The links on this page are a little different.
Rather than linking to web sites, all point directly to chosen images in photographic
archives held by libraries and museums. At present, I have linked to images from
collections of the State
Library of South Australia, Museum
Victoria, the State Library of Victoria,
the State Library of New South Wales and
the Cambelltown City Library.
There is also fascinating stuff at more specialised sites, such as the the Motoring Picture Library (at the NMM,
Beaulieu), the stunning early racing photos in the George Eastman House collection (mostly cars,
but so stunning you will lose yourself in them!), or the UK Science
and Society Picture Library. Try searching their sites - and other museums and
libraries around the world - for other fascinating images of early motorcycles. Note that
very strict copyright conditions apply to all of these images.
To avoid getting too lost, click on a link below to view the photo, then use the
"back" button on your browser to return to this page. If a photo appears without
a caption, it can be found by going to the library site and searching their database for
the photo. (In some cases I haven't been able to link directly to photos and their
captions.)
Australian motorcycles
Ariel Cycle and
Motor Works (the Australian one!)
Bullock c1902 (actually a
re-badged Werner) and the Bullock car
Carrison c1909
Carrison c1909 (another view of
the same machine - now looking "well-used")
JAP c1914 V
twin
Lewis c1904 with Minerva clip-on
motor
Lewis c1908 water-cooled and
sidecar head-on view
Lewis c1908 water-cooled (enlarged
- and reversed! - view from same image)
Lewis c1908 water-cooled solo
Lewis c1908 water-cooled and
sidecar at Mt Gambier
Lewis c1910 water-cooled solo
Lewis c1913 Precision V twin
outfit
Swastika c1920 JAP twin
Unidentified c1913 V twin
FN motorcycles
c1906 FN four cylinder at a race
meeting (from Museum Victoria)
c1909 FN single cylinder (badged
as a Speedwell) (from State Library NSW)
c1912 FN four cylinder (from State Library NSW)
c1913 FN single in
the Australian Army (from Campbelltown
City Library, NSW)
Norton motorcycles
c1921 Norton 17C (from State Library NSW)
Rudge Motorcycles
c1915 Rudge Multi (from State Library NSW)
c1912 Rudge single speed
c1912 Rudge "Brooklands"
