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 […]
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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
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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
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In 1906 Frank Grimley, of Grimley’s Sarolea Motors, Sydney, Australia was the sole Australian and New Zealand agent for all things Sarolea. This is the companies advertising flyer to all those who may have been contemplating the purchase of the new complicated mechanical motobicycle, whether as a complete machine or as a kitset, instead of
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A very nice sales catalogue from the manufacturers Royal Ruby with the dealer stamp of James and Gillman of Hawera, Sole NZ Agents, Ruby Motorcycles. Prices have been inked in for most of the models and will be in New Zealand Pounds. The are 6 models including both wicker and coach built bodies. The models
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