Thread: Have you heard of Phelan & Moore motorcycles

Originally Posted by bob10

A Harley.
Harley Davidson 42WLA 750cc Motorcycle





ID numberREL/08442.001TitleHarley Davidson 42WLA 750cc MotorcycleObject typeVehiclePlace madeUnited States of AmericaDate made1943Physical description

• Rubber;
• Steel;

CollectionTechnologyDescriptionHarley Davidson motorcycle, 750cc, model number 42 WLA. The exterior is painted in olive drab with the number '94139' applied to both sides of the fuel tank in white. The powerplant is a WLA 45, V twin cylinder air-cooled engine. Comes complete with windshield, two leather panniers mounted at the rear, a leather sub-machine gun bucket mounted on the right front fork and a small metal stowage box mounted on the left front fork.

How does one do a hill-start on one of these contraptions?

This is what I would love to have in my garage both hand made

Originally Posted by bob10

An oldie, for sure, Bob






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ID numberA04221 PhotographerUnknownObject type Black & white - Print silver gelatin Place madeUnited Kingdom: England CollectionPhotographDescriptionAn unidentified officer of the Royal Air Force (RAF) sitting on a Phelan and Moore Panther 3 1/2 horse power single cylinder motorcycle. Phelan and Moore began supplying motorcycles to the Royal Flying Corps and Australian Flying Corps in 1915 and continued to equip the reformed RAF until the late 1920's.

It is actually Phelon & Moore - see:

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phelon_%26_Moore"]Phelon & Moore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

Here's a 1924 model at a rally of Phelon & Moore / Panther bikes:

Enthusiast Rare Panthers at annual rally - Weekly Times Now

Bob

In a similar vein, check out Alldays & Onions; another all but forgotten manufacturer.

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alldays_%26_Onions"]Alldays & Onions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

Alldays & Onion

I've always wanted one of these

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

In a similar vein, check out Alldays & Onions; another all but forgotten manufacturer.

Alldays & Onions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alldays & Onion

Those were the days, classic. Bob

Originally Posted by jerryd

I've always wanted one of these

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Very interesting. I have placed that in my favourites , if only for the info. in :
" Ural trip to the mountains" Might get down that way sometime. Russian motorbike enthusiast club, whou'da thought!. Bob

I own a Panther M100 (Phelon & Moore) with a Watsonian Palma sidecar. Not quite as old as the bike in the picture in the first post. I'll have to find some photo's
I also have a couple of the other bikes mentioned in the thread.
Norton Big 4 (tele. front rigid rear)
Vincent Rapide

Plus
Matchless G80L (tele. front rigid rear)
Norton Electra (400cc electric start)
Norton Navigator (350cc version of the above)

What I don't seem to have is the time and/or money to get them on the road.......


Colin