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Motorcycles & Parts For Sale Your quick and simple resource for classic & vintage Excelsior motorcycles & parts available worldwide for all models manufactured during the 20th century. |
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Bayliss,Thomas & Co., the makers of Excelsior bicycles were the first to manufacture a motorcycle in Great Britain in 1896. This company is not to be confused with the Excelsior Supply company of Chicago who manufactured motorcycles in USA from 1907 to 1931. Many different models were built by Excelsior (UK) up until 1965, so check out Ebay in the countries listed below if you are looking for a bike or parts. If you do not find what you are looking for through Ebay, other suggestions we would make are that you contact one of the several owners clubs worldwide for help & advice and / or place an ad in our Wanted & For Sale section further down the page. |
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Excelsior Motorcycles Photos & Info. |
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1931 Excelsior Universal Engine Size: 98cc First Produced: 1931
Introduced during 1931, the Universal was powered by a 98cc Villiers engine with drive being taken to the rear wheel via a foot operated two speed gearbox. The rigid tubular frame was equipped with simple blade girder forks. |
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1936 Excelsior Manxman 250 Engines: 246cc First Produced: 1933
The Manxman, was initially available in 246cc and 346cc plus a 496cc version which was added to the range for the 1936 season. The single overhead cam, single cylinder engine employed dry sump lubrication and was mechanically straightforward and robust. |
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1943 Excelsior Welbike Engine Size: 98cc First Produced: 1939
Powered by a Villiers 98
cm3 single-cylinder two-stroke petrol engine this model was
designed to fit into a standard parachute airdrop container.
3,853 units were build between 1942 and 1945.
Gearbox - single speed
Wheels - 10 in, 20 psi
front, 35 psi rear
Fuel Consumption - 45mpg |
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1953 Excelsior Talisman 250 Twin Engine: 243cc First Produced: 1950
In 1950 The Talisman Twin had a 243cc Excelsior two-stroke engine in a plunger frame also used by other models. A later, 328cc twin-carb sports version did not sell well. |
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1953 Excelsior Consort Engine: 98cc First Produced: 1953
1959 Excelsior Consort
Excelsior's Consort first
appeared in 1953 as the F4, with Villiers 4F engine and two-speed
gearbox, changing to the 6F unit for 1956 when a plunger-suspended
version joined the range. The Consorts continued in
production until the end of 1957 when they were replaced by
the new Consort CA8, a more up-to-date design featuring a
telescopic front fork and swinging-arm frame. A year-or-so later a rigid-framed
(F4F) version was reintroduced and the two Consorts continued
until the rigid model was dropped in 1963, to be followed a
year later by the swinging-arm type. |
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1957 Excelsior Skutabyke Engine: 98cc First Produced: 1953
Trying to cash in on the 50's scooter craze, this model with a fully enclosed engine & legshields was manufactured for about five years. Interest in Excelsior motorcycles waned in the early 60's due to the influx of the Japanese machines. The company finally closed in 1965. |
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Excelsior Parts & Motorcycles For Sale & Wanted |
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Your Ad Here €4.99eur / $usd / ₤gbp Until sold or found!! |
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WANTED For 1934 Excelsior Manxman 250 Complete engine, gearbox & all ancilliaries. Contact: Mike |
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