Metro Manufacturing Co
Metro were motorcycles produced from 1914 to 1916, in Adderley Road,
Saltley, Birmingham by the
Metro Manufacturing and Engineering co..
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1914 In the early days this machine was also listed as the Imperial
Metro. Only one model was offered, fitted with a 269cc two-stroke engine
with chain-driven Ruthardt
magneto. Options were available in the form of one or two speeds, belt
or chain-cum-belt transmission, and either Druid
or Brampton Biflex
forks.
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1915 The model continued in the same forms for that year.
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1916 Only a single-speed model was available.
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Note: In 1919 and after the end of World War I, the Metro
name was bought by Tyler
Apparatus Co of London who went on to successfully market the Metro-Tyler.
Source: Graces Guide
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