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* The designer of the '''Lethbridge''' opted for an internal pair of flywheels instead of the usual massive external one. It had a special scavenging device that claimed to cool the sparking plug points. In other respects, the motorcycle was conventional, fitted with a 293cc [[Villiers]] engine, a two-speed [[Burman]] gearbox having both clutch and kick-start and all-chain drive. | * The designer of the '''Lethbridge''' opted for an internal pair of flywheels instead of the usual massive external one. It had a special scavenging device that claimed to cool the sparking plug points. In other respects, the motorcycle was conventional, fitted with a 293cc [[Villiers]] engine, a two-speed [[Burman]] gearbox having both clutch and kick-start and all-chain drive. | ||
* They also offered a further model with a 348cc sv [[Blackburne]] engine, three-speed [[Burman]] gearbox, all-chain drive, internal expanding [[Webb]] brakes to both wheels and [[H. C. Webb and Co| Maplestone]] centre-spring forks. A [[BTH]] ''Sparklight'' electric lighting set was listed as an option for either model. | * They also offered a further model with a 348cc sv [[Blackburne]] engine, three-speed [[Burman]] gearbox, all-chain drive, internal expanding [[H. C. Webb and Co| Webb]] brakes to both wheels and [[H. C. Webb and Co| Maplestone]] centre-spring forks. A [[BTH]] ''Sparklight'' electric lighting set was listed as an option for either model. | ||
Revision as of 09:54, 10 May 2011
Lethbridge Motors of Birmingham
- Lethbridge were motorcycles produced by the company in 1923.
- The designer of the Lethbridge opted for an internal pair of flywheels instead of the usual massive external one. It had a special scavenging device that claimed to cool the sparking plug points. In other respects, the motorcycle was conventional, fitted with a 293cc Villiers engine, a two-speed Burman gearbox having both clutch and kick-start and all-chain drive.
- They also offered a further model with a 348cc sv Blackburne engine, three-speed Burman gearbox, all-chain drive, internal expanding Webb brakes to both wheels and Maplestone centre-spring forks. A BTH Sparklight electric lighting set was listed as an option for either model.
See Also
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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
- The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9