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[[image:Im19491007AC-Hoop.jpg|thumb| October 1949. Saloon by Hooper on a 2.5 litre Daimler chassis.]] | [[image:Im19491007AC-Hoop.jpg|thumb| October 1949. Saloon by Hooper on a 2.5 litre Daimler chassis.]] | ||
'''Hooper''' was a motorcycle designed by | '''Hooper''' was a motorcycle designed by [[W. F. Hooper]] in 1921. | ||
'''Hooper''' had previously been involved with the [[Superb Four]], but turned his attention to this machine in 1921. The machine was a lightweight fitted with a 125cc four-stroke engine fed by a [[Willis]] carburettor, set in a duplex frame with short leading-link front forks. It had a forward facing engine with a horizontal cylinder and claimed an output of 2hp at 5,000rpm. | '''Hooper''' had previously been involved with the [[Superb Four]], but turned his attention to this machine in 1921. The machine was a lightweight fitted with a 125cc four-stroke engine fed by a [[Willis]] carburettor, set in a duplex frame with short leading-link front forks. It had a forward facing engine with a horizontal cylinder and claimed an output of 2hp at 5,000rpm. | ||
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Nothing came of the project. | Nothing came of the project. | ||
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== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
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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 14:01, 23 June 2023
Hooper was a motorcycle designed by W. F. Hooper in 1921.
Hooper had previously been involved with the Superb Four, but turned his attention to this machine in 1921. The machine was a lightweight fitted with a 125cc four-stroke engine fed by a Willis carburettor, set in a duplex frame with short leading-link front forks. It had a forward facing engine with a horizontal cylinder and claimed an output of 2hp at 5,000rpm.
In the July of 1921, the machine was reviewed and illustrated, and it was also reported that it would be produced in large numbers at a London works.
Nothing came of the project.
See Also
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