LIBERTY MOTOR CYCLE
T1970.253
Medium-sized, black gloss, open framed, exposed engine, Liberty motorcycle. Matte-silver coloured bicycle-style handlebars, clutch lever and front brake lever, with black (rubber?leather?) handgrips. Cream coloured, with red outer-border and three blue decroative sections, 'LIBERTY' sign on fuel tank, above open engine. Tan leather, bicycle-style seat. Rear black gloss mudguard (front mudguard missing), with flat, open black gloss carrier/parcel rack and kick stand.
Production date: ‘around June, 1911’ , overall evidence suggests manufactured in Australia c.1914, but using earlier parts. However, in 1963 Bosch (Germany) established the date of manufacture as 1904.
Engine: Bosch Magneto, Serial number 804823
Unknown place of manufacture
One cylinder, two-stroke
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | T1970.253 |
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| Accession Date: | 1 Apr 1970 |
| Credit: | Mr P.W. Markham |
Measurement
| length | 2000mm |
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| height | 1040mm |
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| width | 520mm |
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