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* They then stopped motorcycle manufacture and returned to the retail trade and bicycles. | * They then stopped motorcycle manufacture and returned to the retail trade and bicycles. | ||
* 1911 At the late Olympia show, '''Macbeth''' was exhibited. Fitted with either their own or a [[Precision]] 3.5hp engine, they had a two-speed [[Roc]] gear option, belt drive and [[Druid]] forks. | * 1911 At the late Olympia show, '''Macbeth''' was exhibited. Fitted with either their own or a [[Precision]] 3.5hp engine, they had a two-speed [[A. W. Wall| Roc]] gear option, belt drive and [[Druid]] forks. | ||
* 1913 The make was listed that year as a 3.5hp model with an [[Armstrong]] three-speed hub gear, with belt drive. | * 1913 The make was listed that year as a 3.5hp model with an [[Armstrong]] three-speed hub gear, with belt drive. | ||
Revision as of 18:41, 27 January 2009
Macbeth were motorcycles produced in Birmingham from 1904 to 1913.
- 1904 The company produced a model that had a typical frame, fitted with a Minerva engine.
- They then stopped motorcycle manufacture and returned to the retail trade and bicycles.
- 1911 At the late Olympia show, Macbeth was exhibited. Fitted with either their own or a Precision 3.5hp engine, they had a two-speed Roc gear option, belt drive and Druid forks.
- 1913 The make was listed that year as a 3.5hp model with an Armstrong three-speed hub gear, with belt drive.
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