A man, his bike and his girl - Date please

[aginger]

Oil lamp is an early example, the front forks are a swinging arm style, known as "Earles Forks style nowadays"a rear link type,and the engine appears to be equipped with "automatic" inlet valves which opened "using very light springs to hold them sealed" when the piston descended causing suction in the inlet duct to deliver petrol/air mixture into the cylinder head, the exhaust valves are mechanically opened  by the pushrod shown in photo which leaves me to believe the bike may be German in origin.
I have a Steyr Daimler Puch motorcycle with similar fork arrangement,so by sendiing your photo to the Vintage Motorcycle Club in the UK i,m sure would get you the date and model.
Allen. 

[Wiggy]

Thanks Allen.

I'll see if they have a web address!   Done!   

Will also find Tasmanian Registration board and query them about it!

Anyhow, it seems I have an approximate date to towards the end of the  first war.   

Wiggy   

[maidmarianoops]

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http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=483757&page=352

[japeflakes]

 By about 1912, as engine output climbed, even those motorcycle manufacturers which had been using belts switched to chains, or-in a few cases-to shaft drive.

[aginger]

Wiggy, just found a 1905 bike with similar front fork profile which looks similar to those in your photo,it is on WWW.vinandvet.co.uk/archive,  I knew I had seen this style somewhere.
Peugeot V Twin 1905 is pictured,made in France,although the fuel tank is oblong  on this photo,the companies were developing new ideas and designs regularly in those days.
The forks may be a proprietry make and be fitted to many early motorcycles in Europe,here in England many companies only made the frame,then built the machine with bought in parts,and ,called if a so and so.
Allen.

[aginger]

Wiggy, some more!! the front fork was invented by Mons, J M M Truffault a Frenchman,and is known as the first shock absorber.. Biachi,Vindec,fitted same forks, an American Edward Hartford became involved in 1899 as well with Truffault, and possibly used same design on US motorcycles.
So it could be an early American built bike,circa 1905 to 1910.
Allen.

[Wiggy]

Thanks Allen,

Thank url didn't work for me - never mind - I can look up images by the other hints you've given - thanks very much!   

[Hibee]

Great horn!

Hibee

[Wiggy]

 

I hadn't noticed the horn!!!    It is a good one isn't it!!