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'''Defy-All''' were [[motorcycles]] produced from 1921 to 1923, to a design by a Mr. Craddock, at Stalybridge, Cheshire. | '''Defy-All''' were [[motorcycles]] produced from 1921 to 1923, to a design by a Mr. Craddock, at Stalybridge, Cheshire. | ||
The first engine used in the design was a 269cc two-stroke [[Villiers]] ''Mk IV'', with two-speed [[Sturmey-Archer]] gearbox and chain-cum-belt transmission. This was followed by Blackburne 348cc and 549cc sv-engined models. The machine had leaf spring front forks and triangulated rear fork suspension. Despite its name, little came of it and the firm failed to survive. | The first engine used in the design was a 269cc two-stroke [[Villiers]] ''Mk IV'', with two-speed [[Sturmey-Archer]] gearbox and chain-cum-belt transmission. This was followed by [[Blackburne]] 348cc and 549cc sv-engined models. The machine had leaf spring front forks and triangulated rear fork suspension. Despite its name, little came of it and the firm failed to survive. | ||
== 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 | The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press | ||
Revision as of 15:43, 14 August 2007
Defy-All were motorcycles produced from 1921 to 1923, to a design by a Mr. Craddock, at Stalybridge, Cheshire.
The first engine used in the design was a 269cc two-stroke Villiers Mk IV, with two-speed Sturmey-Archer gearbox and chain-cum-belt transmission. This was followed by Blackburne 348cc and 549cc sv-engined models. The machine had leaf spring front forks and triangulated rear fork suspension. Despite its name, little came of it and the firm failed to survive.
Sources of Information
The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press