1910 Cycle and Motorcycle Exhibition
Bradbury and Co., Ltd.
Wellington Works, Oldham. Stand No. 81.
The Bradbury motor-bicycle is introduced in two forms for 1911 namely, the roadster and the light roadster or Tourist Trophy, the latter weighing some 30 lbs. less than the former. The excellent feature of using a steel crank case and making it an essential part of the frame is retained. The fitting of a cross tube below the tank is thus avoided and there is good clearance both above and below the engine. The Brown and Barlow carburetter and Bosch magneto occupy the usual positions and the former is handlebar control. Inverted levers under the handlebar operate the exhaust lifter and the front wheel brake. A low position is secured for the saddle by providing a lug behind the upper part of the diagonal tube to receive the saddle pillar.
The front fork is provided with links and springs on the parallel ruler principle. Transmission is by belt and variable pulley. The tank is held in place by cast steel clips and is fitted with a petrol filter. The rear brake is operated by a pedal mounted independently of the foot-rests, which are provided with rubber pads. The tool bag is furnished with an improved set of tools and is securely supported at the back of the carrier and sufficiently below it to give a clear platform. The roadster models are specially adapted to stand sidecar work, the lighter pattern is without pedalling gear. These excellent machines are not sold to the public direct, but to retailers only.
Two-speed Bradbury, fitted with lugs for sidecar.
BRADBURY AND Co., LTD., Wellington Works, Oldham.
For 1911 the Bradbury machine is one which deserves the closest inspection. This is a thoroughly well-tried model which has worked its way to the front simply through close attention to detail on the part of the designers, who have studied perfection in the only right way, namely, by continuous road trials. The standard Bradbury machines are quite as well finished as those shown in Olympia, which are not specially enamelled and plated for the exhibition. On the stand is a clutch model fitted with a double cone clutch in the rear hub. A two-speed machine is also on view fitted to a well-built sidecar, with easily detachable dovetailed fittings. It is interesting to note that the end board of the sidecar footboard has openings so that the dust and dirt may be easily swept out.
The sidecar is also provided with an adjustable lamp bracket, so that two lamps may be carried. The machine can be fitted with a superior toolbag, which is fully equipped with useful tools. In many other details the Bradbury motor bicycles have been considerably altered for the better. As few projections as possible are to be found on the crank case, thus facilitating cleaning. Side wings of ample size are fitted to the front guards, and a rear red reflector is fitted as a standard to the back number plates. Yet another improvement is the fitting of a foot brake on the opposite side to the tootrests, while the front forks are wider than usual. The two-speed gear employed is one which has been well tried, and is light in weight.
Besides the standard machines, there are variable speed models provided with an engine with slightly higher compression than the standard machines, no pedalling gear, and with or without spring forks at the desire of the purchaser.
