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'''Colcham''' were motorcycles produced from 1962 to 1972 as the result of a partnership between John '''Col'''lins and Alan '''Cham'''bers.
'''Colcham''' were motorcycles produced from 1962 to 1972 as the result of a partnership between John Collins and Alan Chambers.


The pair built grass-track and a few speedway machines.  They would fit any engine specified by the customer.  For his own racing [[John Collins]] used [[Velocette]] units.  They made their own front-fork dampers and fuel tanks, but most of the other part were bought-in.
The pair built grass-track and a few speedway machines.  They would fit any engine specified by the customer.  For his own racing John Collins used [[Velocette]] units.  They made their own front-fork dampers and fuel tanks, but most of the other part were bought-in.


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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




[[Category:Motorcycles]]
[[Category:Motorcycles]]

Latest revision as of 09:12, 27 October 2010

Colcham were motorcycles produced from 1962 to 1972 as the result of a partnership between John Collins and Alan Chambers.

The pair built grass-track and a few speedway machines. They would fit any engine specified by the customer. For his own racing John Collins used Velocette units. They made their own front-fork dampers and fuel tanks, but most of the other part were bought-in.


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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