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JAP speedway engine Few will be aware that John Alfred Prestwich, the founder of the north London company that made the famous JAP engine, was at first a pioneer of cinematography. His contribution to the early days of the cinema was substantial, as will be evident to anyone who visits the Barnes Museum of Cinematography…

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Stevens single The recession of the late 20s hit the motorcycle industry particularly hard causing many of the smaller manufacturers to disappear almost overnight. Undercapitalised and often assembling in small numbers a machine that bore their name from a miscellany of bought-in parts, they stood little chance of survival. In the main most of the…

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Triumph Terrier classic British motorcycle When Edward Turner launched his first Triumph twin in 1937 it marked the begin­ning of his plan to replace all the older single cylinder models by twins. Based on al Page's original design, Turner had completely restyled the singles, to form the imaginatively-named 'Tiger' range. Finished in silver sheen with…

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Pouncy two stroke If it not been for Jack Pouncy's enterprise in Dorset, the only connection the county would have had with motorcycles was when AJW assembled mopeds with engines of foreign manufacture in Wimborne after World War 2. His first job was with the Farmers Union, for which he used a bicycle to visit…

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Baughan sidecar outfit In the days when the British motorcycle industry was at its peak each individual manufacturer was constantly striving to come up with some startling development that would give them the edge over their competitors. Although it might have done so for only a relatively short period before the rest caught up, the…

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