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Motorcycle Discussions => Identify these bikes! => Topic started by: VintageBike on August 28, 2006, 04:57:04 PM

Title: What bike is this?
Post by: VintageBike on August 28, 2006, 04:57:04 PM

I've got another one for you all....!  IT has been emailed me to me by George (the boy in the photo) who places the picture at about 1939.  I'm stumped as to what this is.  Can anyone help?

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Directories/Period%20Pictures/pages/Unknown.htm

Cheers

Nigel.

Title: Re: What bike is this?
Post by: Sparks on September 17, 2006, 09:20:22 AM

Hi Nigel, I think it is a 1935 Matchless G3.  Sparks

Title: Re: What bike is this?
Post by: geoffus on September 17, 2006, 04:38:08 PM

Having looked closely at picture, rear brake right-hand side flat tank, engine I'm fairly certain is a Swiss MAG motor.  This was a proprietary brand (similar to Blackburn, JAP, Villiers, etc.).  One just had to make a frame and then stick your name on the petrol tank.  I'll take a guess that it's a late '20s, possibly German (Condor or Standard) but these were used by Belgian and I think French manufacturers.
Regards, Geoff

Title: Re: What bike is this?
Post by: VintageBike on September 17, 2006, 08:11:54 PM

Not sure about the Matchless, but it does certainly look like a Standard.  I've attached a picture of a 1931 497cc Standard with a MAG engine and if you ask me it looks like we've got a match.
http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/YaBBAttach/standard0030.jpg

Title: Re: What bike is this?
Post by: L.A.B. on September 18, 2006, 11:25:48 PM

It certainly does appear to have a MAG engine:

Here is another MAG fitted in a TWN Triumph that seems near enough identical engine to the one in George's photo Triumph:http://www.david-rdm.de/2.html