Royal Enfield 8 h.p. motor cycle and sidecar, 1921 Royal Enfield 8 h.p. motor cycle and sidecar, 1921 1921
Brough Superior 11-50 motorcycle with sidecar, 1935 Brough Superior 11-50 Motorcycle with Sidecar 1935
Harley-Davidson motor cycle and sidecar, 1925. Harley-Davidson started producing motorcycles in 1903 and by 1914 they had realised the key to success in an American car-centric market was a heavy, powerful design capable of travelling long distances with a side car. This example of a 1925 Harley-Davidson motorcycle is a perfect example of this. It has a 989 cc V-twin engine and wide section tyres enabling it to cover long distances reliably in relative comfort, as well as pull along a side-car. These features were worlds away from priorities of European motorcycle manufacturers which held road holding and economy as standard. Harley-Davidson Combination Motorcycle 1925
B.S.A. 600 cc side-valve M21 motorcycle and sidecar, the last Automobile Association road patrol motorcycle outfit (complete with full equipment and accessories). Motorcycles were first used by the AA from 1909 but the mechanisation of the AA Patrols did not begin until 1919. The M21 models were introduced during the Second World War and withdrawn in 1968 when the program to re-equip patrols with minivans was complete. The motorcycle’s side-car was used to carry a range of tools and equipment, but as there were an increased number of vehicles on the road and engineers needed to work more quickly, more tools and equipment were needed which required a van. M21 Motorcycle and Sidecar 1958