British motorcycles of the 1930s to the 1970s, from the fast Vincent and Brough Superior to the Norton and the BSA, which dominated road racing and export sales until the Japanese arrived. An entry belongs here when the cited article names a motorcycle built by a British maker such as Norton, Vincent, Brough Superior or BSA. It excludes American and Japanese motorcycles. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members.
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Wikipedia: Norton Commando
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The Norton Commando is a British Norton-Villiers motorcycle with an OHV pre-unit parallel-twin engine, produced by the Norton Motorcycle company from 1967 until 1977.
Vincent Black Shadow (Wikipedia)
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The Vincent Black Shadow is a British motorcycle designed and built at the Vincent works in Great North Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire UK.
Brough Superior SS100 (Wikipedia)
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The Brough Superior SS 100 is a motorcycle which was designed and built by George Brough in Nottingham, England in 1924.
BSA Gold Star (Wikipedia)
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The BSA Gold Star is a motorcycle made by BSA from 1938 to 1963. They were 350 cc and 500 cc single-cylinder four-stroke production motorcycles known for being among the fastest bikes of the 1950s.
BSA Bantam (Wikipedia)
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The BSA Bantam is a two-stroke unit construction motorcycle that was produced by the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) from 1948 (as a 123 cc) until 1971 (as a 173 cc).
Royal Enfield Bullet, Wikipedia
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initially made by Royal Enfield in Redditch, Worcestershire England
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