Any Ideas (Connaught)

[VintageBike]

Guys,

this picture has been sitting the the Period Pictures gallery for a long while now and we haven't managed to get an ID on it.  Can anyone else advise?

Cheers

Nigel

[m3bobby]

Guys,

this picture has been sitting the the Period Pictures gallery for a long while now and we haven't managed to get an ID on it.  Can anyone else advise?

Cheers

Nigel

Possibly AJS?

[Dirt_Track]

G'day all
The engine is a Blackburne 350 most probably, small front brake and the style of the P & H headlamp suggest early 20's to me.
Could be any of a dozen or more makes who fitted Blackburne motors at that time, mostly all of which would have been fairly small manufacturers.
Howard.

[cardan]

Burman gearbox might also help narrow it down...

[VintageBike]

Many thanks to Max for this feedback...

The Motorcycle in the Photograph is a 1924 Connaught  Sports Model with 2 ¾ HP  348cc  71mm Bore by  88m Stroke Blackburne Engine fitted, Connaught’s were very popular mounts during this period , (better known for their Two Stroke Models).  Attached find a  Oct 18th 1923 Olympia Show left side illustration of the Model which has the Sturmey Archer gearbox option ( Long hand change arm pivoting on the gearbox) ,  but was also available with a Burman Gearbox and right knee frame/tank position hand shift as pointed out by Leon.
Special points , Frame has the front tube meeting the top of tank tube low on the headstem lug casting. Position of Tank Filler cap near the right hand knee with hand oil pump just ahead. Curve in the attachment point of rear stand to clear wheel axle nuts. Same Front Forks , small front brake, unvalanced front mudguard, shape of rear rack & rear number plate position. All chain drive. Front mounted Magneto. Similar Muffler Position with the very end of tail pipe squashed-in

[RichP]

It's nice to read a convincing identification like that. Full marks to Max.

The number is a London County Council series commencing August 1923 which fits nicely.

[Dirt_Track]

G'day all
Well done to Max.
The other make I was considering was Wheatcroft, another make who fitted Blackburne motors.
There is another photo of this bike from the drive side....I will see if I can attach it.

[cardan]

There are even more photos in the original thread - almost exactly one year ago!

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1198479828

Nigel have you considered re-naming the threads with the make/model of bike once a it has been identified? It would make it easier to go back and extract information from old posts.

Leon

[VintageBike]

Hi Leon,

you are quite right.  I hadn't realised this bike had been in the forum before.  Seems you had the answer all along....

And I like your idea on renaming the thread.  I'll try and do that whenever possible.

Happy new year

Nigel