A little bit of "related" history
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I have got it Sprock - I was on the right track earlier. Look at the method of suspension on the front forks and the engine layout (sloper) with the horizontal head fins.
It is a 1912/13 2.5hp Motosacoche. Single cylinder
Motosacoche was founded in 1899, by Henri and Armand Dufaux, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Motosacoche was once the biggest Swiss motorcycle manufacturer, known also for its MAG (Motosacoche Acacias Genéve) proprietary-engines used by other European motorcycle manufacturers.
From 1900 Motosacoche produced a bicycle auxiliary engine, in a sub-frame that could be installed into a conventional bicycle. This looked like an engine in a bag, hence the Motosacoche name, meaning "engine in a bag".
In 1912, a complete lightweight motorcycle 'for gentlefolk' was produced. Fitted with engine shields not present on this 1913 example, company advertising boasted 'no oily dirt, no noise, no gymnastics'. This exhibit is a regular competitor in the Epsom Downs to Brighton Pioneer Run.
Find Link Here
Page 311 can be found via the link above - it was giving me grief!
You can owe me that beer now
Cheers, SB
It is a 1912/13 2.5hp Motosacoche. Single cylinder
Motosacoche was founded in 1899, by Henri and Armand Dufaux, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Motosacoche was once the biggest Swiss motorcycle manufacturer, known also for its MAG (Motosacoche Acacias Genéve) proprietary-engines used by other European motorcycle manufacturers.
From 1900 Motosacoche produced a bicycle auxiliary engine, in a sub-frame that could be installed into a conventional bicycle. This looked like an engine in a bag, hence the Motosacoche name, meaning "engine in a bag".
In 1912, a complete lightweight motorcycle 'for gentlefolk' was produced. Fitted with engine shields not present on this 1913 example, company advertising boasted 'no oily dirt, no noise, no gymnastics'. This exhibit is a regular competitor in the Epsom Downs to Brighton Pioneer Run.
Find Link Here
Page 311 can be found via the link above - it was giving me grief!
You can owe me that beer now
Cheers, SB
Last edited by Sebastionbear1; 09-06-2012 at 06:42 AM.
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Yeah I was thinking that RI might have been Rhode Island but upon closer inspection I think it's a R1 which makes sense as back then 2 letters were probably not needed and I'm betting license numbers were shared on all vehicles without class being a factor. If it had Been a R.I. plate I could have done a local search on it.
Great find man!
Great find man!
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That's the bike alright. I pieced the two photos.
The RI could be Republic of Ireland.
I was going to say that the whopping 2.5 hp wouldn't knock your hat off but by the looks of the video, that 1909 Trumpet had a tall final drive.
The RI could be Republic of Ireland.
I was going to say that the whopping 2.5 hp wouldn't knock your hat off but by the looks of the video, that 1909 Trumpet had a tall final drive.
Last edited by TimBucTwo; 09-06-2012 at 01:28 PM.