What amazing diversity. Overhead valve and side-valve motors. Twin exhaust ports on some singles. Some models have "adjustable" oil pumps, set with a "neat knurled disc," others have non-adjustable pumps but "auxiliary handlebar-controlled oiling." Three-speed Sturmey-Archer gearboxes common, but a four-speed "Enfield box" is available for two pounds extra. All appear to be hand-shifted. (The lack of foot shift may be what makes it possible to offer different drillings in the frame for alternative footrest placements, a feature modern riders might like.) Fishtail mufflers. Every kind of motorcycle from a 225cc two-speed two-stroke to a whopping 976cc Sports twin.
What amazing diversity. Overhead valve and side-valve motors. Twin exhaust ports on some singles. Some models have "adjustable" oil pumps, set with a "neat knurled disc," others have non-adjustable pumps but "auxiliary handlebar-controlled oiling." Three-speed Sturmey-Archer gearboxes common, but a four-speed "Enfield box" is available for two pounds extra. All appear to be hand-shifted. (The lack of foot shift may be what makes it possible to offer different drillings in the frame for alternative footrest placements, a feature modern riders might like.) Fishtail mufflers. Every kind of motorcycle from a 225cc two-speed two-stroke to a whopping 976cc Sports twin.
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