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'''Greyhound''' were motorcycles produced from 1904 to 1906 by a firm based in Ashford, Middlesex. | '''Greyhound''' were motorcycles produced from 1904 to 1906 by a firm based in Ashford, Middlesex. | ||
Probably [[Greyhound Motors]] | |||
The company first listed a forecar called the ''Greyhound''. It had a 3hp [[Fafnir]] engine, two-speed gear, chain drive and [[Bowden Brake Co|Bowden]] brakes. It was designed to offer modest performance at a modest price. A second model had a 3.5hp [[Antoine]] engine and a separate three-speed gearbox. | The company first listed a forecar called the ''Greyhound''. It had a 3hp [[Fafnir]] engine, two-speed gear, chain drive and [[Bowden Brake Co|Bowden]] brakes. It was designed to offer modest performance at a modest price. A second model had a 3.5hp [[Antoine]] engine and a separate three-speed gearbox. | ||
Revision as of 13:22, 9 August 2019
Greyhound were motorcycles produced from 1904 to 1906 by a firm based in Ashford, Middlesex.
Probably Greyhound Motors
The company first listed a forecar called the Greyhound. It had a 3hp Fafnir engine, two-speed gear, chain drive and Bowden brakes. It was designed to offer modest performance at a modest price. A second model had a 3.5hp Antoine engine and a separate three-speed gearbox.
They also produced motorcycles with the same engines or a 2.75hp Bowden. After 1906, the make was no longer listed.
- Note: It was also called the Greyhound Hampstead.
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] Ian Chadwick's motorcycle web site