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Levis 2.25 h.p. two stroke motor cycle, 1916

1916

Wolfmuller Petrol Motor Bicycle, 1894

1894

Single Cylinder Shaft Driven Motor Cycle

1909

Ariel Motor Tricycle

1898-1899

Ariel 'Leader' motorcycle

1963

Werner Motor Cycle, 1899

1899

New Hudson Autocycle

1955

Triumph Motor Cycle Sidecar Outfit

1913

Triumph Model H Motorcycle

1917

O.E.C. Motor Bicycle, 1930

1930

Ner-a-Car B-Series Motor Bicycle

1925

N.S.U. Quickly Moped

1961

Michaux-Perreaux steam motor cycle scale model

1868

Avro monocar motorcycle

1926

Airspring Motor Cycle, c. 1909

1909

Raleigh Moped Bicycle, 1959

1959

N.S.U. Quickly 49cc Moped

1961

Velocette LE200 motorcycle

1955

Indian Motorcycle, 1911

1911

Zenith-Gradua motor bicycle, 1920

1920

Rudge-Whitworth 3.5 hp motorcycle, 1911

1911

F.N. 3 h.p. 4-cylinder motor cycle, 1905

1905

De Dion Bouton motor tricycle

1898

Harley-Davidson Combination Motorcycle

1925

Ariel Square Four motorcycle

1959

A.B.C. Scootamota Motor Scooter

1920-1921

Lamaudiere Motor Cycle

1902

Corgi Motorcycle, 1948

1948

Steam Motor Cycle

1912

Raleigh 'Wisp' Moped

1967

Yamaha XS1100 Motorcycle

1978

M21 Motorcycle and Sidecar

1958

New Imperial Motor Cycle, 1935

1935

B.S.A. Sloper 500cc Motor Cycle, 1927

1927

Gadabout Motor Scooter

1948

B.S.A. Twin-Cylinder Motor Cycle and Sidecar, 1922

1922

P. and M. Motorcycle, 1911

1911

Douglas Dragonfly Motor Cycle, 1956

1956

A.J.S. Twin-Cylinder Motor Cycle, 1924

1924

Brough Superior 11-50 Motorcycle with Sidecar

1935
Vespa Sportique scooter, 1965

Vespa Sportique scooter, 1965

1965
Douglas 2.75 h.p. motor cycle, 1914

Douglas 2.75 h.p. motor cycle, 1914

1914
De Dion Bouton motor tricycle, 1899, plus a collection of components. This represents one of the most successful forms of early motor tricycle. The engine develops 1.75 h.p. which drives the tricycle at speeds of over 25 m.p.h.

De Dion Bouton Motor tricycle and a collection of components

1899
'Junior' Triumph, 2-stroke, 2.25 h.p. motorcycle, c. 1914-1918. These motorcycles were also affectionately known as the ‘Baby’ Triumph. They first started being produced in 1913 to satisfy the growing demand for economical lightweight motorcycles, and were so successful production continued until 1925. The later models were fitted with a clutch and kick-start, though models like this had neither and had to be started by sitting astride and ‘paddling’ off. These motorcycles also still carried the common Triumph feature of the front fork rocking about a single pivot.

Junior Triumph motorcycle

1914-1918
Werner 2 h.p. motor bicycle, 1902-3, with accumulator ignition, spray carburettor. Pedals, crank and chain missing. This model marks a major step in the development of the practical motorcycle. The location of the engine at the bottom bracket of the frame provided the best solution to problems of weight distribution and frame strength. In addition, the engine was actually built in to the frame, rather than simply being clipped on. The engine is a 262 cc, four-stroke unit with an automatic inlet valve and the De Dion-Bouton system of coil ignition. Lubrication is by hand pump. There is no clutch, and pedalling gear would originally have been fitted for starting and for assisting the engine where necessary.

Werner motor bicycle

1902-1903
Humber 2.75 hp motor cycle, 1925, sectioned

Humber motorcycle

1925
Coventry-Eagle Pullman motor-cycle, 1936. Object consists of two parts. The m/cycle is out on loan, and a lamp from this machine is located at Blythe House(B/FF31/N17E/E/04/LTT).

Coventry-Eagle Pullman motor-cycle

1936
Douglas B28 2.75 hp motorcycle, 1928, with pump and 2 nickelled stands

Douglas motorcycle

1928
James 4.25 hp motor cycle, 1913

James 4.25 hp motor cycle, 1913

1913
B.S.A. Golden Flash vertical twin-cylinder motor cycle, 1953. BSA Cycles has its origins in the Birmingham Small Arms company, founded in 1861 by fourteen Birmingham gunsmiths. In the 1880s the company branched out into the newly emerging bicycle trade. In 1903 the company first experimented in motorcycle construction and by 1951 it was successful enough to buy the struggling Triumph Motorcycles Ltd, making them the largest producer of motorcycles in the world. The Golden Flash motorcycle had been introduced a year earlier, a larger version of the 1938 Goldstar model. It led to the rise of the parallel twin engine layout, which was to dominate British design throughout the 1950s and 60s, and with its all-over gold paint scheme proved a popular escape from post war austerity.

Golden Flash motorcycle

1953