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Motorcycle Picture Of The Week. 1936 Coventry Eagle.

Published by Cyril Huze January 7th, 2015 in Builders and Editorial.

1936CoventryEagle1936 Coventry Eagle, part of the Art Bulman Collection. Coventry-Eagle was a British bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer experimenting with their 1st motorcycle in 1899. The model Flying 8 was probably the most iconic bike of its time and bore a resemblance to the contemporary Brough Superior. During the depression of the 1930s, the company concentrated on producing two-strokes. Production continued until the start of the Second World War in 1939. Photography by Doug Mitchell dougmitchel@yahoo.com

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  1. 1 Sammy Jan 7th, 2015 at 9:53 am

    A beauty

  2. 2 john reed Jan 7th, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    The Coventry eagle had a 2 stroke engine in a crude stamped metal frame I cant see any resemblance to a Brough Superior,
    I had my first motorcycle accident on (or nearly on) a Coventry eagle,
    I bought one when I was 16 years old, I paid 10 pounds for her, It was dark and was pushing it home with no lights and car hit me up the ass and knocked me in the ditch.

  3. 3 nicker Jan 7th, 2015 at 10:38 pm

    John,

    When reporting on your accident, undoubtedly one Bobby said to another,
    “… the car hit you in the Rectum…”

    whereupon his associate must have replied:

    “… Wrecked him Hell, it damned near killed him!…”

    Sorry, too good an opportunity to let slide…… 🙂
    -nicker-

  4. 4 Blackmax Jan 8th, 2015 at 4:58 pm

    One slick bike, no matter it’s age
    Modern bikes could certainly take a clue ….

  5. 5 Mike Corbin.com Jan 12th, 2015 at 9:49 am

    How many wrecks have you had John ?

  6. 6 john reed Jan 12th, 2015 at 11:28 am

    Only a couple Mike

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