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'''Wizard''' was a motorcycle produced between 1921 and 1922. | '''Wizard''' was a motorcycle produced between 1921 and 1922. | ||
The make first appeared in July 1921 as a lightweight model. It had a 269cc [[Liberty]] two-stroke engine, designed by [[A. W. Wall]], with the gearbox linked to the engine in a steel-plate cradle to form a unit. That was then fixed to a bolted-up, four-tube frame with duplex top and bottom tubes running from the steering head to the rear-wheel spindle. The straight-blade front forks had enclosed coil springs and the whole machine was of simple construction with belt final-drive. | The make first appeared in July 1921 as a lightweight model. It had a 269cc [[Liberty 2-stroke|Liberty]] two-stroke engine, designed by [[A. W. Wall]], with the gearbox linked to the engine in a steel-plate cradle to form a unit. That was then fixed to a bolted-up, four-tube frame with duplex top and bottom tubes running from the steering head to the rear-wheel spindle. The straight-blade front forks had enclosed coil springs and the whole machine was of simple construction with belt final-drive. | ||
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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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[[Category:Motorcycles]] | [[Category:Motorcycles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:01, 30 July 2014
Wizard Motor Company of the Rhondda Valley, near Cardiff
Wizard was a motorcycle produced between 1921 and 1922.
The make first appeared in July 1921 as a lightweight model. It had a 269cc Liberty two-stroke engine, designed by A. W. Wall, with the gearbox linked to the engine in a steel-plate cradle to form a unit. That was then fixed to a bolted-up, four-tube frame with duplex top and bottom tubes running from the steering head to the rear-wheel spindle. The straight-blade front forks had enclosed coil springs and the whole machine was of simple construction with belt final-drive.
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