Sharratt
From Graces Guide
Sharratt were motorcycles produced from 1920 to 1931 by John Sharratt of West Bromwich.
John Sharratt had previously been a cycle maker who made his first motorcycle in 1911, but after the Great War he went into production by assembling machines from bought-in parts. He used mainly JAP engines.
1911 John built his first motorcycle using a 4.5 hp Precision engine and a treee-speed hub
1919 Gilbert Sharratt returned from the war and helped his younger brother Gordon to build a few machines
1923 When the 147cc Aza two-stroke engine appeared, that was used, and gradually the range stretched from the 293cc single to the 996cc V-twin and included sporting models with ohv engines.
- 1924 Production became more limited but continued for some years with Villiers and MAG engines sometimes being used alongside JAP.
- 1930 The range had reduced to three models all with 346cc JAP engines - one sv and the other two ohv.
- 1931 Only the ohv models continued for that year, after which motorcycle production ceased.
- Note: The company then successfully turned to car dealing.
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
- [1] Ian Chadwick's motorcycle web site