This second part deals with the parts books for 2 more Albion gearboxes. Both files are in PDF format so you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. First is the Midget gearbox from 1931. It includes the 2 speed BJ and CJ models, and the 3 speed EJ models. These gearboxes were used on the smaller […]
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Stepping up from single speed and 2 speed drives to 3 speed gearboxes with clutches was a major achievement for the British motorcycle industry in the 1920s. A few manufacturers had achieved this in the late 1910s with their own designs but the majority of machines in the 20s were fitted with Sturmey Archer, Burman,
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The Truely Classic Royal Enfield Model G. In the early 1980s the classic motorcycle scene was thriving, classic clubs were appearing everywhere, with it came rallies, swap meets, monthly meetings and get togethers (known as Shed Raids) to see what other like minded enthusiasts were hiding away in their workshops. It seemed that everybody wanted
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I would doubt that very few of us who are over a certain age have not heard, seen or played with a Villiers 2 stroke engine of some sort. Whether it be powering a motorcycle, power cycle, lawn mower, chainsaw, or any other multitude of mechanical contraptions., they seemed to be everywhere when I was
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By 1938 James Motorcycles were producing only 5 models, all powered by the popular Villiers 2 stroke engine and using Albion gearboxes. This small 8 page catalogue was printed for the main New Zealand importer Skeates & White of Auckland, but in the back of it Skeates have listed 56 James Representatives throughout NZ that
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We all want a JAWA. Or do we? For most of us when girder fork motorcycles are talked of we think of English or American machines, and lets face it that’s all we really see at rallies. European motorcycle manufacturers were aplenty in the first 40 years of the last century however very few made
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A very practical book covering the Coventry Eagle pressed steel frame machines, The Silent Superb, Eclipse, and Wonder models from 1932 onward. The first section covers a well illustrated parts book including the 147 and 196cc Villiers engines, as well as the 2 and 3 speed Albion gearboxes. It doesn’t cover the Silent Superb models
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It never pays to look in boxes or under benches, you never know what you might find. Usually it is something that you have been hiding from the wife for the last 15 years or perhaps that project that didn’t turn out just how you expected it to and working on the philosophy of “out
From the Experimental Department. Read More »
These days I try to stay away from auctions. A nervous twitch, itchy nose, or unexplained wink could be misconstrued as either a flirtatious gesture towards the auctioneer, or more than likely a bid. For me it would be just a nervous twitch, itchy nose, or an annoying eye lash. However when the lastest catalogue
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This is a combined instruction manual and parts book for the 1933 Francis-Barnett 148cc Lapwing, 196cc Black Hawk, and 196cc Falcon. The first section is the instruction manual with running instructions and basic care. It deals with both flywheel magneto and coil ignition models, with the coil ignition models being fitted with Miller lighting units,
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