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Michaux-Perreaux steam motor cycle scale model

1868

Werner Motor Cycle, 1899

1899

Triumph Model H Motorcycle

1917

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

1916

New Hudson Autocycle

1955

Wolfmuller Petrol Motor Bicycle, 1894

1894

N.S.U. Quickly 49cc Moped

1961

Airspring Motor Cycle, c. 1909

1909

Single Cylinder Shaft Driven Motor Cycle

1909

N.S.U. Quickly Moped

1961

O.E.C. Motor Bicycle, 1930

1930

Ariel 'Leader' motorcycle

1963

Velocette LE200 motorcycle

1955

Ariel Motor Tricycle

1898-1899

Raleigh Moped Bicycle, 1959

1959

Ner-a-Car B-Series Motor Bicycle

1925

Avro monocar motorcycle

1926

Zenith-Gradua motor bicycle, 1920

1920

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

1924

Harley-Davidson Combination Motorcycle

1925

Yamaha XS1100 Motorcycle

1978

New Imperial Motor Cycle, 1935

1935

Lamaudiere Motor Cycle

1902

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

1927

P. and M. Motorcycle, 1911

1911

Douglas Dragonfly Motor Cycle, 1956

1956

Rudge-Whitworth 3.5 hp motorcycle, 1911

1911

De Dion Bouton motor tricycle

1898

Ariel Square Four motorcycle

1959

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

1905

A.B.C. Scootamota Motor Scooter

1920-1921

Raleigh 'Wisp' Moped

1967

M21 Motorcycle and Sidecar

1958

Corgi Motorcycle, 1948

1948

Gadabout Motor Scooter

1948

Brough Superior 11-50 Motorcycle with Sidecar

1935

Steam Motor Cycle

1912

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

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

'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

Royal Enfield 8 h.p. motor cycle and sidecar, 1921

Royal Enfield 8 h.p. motor cycle and sidecar, 1921

1921

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

Royal Enfield "Super Meteor" solo motor cycle fitted with an anti-lock braking system. With 16mm film.

Royal Enfield "Super Meteor" solo motor cycle

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

Singer 1.75 hp motor cycle, 1901.

Singer motor cycle with luggage carrier

1901

Honda CX500 Turbo motorcycle, 1982. Frame no. PC03-2000006, engine no. PC03E-2000007. ( Less turbocharger and manifold, computer, electric fuel pump retained by Honda for sectioning). NOTE: see Screen 2. Honda was founded in 1946 by Soichiro Honda with the aim to produce cheap transportation for the Japanese after the devastation of the Second World War. It is now one of the largest motorcycle manufacturers in the world. This CX500 Turbo is the result of a Honda research programme developing the turbocharger to obtain the performance of a larger engine with the fuel economy of a smaller engine. The CX500 is the first motorcycle to combine a turbocharger with computer controlled, fuel injection and ignition systems.

Honda CX500 Turbo motorcycle

1982

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

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