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'''JD''' were motorcycles produced from 1922 to 1926 and marketed by the [[Bowden Wire]].
'''JD''' were motorcycles produced from 1922 to 1926 and marketed by the [[Bowden Wire|Bowden Wire Co]].


* 1922  The first machine appeared as a miniature that had a 116cc two-stroke engine clipped to the inside of the front downtube of a safety-cycle frame.  It had magneto ignition and drive by chain to a friction pulley working on the inside flange of the rear wheel rim.  Clipped beneath the frame top-tube was a slim fuel-tank. It had braced, unsprung forks and appeared to be no more than a motorized [[bicycles|bicycle]].
1922  The first machine appeared as a miniature that had a 116cc two-stroke engine clipped to the inside of the front downtube of a safety-cycle frame.  It had magneto ignition and drive by chain to a friction pulley working on the inside flange of the rear wheel rim.  Clipped beneath the frame top-tube was a slim fuel-tank. It had braced, unsprung forks and appeared to be no more than a motorized [[bicycles|bicycle]].


* 1923 A further model was added.  This had an open ladies'-style frame.
1923 A further model was added.  This had an open ladies'-style frame.


* 1924-1925 Those models continued with little change.
1924-1925 Those models continued with little change.


* 1926 Only the gents' model was listed, after which, there was nothing more.  
1926 Only the gents' model was listed, after which, there was nothing more.  


==See Also==
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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
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* The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press


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

Revision as of 12:17, 1 March 2012

JD were motorcycles produced from 1922 to 1926 and marketed by the Bowden Wire Co.

1922 The first machine appeared as a miniature that had a 116cc two-stroke engine clipped to the inside of the front downtube of a safety-cycle frame. It had magneto ignition and drive by chain to a friction pulley working on the inside flange of the rear wheel rim. Clipped beneath the frame top-tube was a slim fuel-tank. It had braced, unsprung forks and appeared to be no more than a motorized bicycle.

1923 A further model was added. This had an open ladies'-style frame.

1924-1925 Those models continued with little change.

1926 Only the gents' model was listed, after which, there was nothing more.

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
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