The Holden motor bicycle was a motorized bicycle produced in Coventry, England, from 1899 to 1902. It was the first motorized bicycle to be manufactured in Britain and featured a 1054 cc, water-cooled flat-four engine. Designed and patented by Henry Capel Lofft Holden in 1896,[2] the engine allowed the bicycle to reach a top speed of approximately 25 miles per hour (40 km/h).[3]

Holden Motor Bicycle
ManufacturerMotor Traction Company[1]
Production1899–1902
AssemblyCoventry, England
ClassMotorized bicycle
EngineWater-cooled flat-four
Top speed25 miles per hour (40 km/h)

References

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  1. ^ Eric W. Walford (2013). Early Days in the British Motor Cycle Industry: A Brief History of the Years Before the Arrival of the Motor Cycle Press. Read Books. ISBN 9781473351936 – via Google Books.[page needed]
  2. ^ "Holden's 4 cylinder direct drive motor bicycle". Science Museum Group. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ^ Holden, William James (2023). More than Holden Our Own. Big Sky Publishing. pp. 13–14.