Motorcyclist haulier
5th January 1980, Page 22
5th January 1980
Page 22
Page 22, 5th January 1980
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Only two of the 60 Riley motorcycles produced between 1904 and 1906 are known still to exist and Jack Light (D.J. Light Haulage), of Holcombe, near Bath, was lucky enough to find one. It took six months to restore.
The engine is notable in having the first practical inlet poppet valve to be patented. This was used also in the Riley tri-cars on which a great name was founded. If the company had escaped the BMC net the British motor industry might now be in a slightly healthier condition.