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9780747802761

Veteran Motorcycles

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  • ISBN13:

    9780747802761

  • ISBN10:

    0747802769

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-03-01
  • Publisher: Shire Publications
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Summary

Today there is still doubt about who made the first motorcycle. Early experiments in Britain were handicapped by a 4 mph speed limit, repealed in 1896. Now the motorcycle became a practical proposition, early designs originating from the Continent. British designs soon followed, as did a process of refinement, through the adoption of the spray carburettor, the high tension magneto and mechanically operated valves. Competition successes helped boost sales, as did the inauguration of the Isle of Man TT and the opening of Brooklands in 1907. A further step forward was the introduction of variable gears. By 1910 the motorcycle had become a dependable means of transport, and the British motorcycle industry the world leader. When war broke out in 1914 the motorcycle assumed a new role, that of a rapid means of communication under hazardous conditions.

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