Grandex.
This firm is marketing for next year three distinct models – the 2½ h.p. light-weight, 3¾ h.p. Tourist or T.T., and a 4¼ h.p. sidecar machine. The light-weight will have Jap or Precision engine 70x75 mm. and N.S.U. free engine and two speeds on engine-shaft, and will retail at an extremely moderate figure. The frame will be made with a longer ball head, and the top of the saddle will be only 27in. from the ground. The same machine will also be supplied with 24in. wheels to order when the saddle is only 26in. from the ground. Armstrong hub gears will be fitted if desired, but the N.S.U. will be the standard. The same improvements and alterations apply to the 3¾ h.p. models. The 4¼ h.p. side-car machine has a 90x96 mm. Precision engine and will be sold with fixed gear as standard. The makers claim that with a moderate gear ratio and this large sized engine a change speed gear hardly necessary, but they propose to fit a clutch hub and will, of course, provide gears at an extra cost.
1911 Olympia Show - The Motor Cycle October 26th, 1911. Page 1127
GRANDEX, No. 57.
The Grandex Cycle Co., Gray's Inn Road. W.C. – An exceedingly neat-looking lightweight of thoroughly practical design. The motive power is a Precision engine. The steering head is strengthened by an additional tubular stay, and the tank is not clipped to the top tube, so that the top may be more readily cleaned. A new substantial type of carrier is supplied, and a spring-up stand. One example has 24in. wheels and a new type of Precision engine, the magneto of which is carried at the rear. In all cases a tapless oil pump is placed in the centre of the tank, so as to be within easy reach of the rider.
This is a sidecar machine with a disc clutch in the rear hub. The carrier is curved inwards at its forward end, allowing the saddle to be placed in a very low position – 27in. from the ground.
1911 Olympia Show - The Motor Cycle November 23rd, 1911. Page 1280
