Johnson, Burton and Theobald
From Graces Guide
Johnson, Burton and Theobald of Castle Street, Norwich
- Consul were motorcycles produced by them from 1922 to 1924
- 1922 The company started out trying to meet local demand by assembling conventional machines from bought-in parts. Their first lightweights had 247 / 269cc Villiers two-stroke engines and a choice of 24-inch or 26-inch wheels and either single speed or two-speed through a Sturmey-Archer gearbox.
- 1923 The policy continued but the wheels were standardized to 26 inches and the engine-size changed to 247cc when Villiers dropped the 269cc.
- 1924 The single-speed was dropped and three-speed Sturmey-Archer became standard. That remained until the end.
Consulette was a motorcycle produced in 1922.
The machine was built in Norwich by Johnson, Burton and Theobald and was in production for only one season. It was an ultra-lightweight version of their single-speed Villiers model and cost £40. It had 26-inch diameter wheels and only weighed 125lb/66kg.
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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