B & D Motorcycles Qld.
Nambour Suzuki
Baglee and Weston
The Crescent, Fairfield
Alf Baglee was a well-known motorcycle racer. Jim Airey did his apprenticeship with them, it is believed.
Progressive Young Firm.
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Accessories and Showrooms
Two local lads who have gone some considerable distance along the road to success since opening a motor cycle and bicycle shop after the war are Messrs. Alf Baglee and Cyril Weston. Cyril manages their Cabramatta shop. whilst Alf is in control of the shop and workshops at Fairfield, where the likeable young Mick Sneddon is in charge of the accessories department. This department has been enlarged considerably and remodelled, and their spare parts section is one of the largest in the Western Suburbs, if not the largest. The entire shop, which once housed the repair department, is all given over to accessories and a showroom for motor cycle and bicycles.
The Biz (Fairfield, NSW) Thu 15 Nov 1951
Baileys Honda Vic.
Frankston, also sold Italjet in the 1970s. His son Andrew Bailey raced Vintage MX in Queensland.
Les Bailey, Tamworth
In 1909, Stephen Leslie Bailey ran a cycle and motorcycle shop in Tamworth NSW. The only racing track in existence at that time was the Sydney Showground, where Les was an outstanding rider mounted on an Excelsior.
He moved to England in 1909 and designed the 1911 Twin Humber Twin, and was then offered a position with Douglas. During the First War he was effectively the Douglas works manager. Post-war he designed and oversaw the production of the R.A Douglas speedway machine. Bailey returned to Australia in 1924.
Bain and Kessing
7, Broadway, Enfield, Sydney. Established 1948
Don Bain was road racing champion before the war, and Ron Kessing was a tuner. Both had a taste for Velocettes.
An entertaining account of their exploits with the Monster is available in an archive here: 1936 495cc ex-works Velocette
More information: Bain and Kessing at Velobanjogent
Bates Cycles Vic
Can-Am dealer, Preston
Barry Grahame Motorcycles NSW
Arncliffe, Sydney.
Beart 1922-1925 (S.A.)
Beaumonts Qld
a.k.a. Brisbane Kawasaki
Benders Vic. (1960s-70s)
Geelong. Kawasaki
Bert Kingston Qld
Bert Flood Vic. (1960s-70s)
Box Hill, Melbourne. Bultaco, KTM, SWM
Bennett & Barkell (B&B Motorcycles) Sydney
Bennett & Wood Sydney
Bill Mahler
27-29 Campbell St, Sydney. (1953)
In September 1966 Bill Mahler became NSW distributor for Lambretta scooters, and in September 1967 he opened another store at 464-466 Pitt Street, Sydney, which eventually became the Service and Spares centre for Lambretta, with Lambretta Sales remaining at the Campbell Street address (some 500 metres from Wentworth Ave.)
Mahler sold Lambretta, Puch and Douglas motorcycles. The firm was previously known as Relham Motors.
See also: Lambretta History in Australia
Bilyard & Son
Bilyard & Son, 110 Elizabeth St.
Agents for BSA and Triumph, 1924.
Abingdon motorcycle and Swift motor car agents, 1927-28.
Built Bilyard & King motorcycles c.1924, with Sim King of Launceston.
James Bilyard, The Havelock Cycle & MotorWorks, 141 Elizabeth Street, Hobart, built the Havelock motorcycle, 1904 to 1910.
Boero and Franki
Victoria-street. Taree. 1921
Tudor-street, Hamilton (near Gordon Avenue). 1925
The firm reportedly imported two 1924 model Moto-Guzzi motorcycles.
An article from 1925 describes them as "Expert Engineers
from the Fiat Factory."
A 1931 article in the Macleay Argus (Kempsey) states: "...Cesare Franki, both of whom have special racing machines. Franki, in particular, will ride a Guzzi machine, the most famous of all Continental machines."
Source: Trove NLA
Brian Clarkson MC
Penrith NSW, 1970s-1980s. Clarkson sold and raced Alron MX machines the early 1970s. The firm became Mick Dyer Motorcycles.
Brian Collins Sydney
Major player in the trade for decades. Brian Collins was a Lambretta and Bridgestone dealer before taking on Yamaha. Branches in Kingswood, Penrith and 84-86 Church Street Parramatta. The Paramatta premises was later occupied by Action Motorcycles.
Brisbane Suzuki Centre Qld
Ross Street, Newstead
Brisk Sales Qld
Stones Corner
British Motor & Cycle Co Pty Ltd
389 Hunter St, Newcastle. 1938
Source: soundworld.com.au/hunter/
British Motor Cycle Co.
205 Adelaide Street, Brisbane.
Sold AJS motorcycles in 1930.
Sold Waratah motorcycles in 1931.
247 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1932 - advertised A.J.S., Rudge, and Douglas.
Broken Hill Suzuki Centre
Suzuki and Kawasaki Dealer.
80 Oxide St, Broken Hill 2880 NSW
MRA-SA, 1985
Broken Hill Suzuki Centre, NSW
Bryant Suzuki Victoria
Beach St Frankston. The owner, Terry Bryant, founded Top Gear Motorcycles which was later sold to Martin Orchard.
Burling and Simmons Sydney
40 Parramatta Rd, Auburn. (1953)
Triumph dealer, later Harley-Davidson and Benelli in the early 70s.
