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The VintageBike Message Board => The Classic Biker Bar => Topic started by: Goldy on August 16, 2012, 12:04:22 PM

Title: Today's vintage quiz
Post by: Goldy on August 16, 2012, 12:04:22 PM

At the Coventry Transport Museum there is a list on one of the walls of Coventry motorcycle manufacturers and they date from the late nineteenth century up until the end of Triumph Meriden. The question is how many motorcycle makers where there in Coventry, care to have a guess.?
All the best Goldy

Title: Re: Today's vintage quiz
Post by: R on August 17, 2012, 10:44:42 AM

"More than 140".

But I took a shortcut !

http://wiki.transport-museum.com/%28S%28kcfg4k453wz55y55ofsmh0bw%29%29/Default.aspx?Page=Coventrys%20Motorcycle%20Heritage&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Thats rather a lot, when you tot them all up.
And not very specific - how many more than 140 ??!

Title: Re: Today's vintage quiz
Post by: Goldy on August 17, 2012, 01:20:35 PM

I counted 141 I know there were a lot of car makers in Coventry, but did not realise that there were so many motorcycle manufactures.

Title: Re: Today's vintage quiz
Post by: Mr B on August 19, 2012, 07:29:18 PM

146 according to Damien Kimberley's book "Coventry's Motorcycle Heritage".
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coventrys-Motorcycle-Heritage-Damien-Kimberley/dp/0750951257 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coventrys-Motorcycle-Heritage-Damien-Kimberley/dp/0750951257)