1923 Beardmore Precision 2T Sports
A fascinating and unusual machine known to the vendor since 1969

Registration No: BJ 8172
Frame No: 77
MOT: Exempt

• A rare survivor of one of the most unusual vintage machines
• Discovered by the vendor in 1969 and restored in the 1990s
• Widely enjoyed in rallies including the Graham Walker Memorial Run

The Glaswegian engineering firm of William Beardmore & Co. needed new projects after the Armistice brought the demand for arms and materiel to a sudden end. It entered into an agreement with the Birmingham firm of F. E. Baker Ltd., which produced Precision motorcycle engines, and production of Beardmore Precisions started in 1921. The unconventional designs by Theodore Briggs featured automatic lubrication, front and rear leaf-springing, band brakes, and fuel tanks integral with the frame. More strangely, they only stamped the frame number on the fuel cap. While Precision made the engines, an overhead-cam engine of Beardmore’s design was unveiled for the 1924 Junior T.T., but it proved a costly mistake and Beardmore Precision production ended the same year.

We are delighted to offer a well-restored 1923 Beardmore Precision Sport, with a 349cc two-stroke engine, two-speed gearbox, belt-drive and the array of idiosyncratic Beardmore features. It was discovered by the vendor as a complete machine in 1969, but its restoration did not begin until the 1990s. The work included engine and gearbox overhauls, plus the complete refurbishment of the brakes. Since then, it has been taken to many rallies including the Graham Walker Memorial Run, but now requires a few light maintenance jobs. This marvellous vintage oddity is supplied with the current V5C.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217