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Motorcycles at the 1922 Olympia Show

NOVEMBER 30th, 1922. Page 841
The Olympia Show.

MOHAWK. (92.)

Touring Solo Lightweights.

2¾ H.P. Model.

70x76 mm, (293 c.c]; single-cyl. four-stroke; side valves; hand pump lubrication; B. and B. carb.; chain-driven mag.; 2-sp. gear; clutch and kick-starter; Chain and belt drive; 26x2¼in. tyres. Price £68.

The Mohawk Cycle Co., Alexandra Road, Hornsey, and Coventry.

Mohawk models meet the demand for substantial and conventional machines built up from well-known and tried proprietary units...

Continued: Mohawk Motorcycles

MONOPOLE. (37.)

Five 350 c.c. Solos.

3 H.P. Model.

70x90 mm. (346 c.c.); single cyl. four-stroke; side valves; hand pump lubrication; B. &. B. carb.; chain-driven mag,; 3-sp. gear; clutch and kick-starter; chain drive; 26x2¼in, tyres. Price; Solo £69 10s.; with Sidecar, £85 5s.

Monopole Cycle and Motor Co., Ltd., Coventry.

Five Coventry-built machines, none exceeding 350 c.c, are staged. Various proprietary units...

Continued: Monopole Motorcycles

VELOCETTE. (129.)

Mechanically-oiled Two-stroke.

2½ H.P. Model.

63x80 mm, (249 c.c): single cyl. two-stroke; mechanical lubrication; B. and B. carb.; chain-driven mag.; 3-sp. gear; clutch and kick-starter; chain drive; 24x2¼in. tyres. Price £65.

Veloce, Ltd., Aston Manor, Birmingham.

The Velocette engine has undergone radical alterations, and substantial advances have been made in respect of power output, silence, and balancing. The chief outward indication of these improvements lies in the exhaust system, twin pipes emerging from each side of the cylinder near its base...

Continued: Velocette for 1923

The Motor Cycle, November 30th, 1922. Page 841


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