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Historic FFs. 1909 on.

  • 1926 Avro Monocar

    AVRO Monocars 1920s-1957

    The prescient FFs of Sir Alliot Verdon-Roe, the first Englishman to fly a plane, the founder of Avro aircraft and a true pioneer in motorcycling.

    There are 5 images in this gallery.

    Last updated: 12-May-20 9:16am

  • 'Dan Dare' Dalnik, Outside

    Czech DALNIKS (1940s-1960s)

    In the 1940s Czech pilot and engineer Jan Anderlé built a series of 'two-wheeled cars' which he named Dalniks. The first two were front wheel drive and the last, the Dalnik V, was Jawa-powered and built by a 'disciple' of Anderlé's by the name of Karl Horak in the 1960s.

    There are 7 images in this gallery.

    Last updated: 10-Aug-19 5:21pm

  • 1928 Bohmerland

    Deutsches Zweirad Museum (Neckarsulm)

    The German Two-Wheeler Museum in Neckarsulm has some of the most interesting and most aerodynamic early FFs in the world.

    There are 49 images in this gallery.

    Last updated: 02-Nov-11 10:27pm

  • Mystery HCS FF

    Mystery Ancient HCS FF (French?)

    A somewhat Neracar-esque, hub centre steered FF found by Rob Horn via the Vintagent

    There are 2 images in this gallery.

    Last updated: 21-Jun-19 4:10pm

  • Sidecar racer rides Neracar (1960)

    Neracars of the 1920s

    The creation of American Carl Neracher, the Neracar was both a pun on his own name and more 'near a car' than most motorcycles of the time. It was the first mass-produced machine to boast hub centre steering and over 10,000 were built in both the USA and England. It also lacked a front brake...

    There are 7 images in this gallery.

    Last updated: 24-Oct-23 10:45am

  • Mauser Monotrace in Competition (1920s)

    Mauser EinspurAuto/Monotrace

    The German Mauser EinspurAuto was (as far as we're aware) the first motorcycle to be fitted with outriggers...and a roof! From 1921 on. It was also built under licence in France as La Monotrace. (Both 'Einspur' and 'Monotrace' mean 'single track'.)

    There are 7 images in this gallery.

    Last updated: 12-Jul-23 12:13pm

  • Whitwood Brochure (3)

    The Whitwood Monocars of the 1930s

    The nearest thing to Sir Alliot Verdon-Roe's prescient 1926 Avro Monocar ever to make it into production.....sort of.

    There are 6 images in this gallery.

    Last updated: 18-Apr-17 4:19pm

  • Chris Baker at the NSU museum

    Baumm NSU

    There are 11 images in this gallery.

    Last updated: 04-Jan-21 2:30pm