British Excelsior Motoricycles.

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Thu 29 Oct 2009 08:11
British Excelsior Motoricycles. - Pugugly
Anybody here with any knowledge of these bikes ? I have some photos to post if so.
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Thu 29 Oct 2009 23:26
British Excelsior Motoricycles. - Harleyman
Do you mean the real Excelsors of the 30's, or the AMC Villiers-powered abominations of the 50's and 60's?
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Sat 12 Dec 2009 08:42
British Excelsior Motoricycles. - jc2
I once owned a 1938 Excelsior Autobyk-Villiers powered of course.98cc with non-detachable head-no suspension either.
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Mon 14 Dec 2009 01:24
British Excelsior Motoricycles. - Pugugly
Ill post the photos tomorrow.
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Tue 15 Dec 2009 18:48
British Excelsior Motoricycles. - Treadtrader
I did briefly own a "Talisman Twin" in the sixties, can't really remember much about it, just one of those cheap bikes of the day.
When i lived in Birmingham i worked for a few months at King Dick tool in Kings road Tyseley, near my home. Excelsior factory was just up the road. Other nearby names were Lucas and Girling.
The area was one big manufacturing area in those days, so many sadly gone now.
The whole area smelled of suds oil !
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