| 词条 | Coventry-Eagle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Coventry-Eagle | logo = Coventry Eagle Flying 6 motorcycle (close up).JPG | logo_size = 250px | fate = Closed by World War II | successor = Falcon Cycles | foundation = 1903 | defunct = 1939 | location = Coventry, England | industry = manufacturing and engineering | key_people = | products = Motorcycles and bicycles | num_employees = | parent = | subsid = }}Coventry-Eagle was a British bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer. Established as a Victorian bicycle maker, the company began under the name of Hotchkiss, Mayo & Meek. The company name was changed to Coventry Eagle in 1897 when John Meek left the company .[1] By 1898 they had begun to experiment with motorised vehicles and by 1899, had produced their first motorcycle. The motorcycles were hand built from components and finished carefully, Coventry-Eagle motorcycles proved reliable and by the First World War the range included Villiers Engineering and JAP engines.[2] During the early 1920s, the models changed depending on what engines were available and the company swapped between five engine manufacturers - Villiers, JAP, Sturmey-Archer, Blackburne and Matchless.[3] The model Flying 8 was probably the most iconic bike of its time and bore a resemblance to the contemporary Brough Superior. During the depression of the 1930s, the company concentrated on producing two-strokes. Production continued until the start of the Second World War in 1939.[4] In the 1930s they had launched a range of sporting bikes under the "Falcon" brand. After the war, and not of a scale to continue competitive motorcycle manufacture, the company concentrated on their racing bicycles. It was under this marque that the company relaunched itself as Falcon Cycles, now a division of Tandem Group. Models
References1. ^ , Classic Motor History. 2. ^{{Cite web | title = 1928 Coventry-Eagle Flying-8 |url= http://www.realclassic.co.uk/coventryeagle07120600.html | accessdate = 2008-05-22 }} 3. ^{{cite book|last=Tragatsch|first=Erwin|title=The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Motorcycles|year=2000|publisher=Quantum Publishing|location=London|isbn=1861603428|pages=560}} 4. ^{{Cite web | title = Coventry-Eagle Motorcycles |url=http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/euro/brands/coventry-eagle.htm | accessdate = 2008-05-22 }} External links{{commons category|Coventry-Eagle motorcycles}}
5 : Defunct cycle manufacturers of England|Defunct motorcycle manufacturers of the United Kingdom|Vintage vehicles|Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England|Coventry motor companies |
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