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Bikes Collection

Background imageBikes Collection: 1938 Scott Flying Squirrel motorcycle

1938 Scott Flying Squirrel motorcycle
1938 Scott Flying Squirrel 500cc twin two stroke motorcycle roadside circa 1938

Background imageBikes Collection: Policeman on BSA motorcycle, London

Policeman on BSA motorcycle, London
A Metropolitan Police officer riding a BSA motorcycle in London. The BSA could travel at up to 70 miles per hour

Background imageBikes Collection: Motorbike racing - Tourist Trophy Race

Motorbike racing - Tourist Trophy Race
Motorcycle race - high speed cornering in the great Tourist Trophy Race. Date: 1932

Background imageBikes Collection: Two ladies on a 1914 Triumph motorcycle

Two ladies on a 1914 Triumph motorcycle
Two ladies on a 1914 Triumph Model H motorcycle & sidecar combination circa 1914

Background imageBikes Collection: AFS despatch rider and messenger, WW2

AFS despatch rider and messenger, WW2
An AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) despatch rider and messenger on a motorbike at an LFS sub-station during the Second World War

Background imageBikes Collection: Police Motorcycle Team at Crystal Palace

Police Motorcycle Team at Crystal Palace
The Metropolitan Police Motorcycle Team at Crystal Palace Centre. Five of the riders are wearing white corker helmets and all are riding White Triumph motorcycles with white legshields

Background imageBikes Collection: Two girls on a 1934 Matchless motorcycle

Two girls on a 1934 Matchless motorcycle
Two young girls pose for photograph sitting on a 1934 Matchless 250cc ohv motorcycle, circa 1934

Background imageBikes Collection: 1938 Scott Flying Squirrel motorcycle

1938 Scott Flying Squirrel motorcycle
1938 Scott Flying Squirrel 500cc twin two stroke motorcycle roadside circa 1938

Background imageBikes Collection: Lady on a 1939 / 40 Harley Davidson motorcycle

Lady on a 1939 / 40 Harley Davidson motorcycle
Young lady poses with her 1939/40 Harley Davidson 1000cc Knucklehead motorcycle in front of house in the 1940s Young lady poses with her 1939/40 Harley Davidson 1000cc Knucklehead motorcycle in front

Background imageBikes Collection: Man on a 1927 Model A Ariel motorcycle

Man on a 1927 Model A Ariel motorcycle
Young man on a Ariel 1927 Model A (557cc side valve with Burman gearbox) outside wooden shed circa 1930

Background imageBikes Collection: Man on his 1956 / 7 Royal Enfield motorcycle

Man on his 1956 / 7 Royal Enfield motorcycle
Travelling biker on his 1956/7 Royal Enfield Meteor motorcycle outside the Post Office at John O Groats in the late 1950s

Background imageBikes Collection: People on a 1939 Norton motorcycle & sidecar

People on a 1939 Norton motorcycle & sidecar
Two men and a woman in sidecar on a 1939 Norton model 16H motorcycle combination in the early 1940s

Background imageBikes Collection: Boy & girl on a 1922 Royal Enfield motorcycle & sidecar in a

Boy & girl on a 1922 Royal Enfield motorcycle & sidecar in a
Young boy and girl pose for a studio photograph on a 1922 Royal Enfield motorcycle & sidecar combination

Background imageBikes Collection: Man on a 1946 AJS 350cc Model 16

Man on a 1946 AJS 350cc Model 16 motorcycle, circa late 1940s / early 1950s. Date: circa late 1940s

Background imageBikes Collection: Man & 1948 Triumph motorcycle

Man & 1948 Triumph motorcycle
Man on his 1948 Triumph Trophy 500cc motorcycle road side circa 1950

Background imageBikes Collection: Woman on a 1938 Ariel motorcycle

Woman on a 1938 Ariel motorcycle
Woman on a 1938 Ariel 500cc motorcycle in garden circa 1938

Background imageBikes Collection: Three bikers on their veteran BSA motorcycles

Three bikers on their veteran BSA motorcycles
Three bikers on their 1934 BSA Blue Star & 1948/9 BSA Gold Star motorcycles at the seaside early 1950s

Background imageBikes Collection: Harley Davidson advertisement, WW1

Harley Davidson advertisement, WW1
First world War advertisement for the Harley-Davidson motor company ltd showing an officer riding a motor cycle and gallantly helping a fashionably dressed lady into its sidecar. Date: 1915

Background imageBikes Collection: Gentleman on a 1926 AJS motorcycle

Gentleman on a 1926 AJS motorcycle
Gentleman on a 1926 AJS Big Port 350cc OHV motorcycle circa late 1920s early 1930s

Background imageBikes Collection: Hugh Gibson & James Eastwood on their 1911 Bradbury motorcyc

Hugh Gibson & James Eastwood on their 1911 Bradbury motorcyc
Hugh Gibson & James Eastwood, record holders, on their 1911 3.5 H.P. Bradbury Chain Drive motorcycle & sidecar in Ireland in 1911

Background imageBikes Collection: Soho, London - Rupert Street W1

Soho, London - Rupert Street W1, looking towards Brewer Street and Isows Restaurant. 1973

Background imageBikes Collection: Nun on a bicycle in a playground

Nun on a bicycle in a playground. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageBikes Collection: Group photo, Worcester Park United Cycling Club 1907

Group photo, Worcester Park United Cycling Club 1907, based in SW London (Surrey). Date: circa 1907

Background imageBikes Collection: The Humorist Easter Number 1938

The Humorist Easter Number 1938
The Humorist Easter Number front cover illustrated by William Heath Robinson featuring two exhausted cyclists sleeping off a picnic lunch, unaware that somebody is riding away on their tandem bicycle

Background imageBikes Collection: Three ladies on a 1908 Phelon & Moore motorcycle

Three ladies on a 1908 Phelon & Moore motorcycle
Three ladies pose for a photograph on a 1908 Phelon & Moore 500cc 4-stroke motorcycle on Brighton Parade circa 1912

Background imageBikes Collection: Lady and a 27 EW 600cc F28 Sport Douglas Motorcycle

Lady and a 27 EW 600cc F28 Sport Douglas Motorcycle
Smiling lady holding camera, posed for a photograph beside a 1927 Douglas 600cc Twin motorcycle in country lane circa 1930

Background imageBikes Collection: Humber cycles advertisement featuring Edward VII, 1902

Humber cycles advertisement featuring Edward VII, 1902
Advertisement for Humber cycles, endorsed (apparently) by King Edward VII. At least he is pictured riding one. Date: 1902

Background imageBikes Collection: Family on a 1906 motorcycle & sidecar

Family on a 1906 motorcycle & sidecar combination in the road circa 1906

Background imageBikes Collection: Metropolitan Police officer on his bicycle, Ferrier Estate

Metropolitan Police officer on his bicycle, Ferrier Estate
A Metropolitan Police officer, PC Percy Ungate, riding his bicycle along Moorehead (or Moorhead) Way, on the Ferrier Estate, a large housing estate in Kidbrooke, south east London

Background imageBikes Collection: Jack Chapman, dirt track speedway

Jack Chapman, dirt track speedway
Jack Chapman, Australian dirt track speedway rider, thrown from his bike during the Puritan Cup at Audenshaw. Date: 1929

Background imageBikes Collection: Two Edwardian women with their bicycles in a garden

Two Edwardian women with their bicycles in a garden. Date: circa 1907

Background imageBikes Collection: Grantham - a meeting of the Cyclists Touring Club - 1920s

Grantham - a meeting of the Cyclists Touring Club - 1920s

Background imageBikes Collection: Cover design, Triumph Motor Cycles, Advance List

Cover design, Triumph Motor Cycles, Advance List
Triumph Motor Cycles, Advance List, cover design of sales brochure, Triumph Engineering Company, Coventry Date: circa 1962

Background imageBikes Collection: Across the Libyan desert by motorcycle

Across the Libyan desert by motorcycle
Two motorcyclists crossed the Libyan desert from Cairo to Siwa and back again. This was the first time this had been done

Background imageBikes Collection: Frank Longman Motorbike Racing

Frank Longman Motorbike Racing
Frank Longman (d. 1933) competing in the Lightweight Tourist Trophy (TT) Race on the Isle of Man. The photograph was taken shortly before he suffered a fatal crash. Date: 1933

Background imageBikes Collection: Tudor House School Advertisement

Tudor House School Advertisement
An advertisement for the Tudor House School, established in 1898 in Moss Vale, the photograph shows the premises with boys with bikes standing outside. Date: circa 1922

Background imageBikes Collection: Kawasaki KH 400 motorbike

Kawasaki KH 400 motorbike, with two more Kawasaki big bikes. Date: 1970s

Background imageBikes Collection: Poster, German Grand Prix, Nurburgring race track, World Championship, 1 August 1965

Poster, German Grand Prix, Nurburgring race track, World Championship, 1 August 1965, including a cycle race. Date: 1965

Background imageBikes Collection: Two girls with their new bicycles and proud parents

Two girls with their new bicycles and proud parents
British family outside their house. The parents look very proud, possibly because their two duaghters have just learning to ride their shiny new bicycles! Date: circa 1920

Background imageBikes Collection: Society Returns to the Bicycle by Hynes

Society Returns to the Bicycle by Hynes
Fantastic caricatures of some of the most famous faces in 1930s British society, all furiously peddling away on bicycles. Back row from left: Sir Henry Birkin

Background imageBikes Collection: Two men and their bicycles

Two men and their bicycles. circa 1900

Background imageBikes Collection: Push bikes resting against a road sign on village green

Push bikes resting against a road sign on village green
Push bikes resting against a sign to Newton, Ashton, Lowton, Croft, Colborne and Wican. Villages near Manchester, England. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageBikes Collection: Velocipede competition in Leipzig, Germany 1885

Velocipede competition in Leipzig, Germany 1885
Scenes from a velocipede competition in Leipzig, Germany. Date: 1885

Background imageBikes Collection: Advert for The 20th Century Cycle Lamp 1897

Advert for The 20th Century Cycle Lamp 1897
Advertisement for 19th century bicycle lamps. Date: 1897

Background imageBikes Collection: Phantom bicycle

Phantom bicycle, steered from the middle of the frame, or from both wheels and not from the front wheel alone, the front wheel only turns half way

Background imageBikes Collection: Couple riding bicycles on a Christmas card

Couple riding bicycles on a Christmas card
Couple riding bicycles along a country lane on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageBikes Collection: French folding bicycle 1899

French folding bicycle 1899
Illustration showing a bicycle designed to fold into a compact form, with two straps so it could easyly carried on your back, used by French army for infantry use. Date: 1899

Background imageBikes Collection: Advertisement for Hercules Bicycles

Advertisement for Hercules Bicycles - a smart lad in his school uniform is delighted with his new racing bicycle, as is his proud Mother



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