Raleigh Model 12...
Raleigh Model 12 798cc V-twin 1925 original condition
The Raleigh company was a pioneer in the British motorcycle industry. Company founder Frank Bowden was a firm believer in variable gear systems and from the end of 1902 the Raleigh Cycle company put the Sturmey-Archer cycle hub gear on the market.
Long famed as a builder of pedal cycles, it built its first powered two-wheeler similar to the contemporary Werner in 1899. But...