Raleigh sidecar outfit Mention the name Raleigh today and to most it will convey thoughts of a large company in Nottingham associated with the manufacture of good quality bicycles. Few will recall that at one
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Reference: When was it that? Velocette two stroke
Rare 1929 model USS Velocette When Veloce Limited entered the motorcycle market by acquiring the assets and goodwill of Kelecom Motors in 1904, the latter's 2hp four stroke was renamed Veloce. This name continued to
Read moreReference: When was it that? Maserati
Maserati 250/T4 (Gran Turismo lusso) Maserati conjures up the image of highly successful racing cars finished in Italian racing red, with legendary drivers such as Fangio, Ascari, Bira, Moss, Taruffi, rabham and Hawthorne, to name
Read moreReference: When was it that? A.W. Grady
A.W. Grady takes on Australia Ever since the early days of motorcycling, riders have sought challenges of various kinds. Sometimes they were factory inspired, to draw to attention of the general public the outstanding qualities
Read moreReference: When was it that? Hesketh
Hesketh superbike During Christmas 1977 Lord Hesketh decided to build an all-British Superbike. As former Patron to World Champion racing driver James Hunt, he had that year already installed facilities in the stable block of
Read moreReference: When was it that? Pierce Arrow
Pierce Arrow classic motorcycle The story goes Percy Pierce, the son of the owner of the Pierce Great Arrow Motor Company in Buffalo, was visiting Europe in 1908 and was so impressed by the FN
Read moreReference: When was it that? Rudge
Rudge Ulster Rudge was another of the better known names in the British motorcycle industry. Although the company had started in Wolverhampton during 1868, when Dan Rudge began making velocipedes, it was not until 1911
Read moreReference: When was it that? Triumph's nickname
Triumph Roadster It is widely believed that Triumph acquired its 'trusty' nickname as a testimony to the outstanding service given by the model H during the 1914-18 war. Although true to a point in view
Read moreReference: When was it that? Velocette
By 1930 the recession that followed the Wall Street crash in October the previous year was beginning to take its toll, not only in the USA but on the Continent too. Unemployment in Britain soon
Read moreReference: When was it that? AJS
AJS ‘Dracer’ AIthough it is widely believed that the first speedway meeting to be held in this country took place at High Beech, in Epping Forest, on February 19, 1928, this is not strictly correct.
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