Try this bike, not quite so obscure or as expensive, but still an interesting machine
What Bike Is This?
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Is it a Douglas !
That is a nice bike I would say early 1900 or so but not sure what make right now
Not a Douglas, but it is British.From the late "Vintage" period.
Not Excelsior
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From a well known British manufacturer
Narrow angle V twin engine - very narrow angle.
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From a well known British manufacturer
Narrow angle V twin engine - very narrow angle.
No not JAP
another clue - a big part of the AMC group
another clue - a big part of the AMC group
Spanna - Yes that is it. Didn't they have cool names for the bikes in those days.
The engine is a very narrow angle (18 degree) V twin sidevalve, 400cc. They were quite adventurous with engine design in those days. Also it had monoshock suspension(not the first to do so), something reinvented by Yamaha many years later.
I don't think I have seen one in the flesh, but there was one recently for sale in Australia in need of restoration.
The engine is a very narrow angle (18 degree) V twin sidevalve, 400cc. They were quite adventurous with engine design in those days. Also it had monoshock suspension(not the first to do so), something reinvented by Yamaha many years later.
I don't think I have seen one in the flesh, but there was one recently for sale in Australia in need of restoration.
Another one I would never have guessed.
I love the names the British gave their motorcycles. They seemed to appeal to the hooligan in most of us 
Over here in North America about all we were exposed to were American motorcycles. H-D and Indian were the big names, but between the wars others sprang up with only moderate success, like Excelsior, Cleveland, Henderson and Ace.
Also during that period there was a trickle of British motorcycles into NA, but it wasn't until after WWII that the British invasion really began.
GI's were coming home with them or were wanting them when they got back. It was "export or die" so the British did their best to supply the NA demand.
Meanwhile, during that same period in England, there were dozens of companies springing up (and failing) and the larger manufacturers were experimenting and coming out with models such as the Silver Arrow we see here.
Models such as this were unknown over here so our knowledge of them is pretty limited - or none at all.
I'm learning a lot from this ID game - and quite enjoying it - although I'm not much good and making an ID
Over here in North America about all we were exposed to were American motorcycles. H-D and Indian were the big names, but between the wars others sprang up with only moderate success, like Excelsior, Cleveland, Henderson and Ace.
Also during that period there was a trickle of British motorcycles into NA, but it wasn't until after WWII that the British invasion really began.
GI's were coming home with them or were wanting them when they got back. It was "export or die" so the British did their best to supply the NA demand.
Meanwhile, during that same period in England, there were dozens of companies springing up (and failing) and the larger manufacturers were experimenting and coming out with models such as the Silver Arrow we see here.
Models such as this were unknown over here so our knowledge of them is pretty limited - or none at all.
I'm learning a lot from this ID game - and quite enjoying it - although I'm not much good and making an ID
Hmm, could that be the prototype 4-cylinder that Triumph experimented with?
You right that was to try and compete with the Honda 750 Four. I read a bit about this one some time back so I will pass on naming it for now.
I was late to the switch on the Tri., but back to what Rocky was saying we were not exposed to these bikes that have been posted lately, i haven't heard of alot of these and had no idea they existed this is very interested for me!
By the way keep them coming.
I have even found a video on the Top # 7 Facts of this bike but I will hang in a bit longer on this one as it is a cool bike.
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