Motor Cycles: A Historical Survey as Illustrated by the Collection of Motor Cycles in the Science Museum, Part 1 |
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2-speed gear 3-speed gearbox 500 c.c. capacity addition adopted air-cooled Ariel arrangement belt brakes c.c. engine camshaft carburettor chain Clyno commercial production compact compression ratio considerable continued crankcase crankshaft speeds cycle cyclecar cyclemotor Dion-Bouton Douglas motorcycle drove the rear efficient elaborate engine unit example fitted flywheel form of motorcycle four-cylinder four-stroke engine front forks gearbox Gilera h.p. Triumph Harley-Davidson Honda horizontally-opposed ignition improved included incorporated increased Indian Indian motorcycle inlet valve Lambretta lightweight machines magneto manufacturers models motor bicycle motor scooter motorcycle design motorcycle engine mounted operated overhead-valve pedal performance period petrol piston Plate produced progress prototype Püch pulley rear wheel reliability road Royal Enfield shaft drive side-valve sidecar simple single-cylinder engine specific outputs spray carburettor spring successful Sunbeam Tourist Trophy Tourist Trophy Race tricycle Triumph motorcycle tube twin-cylinder twin-cylinder engine two-stroke engine tyre vaporiser variety vee-twin cylinder vehicles Velocette Vespa Villiers Werner Zündapp