1926 Ariel motorbike. Artist: Unknown


1926 Ariel motorbike. The company was founded by James Starley and William Hillman in 1870 to make bicycles and the first patented tensioned wire-spoke wheel. Ariel first made a powered tricycle in 1898 using a de Dion engine. They made their first motorized two-wheeler in 1901, powered by Kerry engines, selling them in 1902. The company closed on 1970.


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Photo credit: © National Motor Museum/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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