Motorcycles 

                                                      Side Cars 

                                                           and

                                                      Cyclecars

                                                   by Victor Page. 

                                                 1915 - 1st Edition

       "This Rare and Pioneering American Motorcycle Engineering Manual from 1915 is one of the first published on the subject of Motorcycle Construction, Operation and Repair. More than 350 Illustrations from American & British Motorcycle Builders are used to trace its earliest forms to World War 1. Detailed Engineering Drawings, Photographs of Actual Machines and Component Parts showing important points of Construction and Designs from":

Indian                          Triumph

Harley                         Royal Enfield 

Excelsior                     N.S.U.

Henderson                  Rudge Multi

New Departure            Brown Brothers

Reading Standard       Scott

Schickel Motors           Sturmey Archer

Emblem                       Motosacoche

Thiem                          Clement

Bosch                          Peugeot

De Luxe                      Precision

Yale                            Douglas

Flying Merkel              Regal-Green 

New Era                     Phelon & Moore

Eagle                         T.A.C.

AMC                           Ariel

Cleveland                   FN

Pope

Sears

Smith Motor Wheel

Ect.

     Manual has 550 Pages with Eight Chapters and many Subchapters:

Motorcycle Development and Design Pages 17 - 83

The Motorcycle Power Plant Group Pages 84 - 144

Construction and Design of Engine Parts 145 - 214

Lubrication, Carburetion and Ignition 215 - 284

Power Transmission System Parts 285 - 371

Design and Construction of Frame Parts 372 - 451

Constructional Features of Cyclecars 452 - 494

Motorcycle Maintenance, Operation and Repair 495 - 541

                       Rare Manual has 4 fold-outs.

         1st Edition 109 year old Manual has 99.5% clean pages, good binding, Overall is in Very Good + Condition.