Dunelt produced some very interesting motorcycles and perhaps what bought them to attention of the motorcycling fraternity in the 1920s was their supercharged 2 stroke model K. No oversized blower chain driven from the engine but instead a clever design incorporating a stepped piston. The idea was to compress a larger swept volume of fuel …
By 1914 Royal Enfield achievements were mounting with successes in endurance events, touring and racing. And we all know that any successes transform into more sales. As they say ‘Racing improves the breed’. This sales brochure catalogues such wins and endorsements from happy owners, as well as having good descriptions of the technicalities of the …
Panther is probably one of the less common motorcycles seen on the roads today, and if you do see one it will most likely be the big 600 or 650 sloper, and could even be pulling a sidecar, something that they excelled at. But Phelon and Moore, the manufacturers of Panther, did produce smaller capacity …
Douglas motorcycles have always seemed to be a popular motorcycle from the 1910s through to the 1930s in New Zealand, and this can be supported by the photos that we have put up on Barnstormers, and also those held in our National Library. Even rallies that I attended in the 1970s and 80s were always …
Early stories of motorcyclists and their adventures in New Zealand are very few, perhaps because as a nation of motorcyclists we are more of ‘the doer than the talker’. J. B. Hislop was one of those very early motorcyclists that was both, as he wrote about people, places and events that he encountered through his …
