Ariel Motorcycles was a British maker of bicycles and then motorcycles in Bournbrook, Birmingham. It was an innovator in British motorcycling, part of the Ariel marque. The company was sold to BSA in
"Ariel" bicycle with lever-tensioned wire double-spokes, Advertisement 1871-1876
Ariel tricycle circa 1902
Deferred share of Components Ltd, issued 1. September 1911
The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited was a major British industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing military and sporting firearms; bicycles; motorcycles; cars; buses and bodies; ste
Ariel Motorcycles
…bicycles and then motorcycles in Bournbrook, Birmingham. It was an innovator in British motorcycling, part of the Ariel marque. The company was sold to BSA in 1951, but the brand survived until 1967. Influential Ariel designers included Val Page and Edward Turner. The last motorcycle-type vehicle to carry…
Share of the Birmingham Small Arms Company Ltd., issued 18 July 1930
1957 Daimler DK400 limousine
Vintage BSA motorcycle on High Street in Honiton, England