From a deceased estate; current owner since 1966; restored in 1971 and in regular use since; veteran of many Pioneer Runs; original number plate; rare machine with lots of history and lots to like! “GOOD NEWS! Drudgery and fatigue are forever ended! Nevermore will you feel fagged out ten miles from home. No need now to tramp on foot, wear..
Triumph 1914 4HP 550 cc type “C” Roadster 3 speed Sturmey Archer combination frame # 2240MS engine # 35942 High quality of finish and workmanship were always very strong points with Triumph; year by year details in the design were improved. Some of the “important improvements” (as the company put it) listed in the 1914 catalogue were: 85×..
Abingdon King Dick 1912ca 3 ½ HP Standard Model 499 cc side valve single frame # 1346 engine # 2447 Founded in 1856, Abingdon King Dick is to this day an established manufacturer of quality engineering tools, see https://www.kingdicktools.co.uk/info/index.asp?page=history-of-abingdon-king-dick-100Originally called Abingdon Engineer..
Minerva 1907 4 ½ HP 577 cc à soupapes latérales, bicylindre en V – cadre n° 2081, moteur n° 30627M. Sylvain de Jong, né à Amsterdam le 5 janvier 1868, s’installa à l’âge de 13 ans avec ses parents et ses deux frères à Bruxelles. Après avoir travaillé quelques années comme journaliste, il se rendit au Royaume-Uni pour étudier la pro..
New Crescent 1912 4 ¼ HP 598 cc Precision with wicker sidecar frame # 281 engine # 4421 This New Crescent combination, a rare survivor from Britain’s pioneering motorcycling days, was manufactured by Arthur Richardson of 185, Shaftesbury Crescent, Derby, from whence the name ‘New Crescent’ derives. Richardson’s career neatly illustrates t..
NSU 1905 « 2 ½ ch » 331 cm³ IOE monocylindre cadre n° 103701 moteur n° 3437L’entreprise débuta comme fabricant de machines à tricoter (Neckarsulmer Strickmaschinen Union) et se lança dans le commerce de bicyclettes en 1886. Il fut logique de passer ensuite à la production de motocyclettes, et en 1901 le premier vélo NSU motorisé, é..
La Triumph Model H est l'une des motos « tank-between-tube » les plus connues parmi les passionnés, et on la voit souvent dans les rassemblements de motos anciennes à travers le monde. Même si son fabricant utilisait le nom « Trusty » depuis 1910, c'est ce modèle qui était le plus associé à cette appellation. En fait, c'était une version amélior..
Thor 1912 Model “CT IV HP” ca. 488 cc aiv single engine # TL416 Thor motorcycles were made by The Aurora Machine and Tool Company, which began as a machine shop in 1886, providing forging, castings and parts for many bike manufacturers. The history of Thor is closely tied to the history of Indian motorcycles, as somewhere around 1901, Osc..
Magnat-Debon 1907 2 ½ HP « Rapide Légère » ca 325cc A.I.V. single frame # 6531 engine # 204 In the year 1900 Joseph Magnat and Louis Debon founded a firm in Grenoble that started to produce bicycles. In 1902 the first motorcycle was produced, equipped with a De Dion Bouton engine. In 1905 they started to use their own engines and i..