Classic
Spagthorpe:
The Classic Era
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We shall forever
be indebted to (or blame shall forever fall upon) Julian,
Lord Spagthorpe who, at the close of the Industrial Revolution, brought
the obscure centuries-old motorcycle manufactury kicking and screaming
into the unwilling limelight of the Twentieth Century.
| Model |
Dates |
Engine
Layout |
Remarks |
| Aidi |
1930s |
600 cc inline supercharged W3 |
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| Springer
|
1930s |
boxer
twin, overhead point cam |
enduro;
leaf-spring-and- 94-links front suspension. weight: 764 pounds |
Shepherd 
|
1930s |
|
Movie appearances:
Their Blood Ran Red, 1954; Dark Gumshoe, 1959; Graveyard
Ponies, 1968.
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Chihuahua
|
1930s |
3/1-stroke
two-piston/ four-cylinder 357cc Hammerhead
|
off-road |
| Dalmatian |
1930s |
|
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Rottweiler
|
1930-1932 |
twin 175cc traction motors |
unirotor; chain-driven oil filter |
| Miniature
Collie |
1927 |
175cc
single |
sidesaddle |
| Shar-Pei |
1923 |
|
first
production automatic transmission motorcycle |
| Afghan |
1920s |
350cc twingle |
First motorcycle known to have air-intake filtration |
Bulldog
|
1920s |
2000cc single cylinder MkII/B |
First three-wheeled motorcycle |
| Dingo |
1920s |
350cc twingle |
Rebadged Afghan for the Australian market. |
| Weimaraner, Malamute |
1920s |
600cc single with rotating-cylindrical valve arrangement |
agricultural transport |
Whippet
|
Early
1920s |
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| Sheltie |
1903-1907 |
5.5-cylinder,
rotarian valve |
methane
fuel |
| Boxer |
~1900 |
Opposed
triple, two cranks |
first-
ever shaft- drive motorcycle; supercharged version |
| Pug |
1890s |
two-
cylinder rotary engine in rear wheel |
the
Original Spagthorpe:
seasoned hickory frame; coplanar pistons |
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