Wooler (motorcycle)
The Wooler (1919–1925) was an unusual motorcycle made by the British manufacturer Wooler Engineering in London . The motorcycle, which is powered by a transversely installed IoE -controlled two - cylinder boxer engine, was dubbed the “flying banana” because of the shape of its tank and the yellow paintwork. For the 340 cc engine, an output of 2.75 hp was specified. As a special technical feature, the machine designed by John Wooler had straight-line suspension on the front and rear wheels, and the drive was carried out by means of a variable belt transmission. Frank Longman drove the Isle of Man TT on a Wooler in 1921 and came in 34th.
Later a motorcycle with a 4-cylinder boxer engine was also built.
Individual evidence
- ^ Hugo Wilson: The Lexicon from the motorcycle. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-613-01719-9 , p. 198
- ^ Nationalmotorcyclemuseum.co.uk Wooler 1919 (accessed January 31, 2014)