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'''New Crescent''' was a motorcycle produced in 1912. | '''New Crescent''' was a motorcycle produced in 1912. | ||
| − | This motorcycle was typical of the period with a 5 h.p. [[Precision]] engine mounted in a conventional frame with [[Druid]] forks, and belt drive to a three-speed [[Armstrong | + | This motorcycle was typical of the period with a 5 h.p. [[Precision]] engine mounted in a conventional frame with [[Druid]] forks, and belt drive to a three-speed [[Armstrong Triplex Three-Speed Gear Co|Armstrong]] gear in the rear hub that also contained the multi-plate clutch. |
It was a rare marque and only one machine has survived. | It was a rare marque and only one machine has survived. | ||
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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 | ||
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[[Category:Motorcycles]] | [[Category:Motorcycles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:06, 27 December 2012
New Crescent was a motorcycle produced in 1912.
This motorcycle was typical of the period with a 5 h.p. Precision engine mounted in a conventional frame with Druid forks, and belt drive to a three-speed Armstrong gear in the rear hub that also contained the multi-plate clutch.
It was a rare marque and only one machine has survived.
- See Crescent as possible the same
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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