Ariel motorcycles have always impressed me with their style and finish. The chrome flutes in the petrol tanks of some 1950s models added a certain flare that wasn’t there in other makes, although they were probably a nightmare to panelbeat. And their sales catalogues were no different. The 1936 range of models is impressive and […]
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Not a well known manufacturer, SOS (which stands for Super Onslow Special) first appeared in 1927 but never survived past 1939, most likely to the drain of WW2 on resources and materials. Most machines were powered by Villiers 2 stroke engines with a few by JAP 4 stroke singles, there was also a water cooled
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I firmly believe that everybody wants to own a Royal Enfield, the only problem is that there are just not enough out there to supply the demand so next on the list seems to be Nortons (so my friend Ken says). Unlike a lot of manufacturers who were still struggling from the depression years, Norton
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On 5th June 1926 E. Hinnesy of Petone, Wellington, wrote his name on the inside of his 1925 copy of The Book of the Triumph by E. T. Brown. Evidently he wanted to make sure that should he lend it to somebody that it would find its way back home. From that copy I have
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With the world still in the grasp of the depression motorcycle manufacturers were doing anything to entice buyers to part with whatever hard earned cash they had on the latest motorcycles on offer. Douglas would have been no different and this is reflected in this jam packed edition. At 40 pages this catalogue was not
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