Forward Cycle Co
From Graces Guide
Forward Cycle Co of Edmund Street, Birmingham
- Produced motorcycles from 1911 to 1915
- 1911 This bicycle firm moved into the motorcycle trade with a 2.75hp model powered by a 345cc V-twin engine with a basic specification that was typical of the era. There was success in the Junior TT that year, when Harold Cox finished third and was the first private owner home.
- Built their own V-twins of 339cc and 479cc
- 1912 Cox repeated his success by coming third once again and P. W. Owen rode a second machine into fifth place. A ladies' model was offered that year.
- 1913 Three machines were entered in the TT, but all retired early.
- 1914 A larger, 3.5hp V-twin was added.
- 1915 Production of the range continued for that year and then ceased.
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