A to Z motorcycle manufacturers....

[Dexxie]

Tonight as we sat and he got bored with watching telly - me n Bri did an old fave A to Z of bike manufacturers - usually done half cut during TT (boy do we have an exciting lifestyle!!!!!lol)

Anyways some letters brought us both to an abrupt halt!

Does anyone know any genuine bike manufacturers beginning with: "P", "W", "X"(a forlorn hope there I think!) or "F"(he said Francis Barnett but I am sure there is another!) :confused:

Any help would clear two very confused minds - ta!!!

Btw it's a fun game - especially with added alcofrol first!!!.....honest! :D

[Jonnyfp]

P i got Puch.
they made them 50cc efforts inthe 70's and 80's i think.

[Jonnyfp]

I know they made sidecars but does Watsonian count?

[Jonnyfp]

XL 1921-23. 490-400cc singles, built by Norfolk Engineering Co.


googled that one sorry but it was doin me ed in.

[Dougie]

FN,Fabrique National.Belgian company,made bikes as well as weapons.Damn good weapons too,the British L1A1 self loading rifle was a modified FN FAL,and the General Purpose Machine Gun was FN designed and manufactured.

[defarter]

Panther motorcycles

[Dougie]

Panther motorcycles
Manufactured by Phelon & Moore!
It's 2 for 1!

[defarter]

Panther 600cc

Could not get the link to work so nicked a pic :D :D

[Lone-Wolf]

I know they made sidecars but does Watsonian count?

Wotcha.

Yep - they also made a bike specifically to pull sidecars. A nice big JAP sidevalve engine, and they just happened to call it the Watsonian. There's a nice one at the national m/cycle museum . . . if the fire didn't get it . . . stands a good chance of surviving seeing as it was displayed in the entrance ( or it was last time I went there )rather than in the three rear halls that got wiped out.
Museum slide show - rather large file if on dial up (http://www.moonshiners.org.uk/museum.htm)

The Wolf ( and the Norton 'Wulf' ), a few Panthers and the Watsonian ( the last piccy ) make an appearance. I wish I hadn't looked at those again now . . . most of 'em were destroyed :(

[Bosun]

e XCelsior mororcycles


worth atry maybe

any other with an x has got to be chinese

[Qwyplain Dhark]

Wooler for W, made the flying Bannana i believe

[Jonnyfp]

Wooler for W, made the flying Bannana i believe

Thought that was house of pan.
fnarr fnarr. :D

[Jimbob]

The Flying Merkel. Ithankyou!!!!

[BlackPig]

P = Polaris,Peugeot (incidentaly the oldest remaining fabricator of two wheeled vehicles !! ),Panther,Puch .

W =? Didn't Wankel make thier own machine at some point?

X = ???????

[Blue]

Okay Dexxxie, F, P, W and X... And the amazing thing about this list of manufacturers?

They were all British...




F

Fairfield - 1914-15
Farnell - 1901
FB - 1913-22
Federation - 1919-37. (Funded by the Cooperative Wholesale Society, which went back to groceries in '37)
Fee - 1905-08
Few-Paramount - 1920-27
FLM - 1951-53
Force
Forward - 1909-15


P


Pacer - 1914 (-15?)
Packman and Poppe - 1922-1930
Pallion 1905-14.
Panther
P&M - 1900-1967
Paragon - 1919-23.
Paramount-DVO - 1920-27.
Parkyn - 1902-04.
PAX - 1920-22
PDC - 1920-22
Pearson - 1903-04
Pearson & Cox 1912-14. (Steam-powered machine!)
Pearson & Sopwith - 1919-21
Pebok - 1903-09
Peco - 1913-15.
Peerless - 1902-08 and 1913-14.
Peters - 1921-25.
Phasar - early 1980s.
Phillips - 1954-64.
Phoenix - 1900-08
Pick - 1908
Pilot - 1903-15
Planet - 1919-20
PMC - 1908-15.
Portland - 1910-11.
Pouncy - 1930-38
Powell - 1921-26
Powerful - 1903-06
P&P 1922-30
Premo - 1908-15
Prim - 1906-07
Pride & Clarke - 1938-40
Princeps - 1903-07.
Prior - 1936 & 1957-60.
Priory - 1919-26
Progress - 1902-08
P&S 1919-21.
Pullin/ Ascot-Pullin - 1919-1955
Pullin-Groom - 1920-25
PV - 1910-25

W

Waddington - 1902-06
Waddon-Ehrlich - 1981-82
Wag - 1924-25
Wakefield - 1902
Wall - 1909-16
Ward - 1915-16
Wardill - 1924-26
Warland - 1923
Warrior - 1921-23
Warwick - 1909-15
Wasp
Wassell - 1970-1975
Watney - 1922-23
Watsonian - 1950 996cc sv V-twin JAP
Waverley - 1921-23
WD - 1911-13
Wearwell - 1901-06
Weatherell - 1922-23
Weaver - 1922-25
Wee McGregor - 1922-25
Welland - 1920-22.
Weller - 1902-05
Weslake British designer and engineer Harry Weslake started making
Westovian - 1903
W&G - 1927-28
Wheatcroft - 1924
Whippet
Whirlwind - 1901-03
White & Poppe - 1902-22
Whitley - 1902-06
Whitwood - 1934-1936
Wigan-Barlow - 1921-22
Wilbee - 1902-06.
Wilkin - 1920.
Wilkinson Sword company. (Made motorcycles from 1903 - 1916) Williamson - 1912-20
Willow 1920
Win 1910-14
Winco 1920-22.
Wirral 1902-06
Witall 1919-23
Wizard
Wolf 1901-1954
Wulfram 1912-28.
Wynne 1919


X

XL - 1921-23
XL-All - 1902-06

[defarter]

[QUOTE=Blue]Okay Dexxxie, F, P, W and X... And the amazing thing about this list of manufacturers?

They were all British...



There always has to be a show off. :D :D :D ;)

[Blue]

Yep, I'm an anorak when it comes to classic (particularly British) motorcycles. What of it?!!

[defarter]

Yep, I'm an anorak when it comes to classic (particularly British) motorcycles. What of it?!!


Lucky it could av been Trains..............

[Santa]

The Flying Merkel. Ithankyou!!!!

Good grief! Airborne false fanny fur? :eek: