NLG were the initials of North London Garage, Corsica Street, St Pauls Road, Highbury, London. They produced motorcycles from 1908 to 1915.
1906 Mentioned in court case. North London Garage.[1]
1908 An NLG machine, ridden by Will Cook, marked its place in history when it won the first official motorcycle race staged at Brooklands. It was powered by a 944cc V-twin Peugeot and weighed less than 120lb/54.5kg.
1909 Cook had further racing successes, but failed to win any world records using an NLG fitted with a massive 20hp, 90-degree, 2,700cc V-twin JAP engine. The usual, more realistic models had a 3.75hp Peugeot engine unless the purchaser requested something different.
1910 Sprung forks had become standard, with the rigid ones remaining as an option. Engines listed were: 3.5hp or 4.5hp JAPs; 5hp and 7hp Peugeot V-twins; and an 8hp JAP V-twin.
1910 Mentioned. Arthur Forster - the maker of the monster racing motorcycle.[2]
1911 There was a 4hp racer and another fitted with an Anzani V-twin engine.
1912 Only JAP engines were used, usually a 4hp single or a 6hp twin.
1915 By now the range had reduced to just the single and then production ceased.
1924 Mentioned. 'Arthur Graham Forster, proprietor of the North London Garage.[3]
National Motorcycle Museum exhibits:-
- 1907 1000cc NLG Peugeot
See Also
Sources of Information
- The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X