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Motorcycle Discussions => Identify these bikes! => Topic started by: WozzA on June 22, 2007, 10:22:38 PM

Title: Any  Ideas?
Post by: WozzA on June 22, 2007, 10:22:38 PM

 ???  Any Ideas of what this is? It has the marking "S" on "A" on the gear box.  it had a hand gear shift (broken) and two accelerator cables? one one each handle bar.   ???

Title: Re: Any  Ideas?
Post by: WozzA on June 22, 2007, 10:23:27 PM

 ???

Title: Re: Any  Ideas?
Post by: WozzA on June 22, 2007, 10:24:17 PM

 :o  

Title: Re: Any  Ideas?
Post by: litespan on June 23, 2007, 12:30:15 AM

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please could help me find any information about Harold Scholes from Rochdale who died at brands hatch 1962.He was a well known rider from 56-62.
This is on behalf of his sister in U.S.A.

N ::)ot sure how to use this message board.
Thanks colin

colingarside69@yahoo.co.uk

Title: Re: Any  Ideas?
Post by: L.A.B. on June 23, 2007, 01:24:55 AM

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It has the marking "S" on "A" on the gear box.

The gearbox and possibly the engine (as 'S(A?)' can I think, be seen on the magneto/dynamo drive cover, which would indicate that they were made by Sturmey-Archer, although I believe Sturmey-Archer supplied components to various motorcycle manufacturers as they also did with bicycle manufacturers so somebody else here can possibly identify the actual make of the motorcycle?  

Title: Re: Any  Ideas?
Post by: 33d6 on June 23, 2007, 08:55:16 PM

This is a late vintage Raleigh. Raleigh owned Sturmey Archer and made Sturmey Archer gearboxes. They also sold their Raleigh engine to other manufacturers but when they did so they removed their Raleigh insignia and replaced it with the Sturmey Archer logo. The engines were otherwise identical.
Someone could easily have replaced the outer magneto chain drive chain cover with a Sturmey Archer equivalent.
Provide the engine and frame numbers and I can probably identify the exact model.
Cheers, Bob

Title: Re: Any  Ideas?
Post by: devidoldmoto on June 24, 2007, 03:14:25 AM

They agree with Bob it is surely a Raleigh (i see fork and frame), I think that the model is the 1928 or 1929  250 SV model.
Bob, Let me know, I am curious......

Dev

Title: Re: Any  Ideas?
Post by: WozzA on June 24, 2007, 08:16:40 AM

 ;D    THANK YOU...  L.A.B.   Bob and Dev,   ;)

I've passed your thoughts on, and am waiting on frame & engine # numbers to confirm...  I agree it looks like it's the 1928/9..250cc SV..

Cheers   WozzA