Motorcycle

This motorcycle was built in 1921 by the Victoria Cycle Company at Dennistoun in Glasgow.

The black-painted motorcycle built in Glasgow is fitted with a 3 1/2 HP 450cc J.A.P. engine. It has a Sturmey-Archer 3-speed gearbox and the primary drive is by chain and clutch, the secondary by belt and pulley. The machine has long swept back handlebars and an exhaust system consisting of a short pipe leading to a can silencer under the front of the engine. The registration number is 'SA4706'.

Victoria Cycle Company were Scotland's largest builder of motorcycles. Prior to motorcycles they had built bicycles.

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Online ID:	000-180-002-292-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland T.1994.18
Date:	1921
Material:	Inscription: Registration number: SA4706; engine number: 8/508/K; frame number: 1212
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Subject:	15. ROAD TRANSPORT, Internal combustion (Departmental classification)
Who:	J.A.P. (Engine manufacturer) Sturmey-Archer (Gear manufacturer) Victoria Cycle Company, Dennistoun, Glasgow (Motorcycle manufacturer)
Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Dennistoun
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Description:	Motorcycle built by the Victoria Cycle Company, Dennistoun, Glasgow, 1921
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