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'''Barnson''' was a | '''Barnson''' was a motorcycle built in 1923. | ||
Less than a dozen of these machines were built by '''A. C. Barnes''' in his Barnes Garage workshop in Wokingham, Berkshire. Typical of the era, the machine had a lightweight [[Villiers]] engine and either direct-belt or chain drive. Specifications would have varied as these top quality | Less than a dozen of these machines were built by '''A. C. Barnes''' in his Barnes Garage workshop in Wokingham, Berkshire. Typical of the era, the machine had a lightweight [[Villiers]] engine and either direct-belt or chain drive. Specifications would have varied as these top quality motorcycles were constructed to customer specification and according to the availability of components. | ||
== 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 10:00, 28 January 2009
Barnson was a motorcycle built in 1923.
Less than a dozen of these machines were built by A. C. Barnes in his Barnes Garage workshop in Wokingham, Berkshire. Typical of the era, the machine had a lightweight Villiers engine and either direct-belt or chain drive. Specifications would have varied as these top quality motorcycles were constructed to customer specification and according to the availability of components.
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