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'''Windrush''' were | '''Windrush''' were motorcycles produced circa 1910, by [[Henry Preece]], a cycle maker of Coventry. | ||
This was a special order, so only about a dozen machines were constructed. They were fitted with a 500cc [[J. A. Prestwich Industries|JAP]] engine and most of the rest of the machine would have been to customer specification. Belt drive and a three-speed [[Sturmey-Archer]] rear hub were usual. | This was a special order, so only about a dozen machines were constructed. They were fitted with a 500cc [[J. A. Prestwich Industries|JAP]] engine and most of the rest of the machine would have been to customer specification. Belt drive and a three-speed [[Sturmey-Archer]] rear hub were usual. | ||
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== Sources of Information == | == 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 | 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 | ||
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Revision as of 18:58, 26 January 2009
Windrush were motorcycles produced circa 1910, by Henry Preece, a cycle maker of Coventry.
This was a special order, so only about a dozen machines were constructed. They were fitted with a 500cc JAP engine and most of the rest of the machine would have been to customer specification. Belt drive and a three-speed Sturmey-Archer rear hub were usual.
One advanced feature was that the fuel tank covered the frame top-tube - not a style used many other firms, although the result was not a true saddle tank.
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