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'''William Lloyd's Cycles''', of Freeman Street, Birmingham | '''William Lloyd's Cycles''', of Freeman Street, Birmingham | ||
1915 Built the ''Dreadnought'' motorcycle from 1915 to 1922 (also built the [[Lloyd Motor Engineering Co|LMC]] motorcycle). | 1915 Built the ''Dreadnought'' motorcycle from 1915 to 1922 (also built the [[Lloyd Motor Engineering Co|LMC]] motorcycle - see [[Lloyd Motor Engineering Co]]). | ||
Like many other firms of that time, they adopted the two-stroke 269cc [[Villiers]] engine. With an [[Albion Engineering Co|Albion]] two-speed gearbox and belt final-drive, the specification was simple and lasted until well after the Great War. Although a single-speed version was available in 1921, the make had gone by 1922. | Like many other firms of that time, they adopted the two-stroke 269cc [[Villiers]] engine. With an [[Albion Engineering Co|Albion]] two-speed gearbox and belt final-drive, the specification was simple and lasted until well after the Great War. Although a single-speed version was available in 1921, the make had gone by 1922. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:30, 25 November 2015
William Lloyd's Cycles, of Freeman Street, Birmingham
1915 Built the Dreadnought motorcycle from 1915 to 1922 (also built the LMC motorcycle - see Lloyd Motor Engineering Co).
Like many other firms of that time, they adopted the two-stroke 269cc Villiers engine. With an Albion two-speed gearbox and belt final-drive, the specification was simple and lasted until well after the Great War. Although a single-speed version was available in 1921, the make had gone by 1922.
By 1940 W. A. Lloyd Cycles were making Dreadnought cycles
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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