Motorbikes Gallery

Lady on a 1939/40 Harley Davidson motorcycle

Young lady poses with her 1939/40 Harley Davidson 1000cc Knucklehead motorcycle in front of house in the 1940s Young lady poses with her 1939/40 Harley Davidson 1000cc Knucklehead motorcycle in front of house in the 1940s

© Mary Evans / Michael Cole Automobilia Collection

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Rex Motorcycle and Sidecar - on the beach at Margate

Rex Motorcycle and Sidecar - on the beach at Margate. This particular model, launched after the end of WWI was powered by a new Blackburne engine. The two young chaps seem utterly delighted by their chariot! Date: circa early 1920s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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Inspector Janet Knott, Met Police, London

Inspector Janet Knott, first woman inspector in the Traffic Division of the Met Police, London. Seen here speaking on a motorcycle radio, with a male colleague on the right. Date: circa 1970s

© Metropolitan Police Authority/Mary Evans

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