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'''Little Giant''' was a [[motorcycles|motorcycle]] produced in 1914, by a firm based in Uxbridge, Middlesex. | '''Little Giant''' was a [[motorcycles|motorcycle]] produced in 1914, by a firm based in Uxbridge, Middlesex. | ||
The machine was a single model powered by a 2hp [[Precision]] engine that drove a two-speed gearbox incorporated in the crankcase. Either belt or chain final-drive was available. There was also a ladies' version fitted with [[Druid]] forks. | The machine was a single model powered by a 225cc 2hp [[Precision]] engine that drove a two-speed gearbox incorporated in the crankcase. Either belt or chain final-drive was available. There was also a ladies' version fitted with [[Druid]] forks. | ||
The make was short lived. | The make was short lived. | ||
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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 | ||
* The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9 | |||
Revision as of 14:22, 28 August 2007
Little Giant was a motorcycle produced in 1914, by a firm based in Uxbridge, Middlesex.
The machine was a single model powered by a 225cc 2hp Precision engine that drove a two-speed gearbox incorporated in the crankcase. Either belt or chain final-drive was available. There was also a ladies' version fitted with Druid forks.
The make was short lived.
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 Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9