Premier Motorcycles - Misplaced Pages

Premier Cycle Co
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Industry	Manufacturing and engineering
Founded	1908
Defunct	1926?
Fate	1914 name changed to Coventry Premier
Successor	1921 purchased by Singer Motors
Headquarters	Coventry
Products	Motorcycles

See also: Coventry Premier See also: Singer Motors

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.

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.

The business changed its name to "The Premier Cycle Company (Coventry Premier Ltd.)" in 1914.

After the First World War bicycle or motorcycle production was not resumed and the cyclecar business was acquired by Singer Motors in 1921 although Premier motorcycles were produced under licence in Czechoslovakia throughout the 1930s.

Models

Model	Year	Notes
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

^ "Premier". Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
^ "Premier Motorcycles". Retrieved 14 August 2008.

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