Brief History of the Marque: Bradbury
Made in Oldham, England between 1902 and 1924 the sewing machine factory
produced robust singles, V-twins and horizontally-opposed twins. The 1912
model bikes were one of the earliest with variable gearing. One of their
engine designers was John Birch formerly of Perks & Birch.
Bradbury
& Co. Ltd. of Oldham
There is quite a good history of Bradbury motorcycles on the following
site:
http://website.lineone.net/~bradbury1852/bradburymc.htm
Tue Mar 04 2008
curlysanders<at>hotmail.com
bradbury
bradbury 1910 544 cc
I have a working 1910 bradbury restored to new.
Fri Aug 24 2007
carolinem<at>hotmail.com
History of Bradbury
My grandfather, Herbert Walker, worked for the Bradbury Company building
motorcycles in 1923 (I am not sure when he started there but not before
Jan 1919 when he was demobbed after WWI) On November 22nd my grandmother
notes in her diary "Bert stopped (laid off) until Monday. I think
Bradbury's have gone into liquidation." On the 26th she wrote "Bert
went to work but had to come home again." On the following day, he went
to the labour exchange.
My grandfather and grandmother had a Bradbury 3.5 h.p. with a sidecar
from 1921 and toured often in the north of England. The bike was
always refered to as "the Brad". I may have some photos if you are
interested.
Kind regards, Caroline Getaz
Oklahoma City, USA
Tue Feb 13 2007
paddy.odonovan
esb.ie
Irish End to End Record
Bradbury 3.5 HP, Chain Drive & Side Car
Do you have any knowledge of this event which was won by Mr. Hugh Gibson
with Mr. James Eastwood as passenger, they completed the 390 miles in 14
hours 9.5 minutes. Would appreciate any assistance that you can give
in relation to this event and these and any other participants.
Regards,
Paddy O Donovan,
Ireland
Cork, Ireland.
Wed Jul 27 2005
Davidarthurbradburyyahoo
Bradbury bikes
I would love to have a bradbury bike. it does not need to run were
do you think I should start my search
You could start by contacting some of the vintage
motorcycle clubs in your area. You will find listings in the Classic
Motorcycle Clubs section of Bikelinks. Ed.
If you have a query about Bradbury motorcycles, or wish to share your
knowledge of these classic British machines, please contact
us!
