Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 13:00
c. 1922 Revere
Estimate
£2, 500 - £3, 500
Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: 3349
MOT: Exempt
A rare surviving vintage Revere
Long term ownership
Stored in the attic of a barn
Complete example, but without documents
Revere lightweight motorcycles were marketed between 1915 and 1922, using frames made by Sparkbrook of Coventry and a 269cc two-stroke engine supplied by Villiers of Wolverhampton. Some models were single speed with belt drive, but others featured two-speed gearboxes by Sparkbrook, Sturmey-Archer or Albion. 1915 The company chose the then new 269cc Villiers two-stroke engine for their machine which had a two-speed countershaft gearbox and chain-cum-belt transmission. Wartime meant that the venture was short-lived, and so it was put aside for a time. 1920 A two-speed Sparkbrook gearbox was also being specified, and a version with single-speed direct-belt drive was listed for the first time. The single-speed model had been available throughout. and 1922 was their final year.
On offer is this very complete and late Revere machine, it must be one of the last the company had made due to being chain drive. Restored before the late owner purchased it and has been in the collection in the attic of the barn. Some recommissioning would be advised before use. Sadly no documentation has been found with this lot.
