For 1925 The Famous James was advertised as the King of Motorcycles. Perhaps a play for extra attention from the public as Douglas was one of the few that had a Royal Warrant for their machines and there is nothing more in the James sales catalogue that states that they also shared this special recognition. […]
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This sales catalogue from 1926 is not complete and its front cover is missing but it had at least 18 pages, of which the 8 remaining pages are published here. The value held within these pages makes it worth while, and the models include the Big 4 6.33hp, the 16H 4.90 Sports, the Model 18
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This sales catalogue is not dated but is post war from Wellington Motor Dealers Sutherland and Wilkinson, and is believed to be about 1949. As the same with other motorcycle manufacturers after World War 2 Ariel would have been struggling to produce completely new models so the 1946 to 50 machines were very similar to
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Not many sleeps to go. If you see a couple of portly chaps with Orkland accents bickering their way around the site, thats probably us
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OEC would probably not be the most common of motorcycles that people would think of but when it came to innovative ideas they would have been up there with most major motorcycle manufacturers. OEC, which stands for the Osborne Engineering Company, was also heard to be referred to as the Oddball Engineering Company due to
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