A long session on the scanner for this one, but worth it I hope you'll agree. The Beardmore Precision catalogue for 1923. The front and rear covers are rough but all the content is good.
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The bottom line seems to be that you need not take the steel leaf spring that gives the rear wheel some suspension, as models are offered with a fully rigid frame as an alternative. While a creative idea, it looks as though the spring might have made for a more willowy frame?
ReplyDeleteI'm not rightly sure how good the rear suspension was on these bikes. Even if it was fantastic it was a novelty and the motorcycling public are notoriously conservative. So, even if the rear suspension system was fantastic, I guess they offered the bike without it to satisfy the luddite end of the market!
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