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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: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• 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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