Coventry Eagle began in 1890 as Hotchkiss, May & Meek, but changed their name to Coventry Eagle in 1897, when John Meek left the company. In 1898, also began experimenting with motor vehicles and in 1899, production of motorcycles began.
The bikes were built by hand and finished with care, and proved reliable. By World War 1, the range has been extended and includes a two-speed motor Villiers 269cc lightweight, 3.5HP single, three-speed V-twin 5hp.
The production was hampered during the war, but in 1919 production resumed, and through the guidance of May, began building machines very attractive.
In the 1920s, to the line of chopped and changed depending on what engines were available at the time and the company exchanged between Abingdon, JAP, Dick King and Villiers engines.
In 1925 he expanded the two-stroke engine has a 175cc two-speed Aza Albion. But after Two punches were dropped altogether for a couple of seasons as the company concentrated on a range of four strokes on the inside and the individual forms and equipment, including with sidecar.
In 1928, four-stroke policy ended only with the arrival of the twin ports, the engines in 147cc Super Sport Villiers, 172cc and 172cc Dual Port, Super Sports forms. The company also began using forks pressed steel plate, and although this was common in Europe, Coventry Eagle was the major British first company using this method, a decision which proved very successful for the next decade.
Coventry Eagle has the right formula with the bike perhaps the most emblematic of their time on 'Flying 8'. This was a development of the JAP V-Twin engine and initially used the of 976cc side valve, although a 50 ° OHV 980cc version rolled along the season 1926, with heavy beam Webb front forks and brakes 8 inch Royal Enfield in both wheels, weighed 395 pounds and wheelbase of 59 inches.
The Flying 8 had a round and conical fuel tank, and had a striking resemblance Brough Superior with the same period. This is not surprising that George Brough and Percy some time together last May at the end of World War 1 to discuss the type of motorcycle they would like to produce, when hostilities were over and found his tastes were very similar. He had a guaranteed maximum speed of 80 mph and when it was equipped with a gearbox Jardine, not cheap and the Flying OHV 8 was the second most expensive bike on the market at the moment
In 1928, the Flying 8 was equipped with electric lighting Dyno mag, silencers ghost and a steering damper, and this version was considered one of the most attractive British motorcycles the market.
When the world economy crashed in the 1930s, Coventry Eagle was forced to change course and focused on the two days of "bread and butter "lightweights. The last attempt OHV 8 left the factory in 1930 and the latest model of the valve on the side the following year. Coventry Eagle continued Bicycle built until the outbreak of World War 2, and listed a number for 1940, but very few were built after hostilities began.
In 1931, the twins were removed and the production of two shots continued for some years. Many of the models were elegant and distinctive exhaust systems with large as in "Silent Superb '. The most basic model is the 98cc' Marvel '. Other models were the" wonder "and" Eclipse " and most were in a pressed steel frame.
The "Pullman" came in 1935 with a new type of pressed steel frame enclosure with mechanics and the rear wheel. The rear suspension was controlled by leaf springs along the sides of the frame.
In 1937, he returned only four times, using peerless engines in three sizes. These, plus a variety of two-stroke ran to the end of the decade.
In 1940, production dropped sharply because of the war, soon left never to be resumed.
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