Name | Author | Date Published | Contents |
BTSC Independent | Dave Benson | 1997 | The British Two Stroke Club (BTSC) devoted the year 1997 to the make Francis-Barnett and included in its bi-monthly club magazine the most comprehensively written article on the subject, by Dave Benson. |
British Bike Magazine | Nick Kelly | Unknown | A 3 part guide to post-war British two strokes, containing 4 B&W photographs of Francis-Barnetts including one of a Sports Fulmar 90. |
British Bike Magazine | Unknown | March 1991 | An article entitled 'Two Stroke Mania', and subtitled 'Fun, fun, fun', includes short sections on the Cruiser 39 (one B&W picture), and Cruiser 84 (3 B&W pictures), on pages 44 to 45. |
British Bike Magazine | Unknown | May 1994 | The stars of Heartbeat, two Falcon 87s, are given a road test on pages 52-56, with one colour and 5 B&W pictures. One colour photo on the front cover with their 'co-star', Nick Berry. |
British Bike Magazine | Jeremy Erwin | October 1995 | A test of Neil Buckle's Falcon 87 on pages 36 to 39, including 7 colour photos. |
Classic & Motorcycle Mechanics | Brian Crichton | October 1991 | Pages 65 to 67 contain an article about a Plover 78, containing 5 B&W and 3 colour photos. |
Classic Bike | Val Ward | April 1983 | A not for the faint hearted test of the Falcon 87 on pages 32 to 35 with 3 colour and 2 B&W photos, with a large picture on the front cover. |
Classic Bike | Brian Woolley | June 1987 | Pages 32 to 34 contain a test report on a 125cc Merlin 51 including 5 B&W photographs. |
Classic Bike | Unknown | January 1988 | Page 11 contains a photograph of a 1949 125cc Merlin 52. |
Classic Bike | Unknown | May 1992 | A B&W photo of a 1961 Trials 85 in action on the Devil's Staircase in the 1961 Scottish 6 Days. |
Classic Bike Guide | Claire Leavey | Unknown | Pages 27 to 29 contain a report on a Falcon 81, including 7 B&W photos. |
Classic Bike Guide | Claire Leavey | November 1995 | Pages 41 to 44 contain a report on the Plover 95 with 12 colour pictures. |
Classic Mechanics | Brian Crichton | Oct/Nov 1988 | A Villiers 197cc 9E engine stripdown from pages 13 to 20. |
Classic Mechanics | Chris Dell | June/July 1989 | Pages 42 to 44 contain an article on the Light Cruiser 79 with 8 B&W photos, with one small colour picture on the front cover. |
Classic Mechanics | Paul Foreman,
Brian Crichton |
Oct/Nov 1989 | An article on the Villiers 197cc 6E engine and stripdown, which is almost identical to the 10D, and includes a B&W photograph of a Falcon 58. |
Classic Mechanics | Brian Woolley | Unknown | Pages 56-59 contain a Villiers Engine Guide 1946-68. |
Motor Cycle | Johnathan Jones | July 1993 | Pages 51 to 55 contain an article about the Falcon 87, including 5 colour and 3 B&W photographs. There is also a short article on page 55 about Francis-Barnett offerings for 1962 with a B&W picture of the Fulmar 88. |
Motorcycle Enthusiast | Mick Walker | September 1988 | Pages 16 to 19 contain an article on the Fulmar, including 2 B&W photos (one Fulmar, one Plover). |
The Classic Motor Cycle | Bob Currie,
Jim Davies |
July 1988 | Pages 8 to 11 contain an article about the 1937 Red Stag, including 1 colour and 6 B&W photographs. |
The Classic Motor Cycle | Philip Tooth | February 1989 | Pages 16 to 19 contain an article on the 1928 Pullnam 10 with 2 colour and 5 B&W photographs. |
The Classic Motor Cycle | Johnathan Jones | July 1992 | Pages 57 to 61 contain a road test of the Merlin 51 with 5 coloour and 2 B&W photos. |
The Classic Motor Cycle | Brian Woolley | September 1992 | Pages 31 to 33 is a technical article on the Villiers Carburettors. |
The Classic Motor Cycle | Johnathan Jones | October 1992 | Pages 20 to 23 contain an article on the Plover 78 with 3 colour photographs and a potted history of all Plover models. |
The Classic Motor Cycle | Brian Woolley | December 1994 | Pages 27 to 30 cover the 1926 Pullman model with 3 colour and 2 B&W photos. |
The Classic Motor Cycle | Roy Poynting | September 1995 | An article entitled 'New Amps for Old' shows you how to convert Villiers units to battery and coil ignition. |
The Classic Motor Cycle | Dennis Frost | December 1995 | Pages 28 to 31 contain a report on the Cruiser 89 with 2T engine including 2 colour and 5 B&W photographs. |
The Classic Motor Cycle | Unknown | July/Aug 1996 | A two-part article on Villiers servicing. |
The Classic Motor Cycle | Roy Poynting | May 1997 | An article on post-war Villiers singles from pages 19 to 23 contains a small B&W photo of a Plover 78. |
The Classic Motor Cycle | Unknown | June 1998 | A report on the 1953 Falcon. |
Information compiled by Martin Green
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