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'''Firefly''' was a | '''Firefly''' was a motorcycle frame-kit, made in Lowestoft, Suffolk, from 1965 to 1970. | ||
The kit was a light and well-made trials frame originally made to take the [[BSA]] ''C15'' engine. It was later adapted to take others. Production was limited and more or less made to order, as few people knew of its existence. Although knowledge of this imporved later, the arrival of the [[Bultaco]] and changes in taxation advantages for supplying kits ended the enterprise. | The kit was a light and well-made trials frame originally made to take the [[BSA]] ''C15'' engine. It was later adapted to take others. Production was limited and more or less made to order, as few people knew of its existence. Although knowledge of this imporved later, the arrival of the [[Bultaco]] and changes in taxation advantages for supplying kits ended the enterprise. | ||
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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 14:42, 28 January 2009
Firefly was a motorcycle frame-kit, made in Lowestoft, Suffolk, from 1965 to 1970.
The kit was a light and well-made trials frame originally made to take the BSA C15 engine. It was later adapted to take others. Production was limited and more or less made to order, as few people knew of its existence. Although knowledge of this imporved later, the arrival of the Bultaco and changes in taxation advantages for supplying kits ended the enterprise.
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