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Master Barmmie
1923, 598 cc Beardmore Precision.
Manufacturer F. E. Baker Limited, Precision Works, King's Norton.
“Birmingham built but financed by a Glasgow shipbuilding firm, the Beardmore Precision broke new ground in many ways. The tank is integral with the frame.….From a start in 1910, F. E. Baker Ltd rapidly gained a reputation for the excellence of the proprietary engines which they sold, under the Precision trade mark, to the motorcycle and cyclecar industries. Indeed, they were so successful that they became a very serious rival to the JAP concern. Moreover, orders came flooding in to such an extent that the original factory in Newtown, Birmingham became much too small, and a new works was erected adjacent to the railway at King's Norton. That factory still stands, but the owners today are the world-famous Triplex Safety Glass Company.”
Classic British motorcycles of over 500cc from the National Motorcycle Museum by Currie, Bob (1988)
Museum by Currie, Bob (1988)
Manufacturer F. E. Baker Limited, Precision Works, King's Norton.
“Birmingham built but financed by a Glasgow shipbuilding firm, the Beardmore Precision broke new ground in many ways. The tank is integral with the frame.….From a start in 1910, F. E. Baker Ltd rapidly gained a reputation for the excellence of the proprietary engines which they sold, under the Precision trade mark, to the motorcycle and cyclecar industries. Indeed, they were so successful that they became a very serious rival to the JAP concern. Moreover, orders came flooding in to such an extent that the original factory in Newtown, Birmingham became much too small, and a new works was erected adjacent to the railway at King's Norton. That factory still stands, but the owners today are the world-famous Triplex Safety Glass Company.”
Classic British motorcycles of over 500cc from the National Motorcycle Museum by Currie, Bob (1988)
Museum by Currie, Bob (1988)