Australian & NZ Motorcycles

Australian Motorcycles (I)

Ideal
J.A.P. Motors to order. Singles £53 Twins £65. Any machine part payment.
"Ideal" Motor. 29 Victoria Avenue Albert Park. Phone 10.178.
Winner Wed 21 Apr 1915 (Trove NLA)

EXPLOSION IN CYCLE SHOP
BUILDING WRECKED
SENSATIONAL EXPERIENCE
The motor cycle shop of Mr P. C. Priestley, which was wrecked on the night of February 19 by an explosion of petrol, was an object of interest to thousands of people in Victoria avenue, Albert Park, next day.

Weekly Times, 26 February, 1916 p. 41. (Trove NLA)


Illawarra 1903-1905 (N.S.W.)


Imperial

A c.1918 motorcycle exists with name Imperial fitted with a JAP 6 h.p. V-twin and Sturmey Archer CS gearbox. Saward suggests that it may have been built by the Imperial Motor & Cycle Co. who bought the Kadina, S.A., branch of the Empire Motor & Cycle Co in 1915.

IMPERIAL MOTOR & CYCLE CO., have acquired the business formerly carried on by the Empire Motor & Cycle Co., Ltd at Port Adelaide, Moonta, Kadina, and Renmark.

Dun's gazette for New South Wales, May 17, 1915 (Trove NLA)

Source: Robert Saward


Imperial Star

Saward reports that an Imperial Star with a Fafnir engine appears in Tasmanian registration records. An article from the VMCC reveals that it belonged Cyril Burdeu of Ascot Vale of Victoia who died at Gallipoli in 1915, and that some of the components were available as early as 1907.

Sources: Robert Saward; vmcc.com.au/file/16399/15443.


Invincible

Saward writes of a photograph showing an Invincible motorcycle fitted with a Precision Big Four engine which appears to be a Healing machine from around 1915 fitted with a Peerless fork. It does not appear to be connected with the Turner Bros whose Invicible-JAP did not appear until 1922.

Source: Robert Saward


Invincible-JAP 1922~1928


Irene

Irene-AU-Header

Manufactured by Irene Cycle Depot, 95 Nicholson Street, Footscray, Victoria.

Bert Yewers is recorded as having built several motorcycles in 1907 and advertised machines built to order in the years 1911 to 1913 before closing in 1915.

    Motor Cycles built to order from £45. The Advertiser Sat 11 May 1912; Sat 11 Jan 1913.

Sources: Robert Saward; Trove NLA


Iris 1922~1928


Irving-Vincent


Ixion

Manufactured by Ixion Cycle Works, 116 High-street, St. Kilda, Melbourne, 1912~1916.

SIX-DAY RACES All Won on IXION CYCLES

In Last Twelve Months.

(portion omitted)

Our Motor Cycles to order, with Precision, Japs., Fafnirs, Peerless Engine, or order. Famous as our racing bikes. Cut this out; and remember when ordering next machine for that extra burst of speed, it must be an Ixion. Special price for cash sales in new districts. Catalogues. 116 High-street, St. Kilda.

The Age, Mon 6 Jan 1913. (Trove NLA)

The firm was still trading in bicycles until at least 1925.

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