The Raleighette was a belt-driven three-wheel motorcycle introduced by the Raleigh Cycle Company in 1903. The driver sat at the back and a wicker seat for the passenger was placed between the two front wheels, so it worked as a three-wheeled motor tandem. A trade report of the 1904 Stanley Show called it the first tandem ever made with a symmetrical outline and praised its trussed frame and variable speed chain drive, and an earlier trade notice described a 3 and a quarter horsepower water-cooled engine with chain transmission and a two-speed gear. Financial losses meant production lasted only until 1908.
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The Raleigh Bicycle Company is a British bicycle brand based in Nottingham, England
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1903 Introduced the Raleighette, a belt-driven three-wheel motorcycle
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a belt-driven three-wheel motorcycle
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Due to financial losses the production only lasted until 1908.
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