Douglas Pidcock's 1922 Electrical Motorcycle


Originally built from a Douglas 2 3/4 frame also thence modified alongside Mr Pidcocks receive frame

Mr Pidock converted the motorbike to constituent on his daily journeying to concluding at a technology scientific discipline scientific dependent plain club inwards Peterborough during the 4th dimension of petrol rationing.

The wheel was featured inwards Motor Cycling magazine inwards 1942 also 1943

Speed is selected past times a lever iii positions 6v, 12v also 18v also the clutch lever operating a Lucas solenoid switch to pick out inwards the motor. The motor is a Morris lorry starter motor.

Thanks Kim!  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/douglas-pidcock-1922-electric-motorcycle-18v-3-speed-vintage-/232296558758

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