Is there a motorcycle expert here? Repair also please

[Meg jr]

Hello to everyone,

What wonderful detectives you all are.

Kate, thank you for the clean up of the picture. Just great .

Dudley - thank you for your information and the link to the vintage bike site. I think that is the bike in my picture.

Old Rowley - Your information about the bike being a Coventry Eagle and being registered in Nottingham(shire) 1921-55 is very interesting. Thank you.

looking for old - Great information about the registration plate. RR being 1930's and the tax disc information. I would not have thought of that.

It is the person in the front seat who is of interest and could be a relative. The person at the back is completely a mystery. The fact that Nottinghamshire is mentioned is good as the family were based in Staffordshire , so not far away.

I would like to thank everyone for their thoughts on this picture, I certainly have enjoyed reading all the information and I can be 99% certain that the person in the front seat is who the family thought it was.

Again, many thanks to everyone,

regards Meg

[Dancing Master]

It looks rather like a BSA Bantam to me. but I am no expert on motorbikes


http://www.classicmotorcycles.org.uk/bikemuseum/museum_bsa.htm/

[Meg jr]

Hello Dancing Master

thank you for the link to the website you mention. More to consider.

best wishes Meg

[lookingforold]

I had a BSA Bantam (Lucus Version) in the early 50's and it was nothing like that.

[DudleyWinchurch]

It looks rather like a BSA Bantam to me. but I am no expert on motorbikes

http://www.classicmotorcycles.org.uk/bikemuseum/museum_bsa.htm/

It was an old Bantam that I learned to ride on in the 60s, probably like the 1953 125cc model shown on your link.  The Bantam had a fatter rounded petrol tank.  The bike in the original picture almost looks like the tank is built in to the frame and very angular and the frame shape itself is very distinctive .

[charles w]

Not a Bantam - I learnt to drive on one.

[lookingforold]

Here is the Bantam:

http://www.realclassic.co.uk/virtualbantam08021900.html

[LyndonD]

Hi there
I'm sorry I missed this one...I had one of these little horrors in the early 1960s ......I kept it in a box!!!!!...little villiers engined two stokes made by Coventry Eagle. Horrid pressed steel frames and ridgid at that, with pressed steel forks. Mine had a 147cc engine. What a laugh having a pillion passenger !!!!! Nottingham registered in 1928 and costing 28 guineas. There were four models with electric lights and the largest engine, 200cc I think.
Not many of these lasted so I guess the photograph was around 1930!!!
Don't get the wrong idea though at this period CV made some fabulous bikes as well.
Regards
Lyndon

[Meg jr]

Good evening everyone,

Firstly thank you to all for their comments regarding the motor cycle.

Lyndon, your information is wonderful. Thank you very much.  I think the 1930 date for the picture is going to be the one as the person who we think is in the front seat looks the right age.

The information about the motor cycle has been most interesting and informative. I have learnt alot about this picture from all of you.

regards Meg