Comments on: What is this bike?

By: Geoff Piltz

Geoff Piltz — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 14:52:33 +0000

There’s a photo of this bike “Leaping Lena” in Bob Currie’s book “Motorcycling in the 1930′s” together with owner Arthur Simcock, Alan Bruce, Phil Irving and mechanic Keith Horton.

By: Mark Mansell

Mark Mansell — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:08:51 +0000

It is all explained in Phil Irving’s Autobiography. Chapter titled “Hard times but good”. It was Irving that designed the streamlining and yes it was a JAP vee twin. Supercharged. The bloke on the bike is Alan Bruce. The picture in Irvings Autobiography is different to the one above. There is also a picture of the streamlined sidecar fitted to the same machine. For those who have the book look at pages 170 and 204 with Alan Bruce. First Australian to hold a world maximum speed record April 1932 at 124.3 mph.

By: Leon Mitchell

Leon Mitchell — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 23:38:55 +0000

The bike is a special 80 x 90 o.h.v. twin J.A.P. built in 1931 for solo/sidecar record attempts. The people involved included Australians Alan Bruce and Phil Irving. A chain-driven supercharger was fitted in front of the engine. The location of the photo is Alan Bruce’s workshop in Finsbury Park, demolished post-war to make way for housing. I believe the photo was taken in 1931 for use in Motor Cycling. The rider is likely Alan Bruce, although there’s not much of him showing!

By: Ron.wild

Ron.wild — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:36:07 +0000

Tank and front forks look like brough superior .with experimental streamlining for development testing only. Workshop guy and guy posing on machine look circa ,late 1920,s early 1930,s.

By: Chas. Cooper

Chas. Cooper — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:31:25 +0000

It has the shape of a New Hudson Racer-Type???

By: Terry Reed

Terry Reed — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:41:06 +0000

Is it BMW’s 1929 Bonneville speed week racer??

By: John Weston

John Weston — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:22:30 +0000

It’s an Ally Miniummmm …………………………….

By: Peter Fox

Peter Fox — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 09:59:04 +0000

I think it is probably Eric Fernihough on an early Brough Superior