The Redditch based Royal Enfield firm entered the motorcycle business as
early as 1898: In the early days engines from De Dion powered their
tricycles and quadricycles; Minerva supplied the power for the first
motorized cycles.
In the years before WW I the company was very successful with light Motosacoche-engined V twins.
These machines were..
Indian Chief Gespann von 1936, 1200ccm, Seitenwagen von Indian - Modell Truman, schöner Zustand, mit bundesdeutschen Fahrzeugbrief,Inzahlungnahme von interessanten Oldtimer möglich, auch Ankauf
After a rather unsuccessful attempt to enter the motorcycle market under the name “ Imperial” in 1901, the company made a serious comeback in 1910 under the name “ New Imperial” and managed to stay in business till 1939.
At first only a few models were offered, 293 cc side valve single and 8 hp twins, all with JAP engines.
New Imps got the image..
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..
New Hudson were already well known for their quality bicycles when they marketed their first motorcycle in 1903.No further motorcycles were marketed till the end of 1910, when the company presented a three model motorcycle range at Olympia: a 2 ¾ lightweight with either direct belt drive or with Armstrong 3 speed hub and a 3 ½ HP direct drive ma..
The Birmingham firm of New Hudson started out as a bicycle manufacturer. Their first powered machine of 1903 used a clip-on Minerva engine, and this was followed by the first proper motorcycle in 1910. A new range of machines with inclined cylinders and partial enclosure of the crankcase and gearbox was announced for 1931. This rare New Hudson ‘s..