old motor bikes

Sidney · Post by **Sidney** » Mon 19 Apr, 2010 9:55 pm

HI this is a old moter bike! the make of this bike is a wizzer

Sidney · Post by **Sidney** » Mon 19 Apr, 2010 9:55 pm

hi this is the picture

Si · Post by Si » Tue 20 Apr, 2010 9:04 am

Hi Sidney.There's a guide to posting pictures on this site under "Technical Support," if you want to try again.I have to say I've never heard of a Wizzer motorbike! I'm intrigued.

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Tue 20 Apr, 2010 2:23 pm

Hi SIDNEY who are you ?

Si · Post by Si » Tue 20 Apr, 2010 3:09 pm

I've found a picture of a Whizzer on Google. They were made in the 1940s in the USA, so I don't know what the Leeds connection is?

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Tue 20 Apr, 2010 8:45 pm

I don't know much about motorcycles, but I do know that the Panther motorcycle was built in Cleckheaton - not exactly Leeds but near enoughhttp://www.pantherownersclub.com/PantherPage/p-conts.html

Si · Post by Si » Tue 20 Apr, 2010 8:53 pm

...and Scott motorcycles in Saltaire.I can't think of any Leeds-based motorcycle marques.Were there any, does anyone know?

kango · Post by **kango** » Tue 20 Apr, 2010 11:50 pm

"....Bond Aircraft and Engineering Co, later taken over by Ellis of Leeds. Made small-scale scooters from 1951 using 99 and 122cc Villiers engines. Stopped production in 1953."The only leeds reference I could find

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Wed 21 Apr, 2010 9:14 am

Admittedly not a motorbike, but the unhappy "Scootercar" was made in, I believe, Hunslet in the 1960s, and one main agent was Frank Leach in Headingley Lane (premises now Alba Tyres). The Scootercar sooned earned the unfortunate nickname of "the bobbing sentry box" as a result of its appearance and riding characteristics.

Si · Post by Si » Wed 21 Apr, 2010 10:48 am

kango wrote: "....Bond Aircraft and Engineering Co, later taken over by Ellis of Leeds. Made small-scale scooters from 1951 using 99 and 122cc Villiers engines. Stopped production in 1953."The only leeds reference I could find Not the same Bond as in Bond Bug, is it? There used to be one of these orange triangular efforts whizzing round Armley about ten years ago.