A few of the motorcycle question from our VMCC quiz
1 Which make of motorcycle was made at Graisely Hill Wolverhampton
Woverine!
2 Who bought Sunbeam in 1928
Someone in Mildura (Victoria, on the Murray river)to market raisens under the Sunbeam Brand name
3 What did royal Enfield call their range of faring equipped bikes
OOOOH Duckie , "The Fairey Penguin"
4 What sport was the Norton 500T made for
The two miler handicap
5 How many cylinders did the Coventry Eagle Flying Eight have
9 including the key barrel
6 What colour was the Calthorpe
Red gold and green, with a touch of yellow and blue. These were great machines and were used extensively by travelling circuses for the music.
7 Which Sunbeam had the big wide tyres
The one with the ultra wide wheels
8 Which animal did AJW name many of their bikes after
A Jabberwockie
9 Which animal was the trademark of Ariel
The butterfly, which she occaisionally sprinkled with Fairy Dust... See the RE question above
10 Where did Lewis Hamilton win his first Grand Prix
At the racetrack
11 Which car engine did Borough Superior use
A borrowed Morris Minor
12 Who manufactured the Indian Brave
Squaw and Buck
13 Who is president of the VMCC
HMMM not Dubbleya!
14 What did Greeves manufacture before motorcycles
Headstones
15 What was unusual about one of the Royal Enfield factories during the war
They weren't worth bombing
16 What current does a dynamo produce
The most likely current for your area would have to be the Gulf Stream, which is produced by the great weather dynamo of the Carribean.. betcha you didn't know that one!
17 Which popular scooter did Douglas make under licence
I didn't know Doug had his licence, but I spose it would have had to have been a Vee moto
1 Which make of motorcycle was made at Graisely Hill Wolverhampton
2 Who bought Sunbeam in 1928
3 What did royal Enfield call their range of faring equipped bikes
4 What sport was the Norton 500T made for
5 How many cylinders did the Coventry Eagle Flying Eight have
6 What colour was the Calthorpe
7 Which Sunbeam had the big wide tyres
8 Which animal did AJW name many of their bikes after
9 Which animal was the trademark of Ariel
10 Where did Lewis Hamilton win his first Grand Prix
11 Which car engine did Borough Superior use
12 Who manufactured the Indian Brave
13 Who is president of the VMCC
14 What did Greeves manufacture before motorcycles
15 What was unusual about one of the Royal Enfield factories during the war
16 What current does a dynamo produce
17 Which popular scooter did Douglas make under licence
18 Which make of motorcycle were known as Trusty and used that name as their telegram address
19 Norton won the first TT race in 1907 but what make of engine did they use
20 The stylised N of the Norton name is reputed to represent whatee moto
18 Which make of motorcycle were known as Trusty and used that name as their telegram address
19 Norton won the first TT race in 1907 but what make of engine did they use
20 The stylised N of the Norton name is reputed to represent what
