Tag Archives: villiers motorcycle engines

Yoinked this photo off The Vintagent. This bike is a 493cc OHV four stroke single. The company which eventually became Sunbeam is listed as being established in 1790, although it’s possible the origins began 50 years before this date. The ...

I didn’t know what to do with these when I first saw them. They were taking a bit of history and transferring them in the future. Some ancient tribes feared a photograph took away a part of their souls. Maybe ...

1954 excelsior autocrat – 197cc villiers two-stroke single Excelsior (not the American Excelsior-Henderson), was initially named Bayliss, Thomas & Co. In 1896 they were the first British motorcycle to go on sale. The Excelsior name was adopted in 1910 after ...

What’s cool is Confederate is moving back to New Orleans. Yes, I know this isn’t a metric builder but New Orleans has something no other city has and my history there demands that I go on. Can’t help it. New ...