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'''Defy-All''' were motorcycles produced from 1921 to 1923, to a design by a Mr. Craddock, at Stalybridge, Cheshire. | '''Defy-All''' were motorcycles produced from 1921 to 1923, to a design by a Mr. Craddock, at Stalybridge, Cheshire. | ||
The first engine used in the design was a 269cc two-stroke [[Villiers]] ''Mk IV'', with two-speed [[Sturmey-Archer]] gearbox and chain-cum-belt transmission. This was followed by [[Blackburne]] 348cc and 549cc sv-engined models. The machine had leaf spring front forks and triangulated rear fork suspension. Despite its name, little came of it and the firm failed to survive. | The first engine used in the design was a 269cc two-stroke [[Villiers]] ''Mk IV'', with two-speed [[Sturmey-Archer]] gearbox and chain-cum-belt transmission. This was followed by [[Burney and Blackburne|Blackburne]] 348cc and 549cc sv-engined models. The machine had leaf spring front forks and triangulated rear fork suspension. Despite its name, little came of it and the firm failed to survive. | ||
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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 | ||
* The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9 | * The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9 | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:18, 30 April 2012
Defy-All were motorcycles produced from 1921 to 1923, to a design by a Mr. Craddock, at Stalybridge, Cheshire.
The first engine used in the design was a 269cc two-stroke Villiers Mk IV, with two-speed Sturmey-Archer gearbox and chain-cum-belt transmission. This was followed by Blackburne 348cc and 549cc sv-engined models. The machine had leaf spring front forks and triangulated rear fork suspension. Despite its name, little came of it and the firm failed to survive.
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