine with atmospheric overhead inlet valves and side exhaust valves. It’s single geared,..
Peugeot 1904 2½ HP 300 cc aiv single frame # 11790 engine # 9294 Although a prototype De Dion-engined Peugeot bicycle was displayed at the Paris Salon in 1898, the first motorized cycles to leave the factory were actually tricycles with De Dion & Bouton engines. The popularity of the tricycle was unchallenged at first, but by 1902 the..