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'''Macbeth''' were motorcycles produced in Birmingham from 1904 to 1913. | '''Macbeth''' were motorcycles produced in Birmingham from 1904 to 1913. | ||
1904 The company produced a model that had a typical frame, fitted with a [[Minerva]] engine. | |||
They then stopped motorcycle manufacture and returned to the retail trade and bicycles. | |||
1911 At the late Olympia show, '''Macbeth''' was exhibited. Fitted with either their own or a [[Precision]] 3.5hp engine, they had a two-speed [[A. W. Wall| Roc]] gear option, belt drive and [[Druid]] forks. | |||
1913 The make was listed that year as a 3.5hp model with an [[Armstrong]] three-speed hub gear, with belt drive. | |||
== 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 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X | <references/> | ||
* 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: Town - Birmingham]] | |||
[[Category:Cycles]] | [[Category:Cycles]] | ||
[[Category:Motorcycles]] | [[Category:Motorcycles]] | ||
Revision as of 18:55, 4 March 2012
Macbeth were motorcycles produced in Birmingham from 1904 to 1913.
1904 The company produced a model that had a typical frame, fitted with a Minerva engine.
They then stopped motorcycle manufacture and returned to the retail trade and bicycles.
1911 At the late Olympia show, Macbeth was exhibited. Fitted with either their own or a Precision 3.5hp engine, they had a two-speed Roc gear option, belt drive and Druid forks.
1913 The make was listed that year as a 3.5hp model with an Armstrong three-speed hub gear, with belt drive.
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