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These early motorcycles were primitives with a 4hp engine hung from the downtube, and with a flat drive belt. There was also a four-speed engine pulley and the 1909 single had one fitted, plus an adjustor for the belt tension. Production ceased after that year. | These early motorcycles were primitives with a 4hp engine hung from the downtube, and with a flat drive belt. There was also a four-speed engine pulley and the 1909 single had one fitted, plus an adjustor for the belt tension. Production ceased after that year. | ||
1904 Advertisement. 3 h.p. [[Quadrant]] £45, or offer. 2.5 h.p. [[Osborne]], [[Jap]] engine, £37. 10s or offer. A. Osborn's showrooms, opposite the church, Martock.<ref>Western Chronicle - Friday 05 February 1904</ref> | |||
* ''Note:'' The firm returned to the market after the end of World War I, as [[OEC]]. | * ''Note:'' The firm returned to the market after the end of World War I, as [[OEC]]. | ||
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* 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 16:04, 5 July 2019
Osborne were motorcycles produced from 1901 to 1909 by Frederick Osborne (sic).
These early motorcycles were primitives with a 4hp engine hung from the downtube, and with a flat drive belt. There was also a four-speed engine pulley and the 1909 single had one fitted, plus an adjustor for the belt tension. Production ceased after that year.
1904 Advertisement. 3 h.p. Quadrant £45, or offer. 2.5 h.p. Osborne, Jap engine, £37. 10s or offer. A. Osborn's showrooms, opposite the church, Martock.[1]
- Note: The firm returned to the market after the end of World War I, as OEC.
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- ↑ Western Chronicle - Friday 05 February 1904
- 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