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This machine was a sole model lightweight with a 269cc two-stroke [[A. W. Wall| Wall]] engine and a [[A. W. Wall| Roc]] two-speed gearbox with chain-cum-belt transmission. There was also the option of a lower cost single speed version. It had an [[Amac]] carburettor, [[Runbaken Magneto Co|Runbaken]] magneto and [[Best and Lloyd]] lubrication. The spring front-fork was an '''HJ''' patent whereby two curled leaf-springs replaced the normal solid-steel top links of a [[Druid]]-pattern fork. | This machine was a sole model lightweight with a 269cc two-stroke [[A. W. Wall| Wall]] engine and a [[A. W. Wall| Roc]] two-speed gearbox with chain-cum-belt transmission. There was also the option of a lower cost single speed version. It had an [[Amac]] carburettor, [[Runbaken Magneto Co|Runbaken]] magneto and [[Best and Lloyd]] lubrication. The spring front-fork was an '''HJ''' patent whereby two curled leaf-springs replaced the normal solid-steel top links of a [[Druid]]-pattern fork. | ||
Possible also used 269cc [[Liberty]] and [[Villiers]] engines | Possible also used 269cc [[Liberty 2-stroke|Liberty]] and [[Villiers]] engines | ||
No further models were offered. | No further models were offered. |
Latest revision as of 17:59, 30 July 2014
HJ was a motorcycle produced by Howard and Johnson of Birmingham.
This machine was a sole model lightweight with a 269cc two-stroke Wall engine and a Roc two-speed gearbox with chain-cum-belt transmission. There was also the option of a lower cost single speed version. It had an Amac carburettor, Runbaken magneto and Best and Lloyd lubrication. The spring front-fork was an HJ patent whereby two curled leaf-springs replaced the normal solid-steel top links of a Druid-pattern fork.
Possible also used 269cc Liberty and Villiers engines
No further models were offered.
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
- The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9