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'''Holroyd''' were motorcycles produced from 1922 to 1924 by [[John Spear Holroyd]]. | '''Holroyd''' were motorcycles produced from 1922 to 1924 by [[John Spear Holroyd]]. | ||
'''Holroyd''' had been a successful competition rider before World War I. He was, for a time, associated with the [[Motosacoche]] marque and also rode [[Blackburne]], [[Massey-Arran]] and [[Edmund]] machines and opened a retail motorcycle business in the London area. | '''Holroyd''' had been a successful competition rider before World War I. He was, for a time, associated with the [[Motosacoche]] marque and also rode [[Burney and Blackburne|Blackburne]], [[Massey-Arran]] and [[Edmund]] machines and opened a retail motorcycle business in the London area. | ||
1922 By now, '''Holroyd''' had becom a manufacturer in his own right and offered sporting-styled machines, powered by 248cc and 346cc [[J. A. Prestwich Industries|JAP]] engines. Racing models also appeared and some were moderately successful at [[Brooklands]]. | 1922 By now, '''Holroyd''' had becom a manufacturer in his own right and offered sporting-styled machines, powered by 248cc and 346cc [[J. A. Prestwich Industries|JAP]] engines. Racing models also appeared and some were moderately successful at [[Brooklands]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:20, 30 April 2012
Holroyd were motorcycles produced from 1922 to 1924 by John Spear Holroyd.
Holroyd had been a successful competition rider before World War I. He was, for a time, associated with the Motosacoche marque and also rode Blackburne, Massey-Arran and Edmund machines and opened a retail motorcycle business in the London area.
1922 By now, Holroyd had becom a manufacturer in his own right and offered sporting-styled machines, powered by 248cc and 346cc JAP engines. Racing models also appeared and some were moderately successful at Brooklands.
1924 Only a 346cc sv JAP model was listed. It had a three-speed Burman gearbox, all-chain drive, internal expanding brakes and a leather toolbox mounted above the fuel tank. Although this machine was an ideal sporting middleweight, sales were limited as Holroyd did not have the necessary networking to achieve national success.
See Also
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