V Twins

British V-Twins

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Princeps, 1902

1902 GARRARD MANFACTURING CO (England) 3hp

IRIS MOTORCYCLES 1903 (England) 5hp

Chater Lea 720 cc J.A.P.-engined v-twin, 1905

Matchless Motorcycles, Plumstead, London, England, 1899-1945 (and 1987-1993)

Matchless powered by a JAP engine, 1905

Norton V-Twins using Peugeot Engine at Birmingham MCC race , Rose Hill, 1906 (Indian Motorcycles in USA had built a v-twin racer the previous year - 1905 - but Norton had a V-twin on their range from 1906, whereas Indian listed them from 1907) Harley Davidson didnt build a v-twin until 1907

1907 Norton

Re-Acme Coventry, England, 1900-1933 produced V-twins from 1905:

Other British V-Twins (Just some of them!)

Phelon and Moore...

Phelon and Moore were based in Cleckheaton and in 1914 they BUILT TWO PROTOTYPE 90-degree v-twins. They were 770 cc...the first had 2 gears and the second had 4 gears.Nobody knows what happened to them. If you know, please let me know! gstray@btopenworld.com

BSA

Rex Acme 1922-1933

Grindlay Peerless 1923-1934

HRD 1924-1928

Egli-Vincent,

Frirz Egli was fron Switzerland, but he used the Vincent engine to produce one of the most desirable Vincent specials.

Clyno, Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England, 1909-1923

Excelsior (Coventry and Birmingham, England) 1896-1965 (not to be confused with the US Excelsior company from Chicago 1907-1931)

McEvoy (Derby, England), 1925-1929

Coventry Eagle (Coventry, England) 1897-1939

AJS (Wolverhampton, England) 1909-now

AJW (Exeter, England) 1928-1981

Ariel (Birmingham, England), 1870-1970

Bat (Bromley, London, England), 1902-1926

James (Birmingham) 1902 - 1966

AJS S2 - 1931 engined special

Zenith (Finsbury Park, London) 1904-1950

Duzmo, Northampton

1000cc Duzmo, built to race at Brooklands

http://www.duzmo.co.uk/

Montgomery Motorcycles, Bury St Edmunds and Coventry

http://www.conway-motors.co.uk/montgomery%20british%20anzani.html

Martinsyde

Royal Enfield,

New Imperial,

Sunbeam (UPDATE: Actually, this picture is a Photoshop fake - Sunbeam made v-twins in the 1920s but this model was never made) see this page for more: http://www.diagnosis2012.co.uk/vtwinnews23.html