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Indian were the first manufacturer to introduce the Dispatch Tow in 1931. Harley Davidson must have seen the advantages of such a machine and introduced their 3 wheeled version called a Dispatch Tow or Servicar (probably depending on the application) in 1932. The main advantage of the Dispatch Tow over a motorcycle and sidecar was […]
1938 Indian Commercial Motorcycles Sales Catalogue. Read More »
Advertised as 3.49hp models in fact they are Humbers 349cc motorcycles. This is a brief but very informative 7 page leaflet covering those 349cc models for 1929 and were supplied as the 3.49hp Side Valve “Sports”, the 3.49 Overhead Valve “Sports” and the 3.49hp Overhead Camshaft “Sports”. The OCS model would have had to have
1929 Humber 3.49 hp Models Sales Leaflet. Read More »
This catalogue is very similar to the 1938 James sales catalogue already published on Barnstormers except that the 5 models for 1938 were all powered by Villiers engines, this 1935 catalogue has 3 machines powered by James own designed and manufactured 4 stroke engines. Models include the G.16 148cc, the G.15 14cc, the G.12 196cc
1935 James Sales Catalogue. Read More »
Another addition to the Stinkwheel library would be this parts book for the 70cc 2 stroke, 2 speed, go everywhere slowly 1956~57 BSA Dandy. Having been a past owner of such a beast I can vouch for its uniqueness, although others might remember it more as BSAs folly. Referred by some as more of a
1957 BSA Dandy Parts Book. Read More »
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
The Villiers Engine. Read More »
