In 1925 both Harley Davidson and Indian decided to enter the small capacity market with their 21 cu machines (350cc). Both had sidevalve engines and the Indian model was called the Prince. For 1925 it had the wedge shape petrol tank but by 1926 was upgraded to the more popular big brother tear drop style […]
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By 1939 Rudge motorcycles were struggling and in fact had never really recovered from the depression years. Always an attractive motorcycle their racing heritage from the 1920s to early 1930s was impressive and nowadays ownership of such a motorcycle is up there with Norton Internationals, KTT Velocettes and BSA Gold Stars. Strange really especially after
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A nice little 6 page sales catalogue from Williams Bros Ltd, of Elizabeth St Sydney. It covers the Models TS (£63.00), SW (£68.00), CW, OB, and the sleek little RA. The RA was Douglas’ racing model designated as the I.O.M Model and with 25 bhp it was a true racer with a lot of success.
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When one mentions ‘mouse’ certain people scream, when mouse trap is mentioned the ‘greenies’ get aggitated and they mumble “only if it is humane”. But what about the infamous Mousetrap carburettor made by Binks? Well they are a bit like the Yeti, sometimes seen and seldom understood. However that is about to change as some
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It is amazing what one has that one can easily forget about, well at least that goes for me. Here is a small 3 page sales leaflet for the 1922 2 ¾ Douglas that has been sitting in an old book for the last 38 years in my cabinet that I forgot I had. It
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