Riley Cycle co. LTD.
The Riley Cycle Co. Ltd. was formed in 1896 by William Riley out of Bonnick & Co. Ltd which he had purchased in 1890 when he could see the decline in his weaving business, later this included Motor Cycles.
Riley Cycle co. LTD.
The Riley Cycle Co. Ltd. was formed in 1896 by William Riley out of Bonnick & Co. Ltd which he had purchased in 1890 when he could see the decline in his weaving business, later this included Motor Cycles.
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Below - a very rare 1892 Bonnick "Path Racer" in unrestored condition and still with the original Michelin tyres owned in Sweden by Håkan Wikström who found it in a barn, pictures kindly supplied by the owner Håkan.
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Below - another very rare cycle in England owned by Richard Odell, a 1903 Royal Riley gentleman's bicycle Riley that was present at one of the Coventry Riley Register annual shows.
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Below - Pictured below the 1902 Riley, pictures credited to the owner of the "Farren Collection" in Australia with front suspension and "Antivibrator" saddle mechanism.
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Below - picture from and credited to the October-November 2020 issue of the "Gazette", the NSW Riley club of Australia newsletter (all issues are available to view here, well worth a visit for all sorts of Riley related pages - https://sites.google.com/view/the-riley-cars-online-library/home , page title Gazette archive).
As can be seen this "tandem" is 2 bicycles cleverly joined together and although it has a Riley sticker it may be a red herring
As can be seen this "tandem" is 2 bicycles cleverly joined together and although it has a Riley sticker it may be a red herring
Below - A late Riley cycle, advert for the anti-vibratory saddle and a Bonnick advert.
Some of these images kindly supplied by cycle expert Colin Kirsh his website here - The online bicycle museum
Some of these images kindly supplied by cycle expert Colin Kirsh his website here - The online bicycle museum
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Below - a Riley cycle co. ltd. advert and the cover of the 1904 Motorcycles catalogue which is available to view on the NZ Riley Club website title NZ149 by following this link https://sites.google.com/view/the-riley-cars-online-library/riley-company-promotional and a modern colourised reprint seen on ebay. Further images available from Graces guide to the Riley Cycle Co
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Below - 1903 Moto Bi 402cc single cylinder motorcycle on show at the Coventry Transport Museum an advert to convert any motor bicycle to a tandem and a pin badge.
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Below - a map of Coventry showing the location of the 2 Bonnick premises, 52 (No.1 works and offices) and 53 (No.2 works) and a list of other cycle companies, it is difficult to read the numbers but head straight down from the C in cycle, looks like 32O and 33O.
