“Pidcock” 1942 electric motorcycle During the second world war petrol was hard to come by for civilian use in Britain, so Peterborough inhabitant Mr. J. Pidcock, from 99 Crown Street, designed and built a motorcycle that was not driven by petrol, but used electricity as driving power. He started by using a converted 1922 Douglas rolling c..
Nous proposons une magnifique Peugeot d'avant-guerre, Type P109 de 1929. La moto est dans son état d'origine, le moteur a été révisé il y a environ 2 ans (le moteur fonctionne) et les pneus ont également été remplacés. La dernière photo montre toutes les pièces supplémentaires qui appartiennent encore à la moto. Après presque 100 ans, les papier..
Although its single-cylinder, side-valve engine is identical to that of the famous Model 16H, this Norton has a noticeably different frame. It features belt final drive—lacking a gearbox—and the front brake is like that of a bicycle. It remained in production until 1922, and in its final years on the market, it looked quite outdated compared to the..
In 1922, James Lansdowne Norton designed the brand's first overhead valve engine, which would be adopted for mass production in the Model 18, launched a year later and equipped with a 3-speed Sturmey-Archer gearbox. This motorcycle quickly forged a brilliant reputation for its excellent performance and high mechanical reliability, setting several s..
This was Norton's first 350cc overhead-valve engine. Both the Model 50 and its sibling, the Model 55, were smaller-displacement versions of the 500cc Model 18 and 20, respectively; only the internal cylinder dimensions differed. Launched in 1933, it enjoyed considerable commercial and sporting success—winning the 1937 Junior TT for the seventh cons..
The CS1 could be described as, in a way, a touring version of the International. Its engine, with the overhead camshaft driven by a vertical shaft with bevel gears at the ends, first appeared in 1927 powering the factory team's motorcycles. The following year, it was installed in a production chassis identical to that of the ES2. Its technical desi..
COD RDS01631 Restaurata ASI “Targa oro”The motocycle is visible in our showroom in Reggio Emilia, Italy.WE EVALUATE EXCHANGES WITH CLASSIC CARS AND MOTORBIKES We offer logistics and home delivery service.For more information please contact:Cristian: +39 334 123 0103Lorenzo: +39 335 629 3385Federic..
1936 Norton CJ 348cc OHC frame # 65270 engine # 5506The Norton OHC story starts as far back as 1927, when Walter Moore (formerly the Douglas chief designer) creates the first Norton overhead camshaft engine with bore and stroke dimensions of 79×100 mm, giving 490 cc capacity. Straight from the drawing board it provides Alec Bennett..