Bradbury 554cc 3½hp SV 1912
Article Nr.: M-214
Bradbury 554cc 3½hp SV 1912
Engine number: 5328 Frame number: 38205
Year: 1912 Cylinder capacity: 554 cc
Documents: old British logbook, British V5C, Pioneer Certificate
Year: 1912 Cylinder capacity: 554 cc
Documents: old British logbook, British V5C, Pioneer Certificate
This exceptionally rare 1912 3½ hp Bradbury is a detailed, quality older restoration in a very nice condition - it is a highly original veteran era motorcycle.
Bradbury & Co. Ltd. of Oldham was one of the pioneer manufacturers of the British motorcycling history, producing motorcycles from 1902 till 1924. It was quite an inventive maker at that time, experimenting with various ideas, engines and introducing one of the earliest forms of variable gearing. The Bradbury factory went on to develop and produce a range of single-cylinder motorcycles, V-twins and horizontally opposed twins.
This presented machine is fitted with Bradbury's own 554cc side valve engine and a belt driven 3 speed Sturmey Archer hub gear, housed in the rear wheel. The clutch can be operated by hand, through a lever on the handlebar.
It is an interesting feature that the crankcase of the engine is made of steel and the frame tubes are brased into to the crankcase casts. This resulted a very rigid construction, as the engine turned into a part of the frame - and it became very synonymous with Bradbury motorcycles.
Carburettor and gas/air levers are supplied by Brown & Barlow, magneto by Bosch and the rider's saddle by Lycett's.
There is a Lucas bulb horn and a leather toolbox fitted as period accessories.
This 1912 Bradbury single is a brilliant example to exhibit the early motorcycle manufacturing of the 1910s, with so many details to look at.
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