Brief History of the Marque: Singer
Established by George Singer in 1875, Coventry-based Singer was a pioneer
in the bicycle industry, and in 1901 began manufactureof motorised three-wheelers,
soon followed by Perks & Birch motorwheels or Power Wheels which were
fitted to bicycles. In 1904 they began to build a range of motorcycles
which eventually included 346cc twostrokes and, from 1911, sidevalve models
from 299cc to 535cc. Singer built many of their own components. Production
of three-wheelers was shelved in favour of 4-wheel cars in 1907, and they
ceased building motorcycles at the onset of hostilities in 1914.
Singer also manufactured automobiles, beginning in 1905 with a design
licenced by Lea-Francis and finally ceased
manufacture in 1970.
Books on Singer Motorcycles & Automobiles
http://www.singster.co.uk/technical_sources.html
Mon Feb 04 2008
birchie<at>tinyonline.co.uk
Perks Birch
Singer Motorwheel
The Birch in Perks & Birch was Frank Birch (my grandfather) and
not John ! Frank had nothing to do with Bradbury.
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I regret I do not have much information about Singer motorcycles in
general. As far as I know the best reference is
'The Singer Story' by Kevin Atkinson. I have seen this
publication and contacted Kevin myself but regret I do not have a copy.
What I do have is a good deal of information on the Perks-Birch Motorwheel
(later bought out by Singer) including some unique material from around
1901.
If you have any interest in the Motorwheel or know of anyone else that
does I should be very glad to hear.
Regards
David Birch
Sat Mar 03 2007
jgardner
netconnect.com.au
Singer circa 1912 500cc single
Looking for information on circa 1912 singer motorcycles. I have
a very good motor that is looking for a frame and cycle parts with the
aim of restoring a bike. Can anyone help?
Regards Robert Binns (Australia)
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Attached is a couple of picture of the singer motor I have
which I believe is about 1912 or 13. As you can see it is in
excellent
original condition and needs the cycle parts to put it back on the
road.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Robert
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