Ardie motorcycles were produced in Nurnberg in Germany between 1919 and 1958.
The first models were 288, 305 and 348 cc two stroke singles.
In September 1922 founder Arno Dietrich had a fatal motorcycle accident when testing one of his machines.
The company was then taken over by a Mr. Bendit.
From the middle of the twenties till the early thirt..
Ariel unveiled the all new SQ 4 to the motorcycle world at the Olympia Show in 1930.
It was a brainchild of design genius Edward Turner and it was powered by an OHC engine with 2 parallel crankshafts, mounted in a crankcase transversely across the frame.
The two cranks were geared together in the center uf the unit, so in effect there were two v..
In 1921 Norton Motors moved into new premises in Bracebridge Street, Birmingham.The model range consisted of two simple, sturdy and beautifully finished side valve three speeders, the 490 cc model 16/17 and the 633 cc “Big 4”, and three direct belt drivers, very fast but rather outdated now and really only of interest to the real speed enthu..
The model name Big Four was used from 1907 till 1954, when production of all side valve Nortons stopped.The model was mainly designed as a strong and reliable sidecar machine: in WW 1 many were supplied to the Russian army, and in world war II the further developed Big Four did excellent service in the British army.The 82 x 120 mm engine was very r..
Norton H18 from 1938500 ccmOld restorationWorking properly.In addition, you can visit our website: www.motoshd.com, where you will see more pictures and videos.We are specially interested to buy: -MV Agusta 750 S and Münch Mammut.-All Motorcycles with 4 cylinders built up until year 1945.-All Pre-war BMW models.-Indian, Harley Davidson, Vincent HRD..
By the end of 1922 the first OHV model Norton was brought out, the 490 cc Model 18. At its introduction it got the factory code word of “Speedy”, which certainly showed some foresight: speeds up to 100 mph were attainable with carefully tuned engines. In the course of 1923 a number of speed events were won, but in 1924 the Model 18 really showe..
500 cc set-up as a sprint racer. Equipped with Harry Hinton's motor from the 1950 Isle of Man TT Mr Hinton was the rider invited by the Norton factory to ride for them. This bike has too many special parts to list.Nice enough to sit in your living room or office.