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Royal Enfield 1912 6hp model 180 770cc 2 cyl sv 2601

US$31,159.20 Royal Enfield 1912 6 HP “Model 180“ 770 cc JAP side valve V –twin frame # 3982 engine # 12473The 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.By 1904 the firm was concentrating on car production, resuming motorcycle manufacture in 1910 with a 2¼ HP V-twin Motosacoche-powered lightweight.A 2¾ HP version with two-speed gear and all-chain drive followed.These machines were equipped with the famous Enfield two-speed gear, involving twin primary chains. In the rear wheel hub a rubber cush drive was fitted to take the punch out of the chain drive. This feature was to be incorporated into all Royal Enfields until the very end.The famous JAP v-twin-engined 6 HP model, designed to be used as a strong sidecar puller, joined the range for 1912. This impeccable machine is fitted with Enfield two speed gear, Bosch magneto and AMAC carburetor.Accessories include Kerry front lamp, P&H generator and rear lamp and Stewart speedometer.It comes complete with Pioneer certificate.

AJS 1926 G6 350cc 1 cyl ohv 2602

US$15,790.90 AJS 1926 Model G 6 'Big Port' 349cc OHV single frame # 83510 engine # G83094After victory in the 1920 Junior TT, AJS's new overhead-valve 350 racer scored a memorable double the following year, Tom Sheard winning the Junior race and Howard Davies the Senior - the first time such a feat had been achieved on a 350. The...

Rover 1919 3½hp 500cc 1 cyl sv 2602

US$18,484.30 Rover 1919 499 cc side valve 3 ½ HP frame# 45128 engine # 9059 RThe Rover safety bicycle had created a breakthrough in bicycle design at the end of the 19th century. At the end of 1903 the company presented its first motorcycle, which was much ahead of its time: a well- designed side valve engine with mechanically operated...

Scott 1926 Super Squirrel 598cc 2 cyl ts 2602

US$15,579.60 Scott 1926 Super Squirrel two speed 598 cc water-cooled two-stroke twinframe # 2133 engine # T 7348 RBAlfred Scott, a gifted Yorkshire engineering genius, started experimenting with twin cylinder two-stroke power around the year 1900, when he mounted his little air-cooled twin in front of the steering head of his Premier bicycle.He kept on refining his design and by...

BSA 1915 Model K 557cc 1 cyl sv 2602

US$15,790.90 BSA 1915 model K 557 cc chain-cum-belt side valve single frame # 9783 engine # 9878 BSA entered the motor cycle market with a sturdy 3 ½ HP belt driven single-geared machine, that was displayed at the 1910 Olympia show.It was constructed almost entirely from BSA- made components and was produced from the company’s Redditch factory. Within six months...

OEC 1939 Commander 500cc 1 cyl ohv 2602

US$18,484.30 OEC 1938 “Commander” 500 cc KK Matchless motor # 39/OEC 9507F J Osborn started out as an engineer by building a motorcycle from proprietary parts in 1901 for his own use. After WW1 a company bearing his name was formed occupying a disused seaplane factory in Lees lane, Gosport, Hampshire. The first motorcycles they constructed were sold as Blackburnes...

Harley Davidson 1918 J 2 cyl ioe 2602

US$47,478.20 Harley- Davidson 1918 989 cc IOE V-twin model “J” frame & engine # 18T 2507The first V-twin Harley prototype was displayed at the Chicago Motorcycle Show in February 1907, but it wasn’t until 1909 that the first twins were for sale; officially they were still considered prototypes and only 27 were sold. The engine had a capacity of 880...

Bradbury 1912 3½hp 554cc 1 cyl sv 2603

US$23,184.60 Bradbury 1912 3 ½ HP 554 cc side valve single frame # 38205 engine # 5328Bradbury & Co. was one of the pioneers of the British motor cycle industry: already in 1902 the company advertised a motorcycle driven by a Minerva clip-on engine. Before motorcycles were being produced at the Wellington Works in Oldham, the company - established in...

Scott 1927 Super Squirrel 600cc 2 cyl ts 2603

US$15,790.90 Scott 1927 Super Squirrel two speed 598cc two-stroke twin frame # 203 engine # Y 3553 AAlfred Scott, a gifted Yorkshire engineering genius, started experimenting with twin cylinder two-stroke power around the year 1900, when he mounted his little air-cooled twin in front of the steering head of his Premier bicycle.He kept on refining his design and by 1910...

Zenith 1915 Gradua twin 650cc 2 cyl sv 2603

US$25,878.00 Zenith 1915 “4-5 HP Model C ” 654cc sv JAP V-twin “Gradua” frame #3513 engine #52473The 1915 Zenith range consisted of three V-twins in 654, 770 and 988 cc capacities.The 496 cc single was still listed but in December 1914 “The Motor Cycle” reported that the company had almost given up manufacturing this model owing to the popularity of...

Elleham 1905 2¾hp 330cc aiv 2603

US$31,159.20 Elleham 1905 2¾ HP 330 cc Peugeot a.i.v. single engine # 18549Jacob Ellehammer was born in Bakkebolle, Denmark, in 1871. He started as an apprentice-watchmaker and would become one of the most influential Danish inventors.Throughout his working life he would receive 411 patents, giving rise to the qualification “Edison of Denmark”.He became world famous when he became the first...

Zenith 1920 8hp 1000cc 2 cyl sv 2603

US$34,328.00 Zenith 1920 “Model H” 8 HP 976 cc JAP side valve V-twin frame # 6000 engine # 8/70143/EXIn pre W.W. 1 days Zenith machines gained many successes; driving force was chief engineer Freddy Barnes, who was responsible for the famous “Gradua” gear. The mechanics of the Gradua gear were a variable engine pulley worked by a handle, with simultaneous...

Rover 1921 TT 499cc 1 cyl sv 2604

US$24,240.80 Rover 1921 “ TT” 499 cc side valve frame# 47115 engine # 8803 TT In 1921 the Rover management decided to take part in the TT races in the Isle of Man.The company had been experimenting with an OHV engine and it was planned to use that engine for the racers.Owing to the short time available for trying out...

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