Gaby | 1914-15 |
Gadabout | 1948-51. Scooter. |
Gamage | 1905-24. Rebadged Omega, Radco and others. |
GB | 1905-07 |
Gerard | 1913-15 |
Givaudan | 1908-14 |
Glendale | 1920-21 |
Globe | 1901-11 |
Gloria | 1924-25. Name also used by low-end Triumph-built bikes 1931-33 (32-34?) that used 98cc & 147cc Villiers engines. |
Grandex-Precision | 1910-16 |
Graphic | 1903-06 |
Graves | 1914-15. Built by New Imperial. |
Green | 1919-23. Early pioneer of water cooling. |
Greeves | Known for its trials and motocross bikes which won many international trials events, Greeves also made 250 and 350cc roadsters using Villiers or Anzani engines. Sample models Fleetmaster, Sportsman, Sports Twin, Hawkstone Scrambler, Anglian. Bert Greeves began building bikes in 1951, using Villiers engines. The bikes won several races in the 1960s, and started making their own engines in 1964. Greeves closed in 1977 when Bert retired. |
Greyhound | 1905-1907. Also called Greyhound Hampstead. |
GRI | 1921-22. Single-valve engines. |
Grigg | 1920-25 |
Grindlay- Peerless | Former sidecar maker. Made stylish roadsters from 1923; 150cc to 1,000cc V-twins using JAP and Villiers engines. Their big moment came when Bill Lacey set a world record by covering over 100 miles in an hour on a Grindlay-Peerless in 1928. Closed in 1934. |
Grose-Spur | 1934-39. Lightweights. |
GSD | 1921-23 |
G&W | 1902-06 |
GYS Cyclemotor | 1949-1955. Bicycle attachments. Changed name to Motoamite in 1952 (same as Cairns Mocyc) |
Friday, 12 August 2011
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