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Geoff Duke shows his class in the early 1950s on a works four cylinder Gilera Gilera 1909 – Italy Born […]

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Straight frame tubes were the hallmark of pre-war Francis Barnetts FN 1901-62 Belgium Like BSA, FN (La Fabrique Nationale d’Armes […]

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125cc Jawa-CZ Cyc-Auto 1934-56 UK If you’re into autocycles and fancy something a little different thank Mr Wellington Butt for […]

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1931 BSA B21 BSA 1905-73 UK In 1854, 14 Birmingham gunsmiths formed a group named the Birmingham Small Arms Company. […]

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1949 Brockhouse Corgi Bohmerland 1925-39 Czechoslovakia Albin Liebisch designed the unconventional long wheelbase Bohmerland with its ohv single cylinder engine. […]

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Ariel Square Four was remarkable and remains sought after Ariel 1902 (1898)-70 UK Some enthusiasts joke that the name Ariel […]

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Ambassador Popular 197cc, built from 1950-55 AJW 1926-77 UK Financed by his family’s printing works, Arthur Jack Wheaton (Jack) built […]

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Zundapp 597cc KS601 OHV with Steib sidecar Zundapp 1921 (1917)-85 Germany An amalgamation of munitions companies who created ZUNDer (or […]

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Yamaha YA1 motorcycle was a near copy of the DKW RT125 Yamaha 1955- Japan Born in 1851 at Wakayama, Torakusu […]

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1921 Waverly with Brampton Biflex front fork Watney 1922-23 UK Another small volume maker who assembled, or had assembled, motorcycles […]

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