A Colonial sales leaflet for Australian and New Zealand advertising the American Excelsior Model 15-3. Specially designed and constructed to meet Australia and New Zealands needs it was claimed as the most reliable Auto Cycle. What would Harley Davidson have thought at the time? Described as “the design is most graceful” how successful was the […]
1915 Excelsior V Twin Sales Pamphlet. Read More »
By 1913 The MotorCycle magazine had been in publication for 10 years and had been steadily growing in popularity, advertising themselves as having the largest circulation. So what was in the 1913 November 6th edition that motorcycle riders would find of interest? Well pretty much a bit of everything from a great collection of period
1913 The MotorCycle Magazine. Read More »
From the Clapham Series, of the Y.M.C.A or the Young Mens Christian Association. An excellent detailed photograph and well worth the price paid. The business operating within is the Tourist Motor Coy, and as can be seen were offering an array of automobiles and motorcycles. They were agents for E.M.F , Flanders, Talbot and Minerva
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Gilbert, an unusual name by todays standards that came from German origins and means bright promise, brilliance. Bethune must have been a family name, put them together and you get Gilbert Bethune Brown, a successful motorcyclist who may have originated from the Wanganui or Feilding area. Who knows what spurred Gilbert on in motorcycling but
Early Competition in New Zealand. Read More »
Quite a rare little 11 page booklet for a motorcycle that is even rarer. Manufactured in Birmingham possibly by R Walker & Son or W A Lloyds it is believed that the motorcycle was built exclusively for New Zealand. Very hard to verify, but having gone through all the early motorcycle books that I have
1914 The Governor Owners Manual Read More »
