HIGHLIGHTS
- Excellent condition
- Made by BSA for A.W. Wall
- Good running order
THE APPEAL
The Wall Auto Wheel was the perfect add-on accessory for your bicycle in 1914. Designed to attach alongside your bicycle’s rear wheel, the Auto Wheel gives you the capability of engine-powered transport. The 118cc air-cooled, two-stroke petrol engine produces 1bhp, and it is said to be capable of reaching 20mph.
This lovely example comes from a large private collection where it has been enjoyed since 2017. The condition is excellent and it is said to be working as it should. It was restored by a previous keeper who never registered it with the DVLA.
The vendor has spent time getting the Auto Wheel certified by Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club Pioneer Register and The Vintage Motor Cycle Club Ltd, and also registering it with the DVLA, which now sees it using the registration number BF 8645.
The vendor has spent time getting the Auto Wheel certified by Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club Pioneer Register and The Vintage Motor Cycle Club Ltd, and also registering it with the DVLA, which now sees it using the registration number BF 8645.
THE HISTORY AND PAPERWORK
- V5 is present and shows 0 previous keepers
- The Auto wheel was registered by the vendor on 1st June 2018
- Manufactured 1914
- Chassis number 7746
- Last used in 2019 and was working as it should
- Certified by The Vintage Motor Cycle Club Ltd
- Pioneer Registered
- Pioneer Certificate present
- Coming from a large private collection
THE EXTERIOR
- The Wall Auto Wheel is attached to a butchers bike
- The bicycle presents well
- Reinforced frame and forks to cope with carrying the extra weight of meat
- Period looking basket
- Original Dunlop seat
- Three-speed gears
- There is a minor repair which has been carried out on the seat
- The bicycle rides as it should
- There is some age-related wear to the pedals
- The wheels have some surface tarnishing
- Raleigh Carrier tyres
- The bicycle’s age is not known; it is the Wall Auto Wheel which is 1914
THE MECHANICS
- 118cc single-cylinder two-stroke petrol engine
- Controlled by a single lever
- 20” wheel
- Chain driven
- Top-mounted petrol tank
- Secured to the bicycle on a pivot frame which doesn't affect the steering of the bicycle
- The Auto wheel stays parallel to the bicycle when leaning to either side
- Said to be capable of a 50mile tour on one tank of petrol
- Approximate top speed of 20mph
SUMMARY
A piece of 1914 motoring history, restored to its former glory several years ago, where it has then been kept as part of a larger collection.
For anyone into vintage motorcycles, this is something which must be experienced. A great piece of engineering designed by A.W. Wall in 1903, that improved over the years until this final 1912 design. In 1914 the units were reportedly made by BSA, some being sold by BSA to fit between the rear wheels of a tricycle.
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