Sales Catalogues

Some of the most hardest items to replace on ones motorcycle when restoring is the rubberware. You know the items – time hardened kneepads that we try to soften with rubber grease so that we can slip them over the metal backing plates without them cracking, or in some cases snapping in two, carburettor to […]

Here’s a wee sales catalogue for the mighty M-L Maglita (only 6 pages) from 1925 Keep an eye out for McSnottys up and coming ‘Magnetos -A Basic guide’ article. I’m sure it will be packed full of sparky goodness.

Philipson’s Automatic Governor Pulley – 1913 Sales Catalogue. It was a technological marvel in its day and was proven to be one of the more popular variable speed pulleys on the market. Interesting to note that on page 4 it talks about the ‘Touring Govenor’ and should racing be visited that a ‘Racing Govenor’ could be

This catalogue lists the engines and gearboxes available from the JAP factory for 1927. Without J.A. Prestwich there would have been far fewer motorcycle manufacturers in the very early years as most companies didn’t have the technology, skills, and/or financial backing to be able to produce their own engines. Even bigger manufacturers like Royal Enfield