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'''Gordon-Simplex''' was a motorcycle produced from 1921 to 1922, by the [[Gordon-Simplex Engineering Co]] of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire and of Bournemouth in Hampshire. | '''Gordon-Simplex''' was a motorcycle produced from 1921 to 1922, by the [[Gordon-Simplex Engineering Co]] of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire and of Bournemouth in Hampshire. | ||
The machine was fitted with a 689cc sv flat-twin [[Coventry-Victor Motor Co|Coventry-Victor]] engine, in-line with the frame. Attached to the engine was a [[Lamplugh]] mechanical pump that provided lubrication for it, the gearbox and the entire transmission, and all components were enclosed. A steel bonnet covered the engine and the machine was fitted with deep mudguards, wire-spoke wheels and spun-alloy discs. | The machine was fitted with a 689cc sv flat-twin [[Coventry-Victor Motor Co|Coventry-Victor]] engine, in-line with the frame. Attached to the engine was a [[Lamplugh and Co (of Paris)|Lamplugh]] mechanical pump that provided lubrication for it, the gearbox and the entire transmission, and all components were enclosed. A steel bonnet covered the engine and the machine was fitted with deep mudguards, wire-spoke wheels and spun-alloy discs. | ||
The design was ultra-sleek and although illustrations were published, it is unlikely that any models left the production-line. | The design was ultra-sleek and although illustrations were published, it is unlikely that any models left the production-line. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:51, 25 May 2013
Gordon-Simplex was a motorcycle produced from 1921 to 1922, by the Gordon-Simplex Engineering Co of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire and of Bournemouth in Hampshire.
The machine was fitted with a 689cc sv flat-twin Coventry-Victor engine, in-line with the frame. Attached to the engine was a Lamplugh mechanical pump that provided lubrication for it, the gearbox and the entire transmission, and all components were enclosed. A steel bonnet covered the engine and the machine was fitted with deep mudguards, wire-spoke wheels and spun-alloy discs.
The design was ultra-sleek and although illustrations were published, it is unlikely that any models left the production-line.
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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