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[[image:Im20100808Kem-Bown.jpg|thumb| 1950. Reg No: UYC 866. ]]
[[image:Im20100808Kem-Bown.jpg|thumb| 1950. Reg No: UYC 866. ]]
[[image:Im20110730FK-mc423.jpg|thumb| 1958. Bown moped. Reg No: 504 UXP. ]]


* '''Bown''' of Snow Hill, Birmingham
'''Bown''' of Tonypandy, Wales


* Bown were motorcycles produced from 1914 to 1923.
Bown were motorcycles produced from 1950 to 1957.


* 1911 The factory was established in 1911 by '''William Bown''' and the marque is related to [[Aeolus]], [[Aberdale]] and [[Levis]].  
Until 1949 they built the autocycle for [[Aberdale]] of London, and in that year adopted the '''Bown''' name.


* 1913 According to some sources '''Bown''' was associated with [[Aeolus]] motorcycles as early as 1913.  
1950 Having revised their autocycle design, they used a 99cc Villiers ''2F'' engine with a cradle frame fitted with blade girder forks and enclosing side panels below the petroil tank.


* From 1922 to 1924 William Bown assembled small [[Villiers]]-powered machines of 147cc capacity, and also 248cc and 348cc [[J. A. Prestwich Industries|JAP]] and [[Blackburne]] powered machines.  
1951 The firm added a small motorcycle to their list.  It had a 99cc two-speed Villiers ''1F'' engine, neatly fitted into a frame with duplex downtubes and tubular girder forks.


* 1914 The machines were very basic and powered by a 269cc [[Villiers]] two-stroke engine with front-mounted magneto ignition.  Single or two-speeds were available, both with belt final-drive.  Petroil lubrication and [[Druid]] forks were used.  A 2hp [[Precision]] engine was available as an option.
1952 Those two models were joined by their ''Tourist Trophy'' which was fitted with a 122cc Villiers ''10D'' engine and telescopic forks.


* 1915 That model continued and then all production ceased.
1954 Production stopped.


* 1921 Late that year four models were produced - two two-strokes and two four-strokes.  One of the two-strokes was little changed since before the war, with a 269cc [[Villiers]] engine and flywheel magneto.  The other, listed as a ''Bownian'', was smaller and simpler.  Of the four-strokes, one had a 348cc [[Blackburne]] engine driving a three-speed gearbox and the other had a 293cc [[J. A. Prestwich Industries|JAP]] engine and two speeds.
1956-1957 The name returned for only two years.  It was used for an imported German moped with a 47cc Sachs engine.   


* 1922 Only the models with [[Villiers]] engines were listed.


* 1923  Just one model, with a 147cc [[Villiers]] engine was available.  It was to be '''Bown''''s last year.
* ''Note:'' Taken over by [[Aberdale]] in the 1930's, '''Bown''' is associated with [[Aberdale]]s from 1946 to 1949 and [[Levis]] from 1950 to 1958. From 1950 to 1958 the '''Bown''' marque was associated with autocycles of 98cc and 123cc with engines by [[Villiers]], and after 1955 they also built [[Sachs]]-powered mopeds.
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* '''Bown''' of Tonypandy, Wales
* Bown were motorcycles produced from 1950 to 1957.
* Until 1949 they built the [[autocycles|autocycle]] for [[Aberdale]] of London, and in that year adopted the '''Bown''' name.
* 1950 Having revised their [[autocycles|autocycle]] design, they used a 99cc [[Villiers]] ''2F'' engine with a cradle frame fitted with blade girder forks and enclosing side panels below the petroil tank.
* 1951 The firm added a small motorcycle to their list.  It had a 99cc two-speed [[Villiers]] ''1F'' engine, neatly fitted into a frame with duplex downtubes and tubular girder forks.
* 1952 Those two models were joined by their ''Tourist Trophy'' which was fitted with a 122cc [[Villiers]] ''10D'' engine and telescopic forks.
* 1953 The range continued in that form.
* 1954 Production stopped.
* 1956-1957 The name returned for only two years.  It was used for an imported German moped with a 47cc [[Sachs]] engine. 
==Cycles==
* 1888 February. Stanley Exhibition of Cycles in Westminster. W. Bown components for cycle manufacture.


== See Also ==
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== Sources of Information ==
== Sources of Information ==
<references/>
* 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
* 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
* [http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/euro/british.htm ] CyberMotorCycles web site
* [http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/euro/british.htm ] CyberMotorCycles web site
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* The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9
* The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9


 
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Latest revision as of 16:47, 13 November 2018

1950. Reg No: UYC 866.
1958. Bown moped. Reg No: 504 UXP.

Bown of Tonypandy, Wales

Bown were motorcycles produced from 1950 to 1957.

Until 1949 they built the autocycle for Aberdale of London, and in that year adopted the Bown name.

1950 Having revised their autocycle design, they used a 99cc Villiers 2F engine with a cradle frame fitted with blade girder forks and enclosing side panels below the petroil tank.

1951 The firm added a small motorcycle to their list. It had a 99cc two-speed Villiers 1F engine, neatly fitted into a frame with duplex downtubes and tubular girder forks.

1952 Those two models were joined by their Tourist Trophy which was fitted with a 122cc Villiers 10D engine and telescopic forks.

1954 Production stopped.

1956-1957 The name returned for only two years. It was used for an imported German moped with a 47cc Sachs engine.


See Also

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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
  • [1] CyberMotorCycles web site
  • Miller’s Price Guide to Classic Motorcycles
  • The Engineer of 24th February 1888 p162
  • The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9
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