Has started to do Scootamota, one of the first motor scooters, and in 1920 new company, A.B.C. Engines Ltd have been generated to make engines, ABC 1919 motorcycles and the new easy car. ABC Scootamota Bradshaw was the innovator and in 1918, ABC has made the cross-section established flat twin engine, and in 1919 ABC also has made Scootamota - probably first mechanised "scooter".

The most popular was the Ace XP4 motorcycle, which set a world record of 130mph in 1923. The rights to the ACE brand were sold to Indian who built a similiar Four. Ace Motor Corporation ceased operation in 1924. In the next two years, ownership of Ace name ,rights and production facilities would change hands at least twice.

Harley purchased Aermacchi Sprint moto in 1961 or so to produce small bikes for the American market, in an attempt to capture a piece of the youth market back from Honda, et al. Harley sold Aermacchi in 1978 to the Castiglioni brothers, who built Cagiva from it, which in 1985 bought Ducati, and later Husqvarna and Moto Morini.

The Bianchi 500 GP motorcycle was the star of the November 1939 Milan Show, for its transverse four cylinder layout was revolutionary for the period and was the use of a supercharger. It was one of several racing multis which appeared in the late thirties, using a variety of layouts but all with outputs of around 80 hp and top speeds approaching 140 mph.

The Britten V1000 motorcycle was built in John Brittens backyard using only basic tools and very limited resources, the help of a few committed enthusiasts. The man responsible for designing and building the V1000 moto John Britten was born in Christchurch, in the year 50th. No big surprise then that he went on to get a degree in mechanical engineering.

Vying with the American Crocker Twin, the Brough Superior SS 100 is arguably the most collectable and valuable of all road legal motorcycles. George Brough learned the trade from his father who produced Brough Superior motorcycles, and went on to build and race machines which were the finest machines of the day.

Featuring photos, specifications, links and reviews of Bultaco Metralla 250 motorcycle.

After the war however, Calthorpe was able to produce their own Calthorpe 350cc engines which was released in their 1925 model motorcycles. Calthorpe also produced models with a 500 cc engine of their own design but due to high prices and bad design only 100 models with the 500 cc engine were ever produced and sold.

Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Company presented the side-valve powered Colleda 250 TT motorcycle in May 1954, the first real motorcycle from Suzuki. The singlecylinder 90cc 4-stroke engine developed four horsepower and ran quite smoothly, thanks to its heavy fly wheel, attached to ignition magneto.

Featuring photos, specifications, links and reviews of Cotton Model 7 motorcycle.

History Brief of the Marque: Coventry Eagle N35. Owned by the Moxo family who also made bicycles, the Coventry-Eagle factory built an extensive range of two and four-stroke machines powered by Blackburne, Sturmey-Archer, Villiers and Matchless engines.

Crockers first V-Twin will be among those present. Crocker 1938 will be one of the featured marques at the Legend of the Motorcycle.
This 1938 Crocker small tank belonged to the late Otis Chandler, one of the great car and motorcycle guys of his generation.

The Curtiss V-8 motorcycle was air-cooled, producing approximately 30 to 40 horsepower at 1800 rpm. The motorcycle used direct drive because a conventional chain-and-belt transmission could not withstand the power of the massive engine.

The Cyclone Racer 1000 996cc 45 degree V-Twin SOHC engine was designed by an engineer named Andrew Strand, who worked for the Jackson Automobile Company in Detroit. The Cyclone engines overhead-cams were driven by a unique vertical shaft with beveled-gear ends, and the cylinder-head had a hemispherical combustion chamber. The Cyclone engine produced 45 horsepower, and was capable of a 110 mph top speed.

The new mashine Daimler 1885 had a four-speed transmission and obtained speeds of 10 mph. Daimler founded the Daimler Motoren-Gesellschaft in 1890 to manufacture his designs. Eleven years later, Wilhelm Maybach designed the Mercedes. A few years later left Maybach left Daimler to set up his own factory for making engines for Zeppelin airships.