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The Welbike was a British single-seat folding motorcycle produced during World War II at the direction of Station IX — the "Inter Services Research Bureau" — based at Welwyn, UK, for use by Special Operations Executive (SOE). It has the distinction of being the smallest motorcycle ever used by the British Armed Forces. [1]
The Corgi Motorcycle Co Ltd. was a British motorcycle manufacturer based in Southport that produced 98 cc scooters developed by managing director John Dolphin from the military Welbike motorcycle. [1] Production of the Corgi scooter for the UK market began in 1948 and 27,050 were manufactured before production ended in October 1954. [2]
Pages in category "Military motorcycles" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ariel W/NG 350;
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CLE Canisters displayed at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford, along with a Corgi lightweight, folding motorcycle that could be carried inside one (2010). The CLE Canister, or CLE Container was a standardized cylindrical container used by the British during World War II to airdrop supplies to troops on the ground.
[3] The four recruited another 16 members, all war veterans with one exception, Jim Morrison, a teenager, and applied for AMA membership, with C. B. Clauson, former paratrooper, as the club president. [4] Forkner later reported that the AMA president declined the application stating that "No goddam way am I giving a name like that to a charter ...
The Harley-Davidson WLA is a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was produced to US Army specifications in the years during and around World War II. It was based on an existing civilian model, the WL, and is of the 45 solo type, so called due to its 45-cubic-inch (740 cm 3) engine displacement and single-rider design.
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