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[[Image:1937-Coventry-Eagle-N35-Flying-350.jpg|left|thumb|1937 Coventry-Eagle N35 Flying 350]] | [[Image:Gb.jpg|right]] | ||
'''Coventry-Eagle''' was founded by Edmund Mayo in 1890, the Coventry-Eagle factory built an extensive range of two- and four-stroke machines powered by [[Blackburne]], [[JAP]], [[Raleigh]], [[Sturmey-Archer]], [[Villiers]] and [[Matchless]] engines. | |||
Coventry-Eagle made Royal Eagle bicycles in the 1890s and built their first JAP-powered motorised bicycle around the turn of the century, perhaps 1901. By 1903 they were making motorcycles and by 1916 they had produced quite a variety of machines assembled from mostly proprietory components. In 1921 they were producing 500cc singles and a JAP-powered 680cc [[V-Twin]], and in 1923 introduced the 976cc Flying Eight which competed in both speed and quality with [[Brough]]. They continued to expand the range until the effects of the Depression were felt in 1929. Production continued until 1939. | |||
Smaller models included the 1935 150cc Coventry Eagle powered by a [[twin port]] two-stroke and with a left hand operated gear change controlling an Albion gearbox, all housed in a [[pressed steel]] frame with sprung blade forks and topped by a large VEC headlight. | |||
[[Image:1937-Coventry-Eagle-N35-Flying-350.jpg|left|thumb|200px|1937 Coventry-Eagle N35 Flying 350]] | |||
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==Models== | |||
*[[Coventry Eagle N35|Flying 350]] | |||
*[[Coventry Eagle Flying Eight|Flying Eight]] | |||
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[[Category:Defunct motorcycle manufacturers]] | |||