Excelsior Motorcycles
| Year | Bike | Picture |
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| Description (If available) | ||
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Excelsior 125 universal |  |
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Excelsior 680 manxman 350cc |  |
| No info |
Excelsior Consort F4 |  |
| No info |
Excelsior welbike |  |
| engine – 98cc, two stroke, petrol lubricated suspension – none launched – 1939 gearbox – single speed wheels – 10 in, 20 psi front, 35 psi rear fuel consumption – 45mpg more information. | ||
| 1910 | Excelsior usa single, 499cc |  |
| 1914 | Excelsior twin boardtrack racer |  |
| 1917 | Excelsior combination, 1000cc |  |
| 1918 | Excelsior usa twin, 974cc |  |
| this machine is an example of the 974 cc twin, with bore and stroke dimensions of 84×88 mm. it has a three speed gearbox and a foot operated clutch. the seat post is sprung for extra comfort. ignition is the best there was at the time: bosch. | ||
| 1920 | Excelsior series 20, 974cc |  |
| 1922 | 1922 excelsior gb v, 770cc |  |
| 1923 | Excelsior jap 300 |  |
| albion 3-speed gearbox. it has a rare jap engine. belt driven. | ||
| 1926 | Excelsior gb jap ohvv, 350cc |  |
| 1929 | Excelsior henderson super x |  |
| 1930 | Excelsior hill climber |  |
| 1930 | Excelsior sport |  |
| 350cc ohv, two port. | ||
| 1931 | Excelsior midget |  |
| 1933 | Excelsior empire |  |
| 148cc. twin port model be1. she was registered in the port of milford haven on 12th january 1933 and was used as transport around the port every day by the same person. when the second world war came she was saved from being melted for scrap to make war machinery (like happened to so many other bikes and cars at the time) as the bike and owner were classed as essential war workers because by then, the usual fishing fleet in milford haven had been replaced by royal navy warships and also sunderland flying boats. the bike was used throughout this time, escaping the luftwaffe bombing of the port with just the loss of a headlamp (still never been replaced) and the girder forks which were replaced with the correct items. she continued in service up until the 1970s by which time the exposure to salt (and bombing) had taken its toll. she was repainted a dark red by hand – probably to hide the rust) | ||
| 1933 | Excelsior empire be1 |  |
| 148cc twin port 2 stroke. | ||
| 1934 | Excelsior 246cc road racer |  |
| 1935 | Excelsior manxman 350cc |  |
| although, it propelled sid gleave to victory in the 1933 isle of man junior tt race at an average speed of 72.62mph, the ‘mechanical marvel’ was just too complex for excelsior to consider series production. in addition to the tooling cost implications of its twin carburettor, dual camshaft and pushrod operated four-valve radial cylinder head specification, the ‘marvel’ also promised to be a warranty nightmare. nevertheless, determined not to lose the publicity benefits of its hard-won competition success, excelsior asked blackburne’s ike hatch to come up with a simpler, more reliable powerplant. utilising a conventional bevel-driven overhead camshaft, the resultant single-cylinder engine was both simple and effective. displacing 248cc courtesy of its bore (63mm) and stroke (79mm), it developed a reputed 16bhp @ 5,000rpm. mounted in a rigid frame and mated to a four-speed foot change gearbox, the whole ensemble was christened the manxman. debuting at the 1934 olympia motorcycle show, the new model proved a palpable hit. proving that its name was no idle boast, a four-valve racing version took second place in the 1936, 1937 and 1938 lightweight tts. | ||
| 1935 | Excelsior manxman |  |
| engine – 249cc, single-cylinder overhead-cam four-stroke launched – 1934-1939 gearbox – three-speed close-ratio cylinder head – two-valve aluminium-bronze compression ratio – 6.5:1 weight – 280lb | ||
| 1936 | Excelsior gb manxman, 250cc |  |
| 1936 | Excelsior pioneer |  |
| 1937 | Excelsior Manxman |  |
| The Excelsior Manxman was designed and built by H.J. Hatch and Eric Walker of the Excelsior Motor Company in Tyseley, Birmingham. Although it never won the Isle of Man TT, the Manxman was a very popular and reliable motorcycle which was successful in international racing and the Manx Grand Prix. Production was halted by World War II and did not resume. | ||
| 1939 | Excelsior autobyk de luxe |  |
| villiers 98ccjunior engine. bayliss, thomas & co. were established in 1874 and were well-known makers of bicycles and tricycles at the excelsior works in lower ford street, coventry. excelsior was only one of several trademarks used by the company but, by the time the autobyk was launched, the name of the company had become the excelsior motor co. ltd. (proprietors of bayliss, thomas & co.) and the factory was at kings road, tyseley, birmingham 11. | ||
| 1939 | Excelsior universal |  |
| excelsior introduced the universal model in 1937. designed to offer basic transport, the little machine initially used a 122cc villiers engine housed in an open frame with blade girder forks. the model continued in this form until 1939 when it was joined by a 98cc version. image provided by www.classic-auctions.com. | ||
| 1946 | Excelsior 125cc |  |
| this excelsior was originaly registered in 1946. this model was very popular although few have survived. it has a 125cc villiers engine. | ||
| 1947 | Excelsior autobyk |  |
| 1948 | Excesior auto-byk, 98cc junior deluxe |  |
| 1949 | Excelsior Auto Byk |  |
| 98cc. Fitted with Excelsior Spryt Mk II engine. | ||
| 1949 | Excelsior Roadmaster |  |
| 1949 | Excelsior Universal |  |
| 1950 | Excelsior talisman |  |
| 244cc. | ||
| 1951 | Excelsior ‘roadmaster’, 197cc |  |
| 1951 | Excelsior talisman |  |
| 250cc talisman twin tt1 model. | ||
| 1951 | Excelsior tallisman |  |
| 250cc twin. this is a rare plunger model. | ||
| 1951 | Excelsior Roadmaster |  |
| Villiers 197cc 6E motor. | ||
| 1952 | Excelsior Roadmaster |  |
| 1953 | Excelsior consort model F4 |  |
| 1954 | 1954 excelsior consort 4f |  |
| 1954 | Excelsior 98cc |  |
| 1954 | Excelsior Consort Villiers |  |
| 1955 | 1955 excelsior autocycle |  |
| with excelsior 98ccspryt engine (same as the brockhouse corgi). by 1955, when this excelsior was manufactured, the writing was already on the wall for autocycles. those new-fangled ‘mo-peds’ had just hit the showrooms, and old-fashioned cyclemotors and autocycles were no longer wanted by a public that had been waiting so patiently since the end of the war to buy new vehicles with modern designs. excelsior ceased production of its renowned autocycle the following year, so this is one of the last of its breed. as you can see below, it sports excelsior’s own engine, the spryt, which was also fitted to the brockhouse corgi motorcycle. | ||
| 1956 | Excelsiot Talisman SES TT2 |  |
| 250cc twin cylinder. | ||
| 1957 | Excelsior 98cc |  |
| 1957 | Excelsior skutabyke 98cc |  |
| an excelsior skutabyke. finished in green with some of the finish appearing to be original and other elements seemingly hand painted. the machine retains all of its original tin-ware together with the characteristic footboards, dual seat, and full lighting kit. | ||
| 1957 | Excelsior Autocrat |  |
| 197 cc Villiers 9E two-stoke engine and integral 4 speed gearbox. The colour was a pale green with dark green panels on the fuel tank. Brakes, suspension and lighting were all atrocious and the engine had the tendency to seize if driven hard. | ||
| 1957 | Excelsior Consort F6S |  |
| 1957 | Excelsior Skutabyke |  |
| Skutabyke SB1 1956-59, Villiers 6F 98cc, 2-stroke, 2 speed, 165lbs. Telescopic front forks with plunger rear suspension, cloaked by paneling from the leg-shields to the rear suspension. | ||
| 1957 | Excelsior Skutabyke |  |
| 1957 | Excelsior Skutabyke SB1 |  |
| 1958 | Excelsior 150 courier |  |
| 1958 | Excelsior Consort CA8 |  |
| 150cc. | ||
| 1959 | Excelsior |  |
| 1959 | Excelsior consort |  |
| image provided by rex judd motorcycles. | ||
| 1959 | Excelsior consort |  |
| in keeping with its simple design philosophy, the consort did not adopt telescopic forks until 1960. this excelsior lightweight is finished in green with some of the paintwork appearing to be original (notably the fuel tank) and some hand finished but servicable. a circular toolbox is fitted and the machine appears to be complete except for a missing speedometer drive. image provided by www.classic-auctions.com. | ||
| 1959 | Excelsior skutabyke, 98cc |  |
| image provided by rex judd motorcycles. | ||
| 1959 | Excelsior Consort |  |
| 1959 | excelsior consort 98cc |  |
| 1959 | Excelsior Universal U9 |  |
| 1960 | Excelsior consort |  |
| an example of the basic, lightweight excelsior, hand painted in red and cream and in complete condition with a toolbox mounted on the right-hand side and fitted with a rear carrier. | ||
| 1960 | Excelsior 98cc |  |
| 1960 | Excelsior Consort |  |
| 98cc, 3bhp. | ||
| 1962 | Excelsior consort | |
| 98cc. | ||
| 1962 | Excelsior U10 |  |
| 150cc Villiers engine | ||