Edward Turner was an English motorcycle designer. He was born in Camberwell in the London Borough of Southwark, on the day King Edward VII was proclaimed King. In 1915, Turner had his first ride on a
Turner, on the occasion of his retirement in 1967, at a private function for BSA Triumph executives
Close-up of a 1932 Ariel Square Four 4F 600 cc engine
Close-up of a 1938 Triumph Speed Twin 500 cc engine
1947 500 cc Triumph T100 GP
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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
Edward Turner (motorcycle designer)
…central flywheels, with a one-piece four-cylinder block (or Monobloc) and single head. The idea for the engine was rejected by BSA, but adopted by Ariel as the Ariel Square Four. Turner was then invited by Jack Sangster to join Ariel. By 1929, at Ariel, Jack Sangster had Edward Turner and Bert Hopwood…
"Ariel" bicycle with lever-tensioned wire double-spokes, Advertisement 1871-1876
Ariel tricycle circa 1902
Deferred share of Components Ltd, issued 1. September 1911
1928 Ariel brochure