Premier Motorcycles
Industry | Manufacturing and engineering |
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Founded | 1908 |
Defunct | 1926? |
Fate | 1914 name changed to Coventry Premier |
Successor | 1921 purchased by Singer Motors |
Headquarters | Coventry |
Products | Motorcycles |
Premier Motorcycles were British motorcycles manufactured by a business founded as a bicycle manufacturer by W. H. Herbert and William Hillman in 1876. Their "Hillman and Herbert Cycle Company" was renamed "Premier Cycle Co." in 1891.[1]
White & Poppe engine
Their first motorcycle was produced in 1908, with a White & Poppe side-valve engine and Chater-Lea front forks. They made their first V-twin in 1909, followed by a 499 cc single-cylinder machine in 1910.[2]
The business changed its name to "The Premier Cycle Company (Coventry Premier Ltd.)" in 1914.[1]
After the First World War bicycle or motorcycle production was not resumed and the cyclecar business was acquired by Singer Motors in 1921[2] although Premier motorcycles were produced under licence in Czechoslovakia throughout the 1930s.
Models
Model | Year | Notes |
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Premier | 1908 | White & Poppe side-valve engine |
Premier 500cc | 1909 | V-twin |
998cc | 1913 | V-twin |
- 4 hp 500 cc 1911
- 2½ hp 250 cc 1912
- 4½ hp 500 cc 1916
External links
References
- ^ a b "Premier". Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- ^ a b "Premier Motorcycles". Retrieved 14 August 2008.
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