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'''Royal Boscombe''' was a | '''Royal Boscombe''' was a motorcycle produced between 1901 and 1902, by a firm based in the town of that name. | ||
They produced a motorized machine by hanging a 1.5hp engine from the downtube of a heavy-duty | They produced a motorized machine by hanging a 1.5hp engine from the downtube of a heavy-duty bicycle and fitting it with a fuel tank, 28-inch wheels with 2-inch tyres and belt final-drive. | ||
The make was very short lived. | The make was very short lived. | ||
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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 14:36, 27 January 2009
Royal Boscombe was a motorcycle produced between 1901 and 1902, by a firm based in the town of that name.
They produced a motorized machine by hanging a 1.5hp engine from the downtube of a heavy-duty bicycle and fitting it with a fuel tank, 28-inch wheels with 2-inch tyres and belt final-drive.
The make was very short lived.
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