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Humber Motorcycles

Humber Motorcycles
Company nameHumber Motorcycles
IndustryManufacturing and engineering
FateTaken over by the Rootes Group
Founded1868
Defunct1930
HeadquartersUK
ProductsMotorcycles

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Humber Motorcycles was a pioneering British motorcycle manufacturer. Thomas Humber established the company in Beeston, Nottinghamshire in 1868 to make top quality bicycles and was very successful, opening factories in Coventry and Wolverhampton. In 1896 Humber produced the first practical motorcycle made in the UK by fitting a bicycle with an E. J. Pennington two-horsepower motor.

Ultimately it was the success of Humber cars that brought the end of the motorcycles when Humber was taken over by the Rootes Group in 1930.

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Electric Motorcycles in the Cruiser Market | Tech Matters - Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine Tweet this news
Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine--One of the earliest, the -Humber- Tandem, was built in 1898, and while I'm not quite old enough to recall that particular model, I did ride a prototype Corbin Electric -motorcycle- in the summer of 1974. While the machine - Date : Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:32:32 GMT+00:00
BAYSGARTH House Museum is appealing for more volunteers to get hands-on with ... - This is Scunthorpe Tweet this news
This is Scunthorpe--Barton-on--Humber's- Community, Heritage, Arts and Media Project (CHAMP) has now entered the second year of its exciting Get Involved! volunteering project at the museum, and more volunteers are needed. Neil Turner, CHAMP managing - Date : Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:09:41 GMT+00:00
Wedtite reveals plans to expand retail partners - Bike Biz Tweet this news
Bike Biz--As a forward thinking company we are continually monitoring developments in cycle maintenance and then responding to market demands by developing new products using in-house personnel and production within our factory at Barton on -Humber-. ... - Date : Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:41:53 GMT+00:00
Racing on Wasaga's sandy beach - The Barrie Advance Tweet this news
The Barrie Advance--Two -motorcycle- clubs also participated in the day's events. The Power City -Motorcycle- Club of Niagara Falls, NY stayed at the Normandie Lodge, and the -Humber- Valley Club came to Wasaga from Toronto. Both the Power City and - - Date : Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:06:43 GMT+00:00
Yorkshire & The Humber - The Drum Tweet this news
The Drum--Together with three members of the McCann team, he devised a gruelling '7-5-1' feat, to travel through seven countries, in five days, for one good cause and on Harley-Davidson® -motorcycles-. The 'rebels with a cause' raised - Date : Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:07:32 GMT+00:00
Tim is happy with a Humber - Hills and Valley Messenger Tweet this news
Hills and Valley Messenger--TIMOTHY Macpherson admits to being “a bit of an eccentric” when it comes to anything “-Humber-”. Not only does the Happy Valley man own more than 20 of the ... - Date : Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:48:14 GMT+00:00
Doha: Exhibition of Vintage Cars Revives Memories of Bygone Days - Daijiworld.com Tweet this news
Daijiworld.com--Also on show are -Humber-, Red Dodge Power Wagon, Austin A 65, Bedford K and Bedford RL of the 1950's among others, which were exclusively used by the Qatar ... - Date : Mon, 27 Dec 2010 03:16:16 GMT+00:00
Highway Deaths Hit Lowest Humber Since 1950 - WLTX.com Tweet this news
WLTX.com---Motorcycle- fatalities broke a string of 11 years of annual increases, falling by 16 percent, from 5312 in 2008 to 4462 in 2009. ... - Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:51:50 GMT+00:00
Humber Bridge motorcycle toll faces axe - Visordown.com Tweet this news
Visordown.com---...- News OFFICIALS in charge of the -Humber- Bridge are to apply to the Department of Transport asking permission to scrap the toll charge for -motorcycles-. ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:52:01 GMT+00:00
Think bikers, think family - Halifax Evening Courier Tweet this news
Halifax Evening Courier--Calderdale Safer Roads Group is promoting the Yorkshire and -Humber- Region 'Someone's son -motorcycle- safety campaign, which highlights the fact that riders ... - Date : Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:09:43 GMT+00:00

Model Year Notes
scope="row"Humber 4.5 hp 1921 601cc with chain transmission and three-speed gearbox
scope="row"Humber 350cc Side Valve 1927
scope="row"Humber Beeston 1903 2.75HP
scope="row"Humber 340cc 1911 2 speed V twin Humber (won the 1911 Junior TT)
scope="row"Humber 3½ HP 1912
scope="row"Humber 350 OHV 1929
scope="row"Humber 600cc 1921 Flat twin
scope="row"Humber 350cc OHC 1930 (Last Humber made)

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