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'''City''' was a motorcycle produced from 1912 to 1913, built at the [[City Motor Works]] in Gloucester. | '''City''' was a motorcycle produced from 1912 to 1913, built at the [[City Motor Works]] in Gloucester. | ||
This was another name for the [[J. E. Smith| JES]] ultra-lightweight. It had a 1hp engine with aiv, front-mounted magneto and outside flywheel that was fitted above the bottom bracket of a stock bicycle. The front forks were braced and belt drive was used with a jockey pulley to set the tension. Later, it was sold as the [[Imp]] as well as the | This was another name for the [[J. E. Smith| JES]] ultra-lightweight. It had a 1hp engine with aiv, front-mounted magneto and outside flywheel that was fitted above the bottom bracket of a stock bicycle. The front forks were braced and belt drive was used with a jockey pulley to set the tension. Later, it was sold as the [[Imp]] as well as the JES. | ||
Revision as of 18:17, 28 January 2009
City was a motorcycle produced from 1912 to 1913, built at the City Motor Works in Gloucester.
This was another name for the JES ultra-lightweight. It had a 1hp engine with aiv, front-mounted magneto and outside flywheel that was fitted above the bottom bracket of a stock bicycle. The front forks were braced and belt drive was used with a jockey pulley to set the tension. Later, it was sold as the Imp as well as the JES.
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