COVENTRY'S MOTORCYCLE HERITAGE

COVENTRY'S MOTORCYCLE HERITAGE
GESCHREVEN DOOR / WRITTEN BY DAMIEN KIMVERLEY

Coventry was de geboorteplaats van de Britse fietsindustrie. Hierdoor was de stad zeer betrokken bij de ontwikkeling van de motorfietsindustrie gedurende de 1890s. Veel van de vroege motorfietspioneers verhuisden naar Coventry om deel te kunnen nemen aan deze revolutionaire activiteiten.
Coventry Motorcycle Heritage omvat de historie van al de bedrijven en hun producten. Het bevat een korte samenvatting van al deze fabrikanten en geeft een indruk van de sociale historie van Coventry op het hoogtepunt van de betrokkenheid in de motorfietshistorie.
Enkele voorbeelden zijn, Triumph, Bayliss, Thomas & Co., Coventry Eagle, Humber, Riley, Swift etc.

Considering that Coventry was the birthplace of the British cycle industry, it is perhaps no surprise that the city became heavily involved in the development of the British motor industry during the mid-1890s. From the first velocipedes built here in 1868, most of the later well-established cycle manufacturers quickly turned their attention to motorised vehicles, and many of the early motoring pioneers moved to Coventry to become part of this revolutionary work. Local companies such as Bayliss, Thomas & Co., Coventry Eagle, Humber, Riley and Swift were just a few of the cycle firms quick to catch on, and steadily new companies were formed solely to manufacture motorcycles.
Coventry's Motorcycle Heritage covers the history of all these companies and their products, focussing on the individuals who both founded and worked for such firms. From world-famous companies like Triumph, to the more obscure marques like Wartnaby and Draper, it provides a brief summary of each manufacturer, as well as insight into the social history of Coventry at the peak of its involvement in motorcycle history. It is sure to appeal to anyone interested in motorcycle history and Coventry's industrial past.

Nieuw boek, zachte kaft, 159 pagina's, Engelse taal.
New book, soft cover, 159 pages, English language.

ISBN : 978-0-7509-5125-8