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[[image:ImRBFederalpdf.jpg |thumb|Federal and Federation Motor Cycles.]]<br> | [[image:ImRBFederalpdf.jpg |thumb|Federal and Federation Motor Cycles.]]<br> | ||
[[Media:CWSFederal1923.pdf| View the Motor Cycle 1923 sales brochure.]]<br> | [[Media:CWSFederal1923.pdf| View the Motor Cycle 1923 sales brochure.]]<br> | ||
[[image:ImRBCWSAd1.jpg|thumb| From 'The Motorcyclist' 1922.]] | [[image:ImRBCWSAd1.jpg|thumb| From 'The Motorcyclist' 1922.]] | ||
[[image:ImRBCWSAd2.jpg|thumb| From 'The Motorcyclist' 1922.]] | [[image:ImRBCWSAd2.jpg|thumb| From 'The Motorcyclist' 1922.]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:58, 9 April 2014
View the Motor Cycle 1923 sales brochure.
Federal motorcycles were produced from 1921 to 1929, by the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS).
1921 The Federal was first seen in 1921. It was a lightweight version of the Co-operative Wholesale Society Federation brand. Fitted with a 269cc Villiers engine, this was a conventional machine.
Later, 172cc Villiers engines were used along with three-speed all-chain transmission and Sturmey-Archer gearboxes.
1929 The name was dropped, but company continued with the Federation until 1937, when they went back to the supply of groceries
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
- [1] Ian Chadwick's motorcycle web site