Abbotsford motorcycles (UK 1919)

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The Abbotsford was a scooter-like lightweight bike with a 1.5 bhp overhead valve engine. Production was limited. [1]

Scooter (motorcycle) type of motorcycle

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  1. Erwin Tragatsch, Ash, Kevin. The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Motorcycles, Quantum Publishing, London, 2000 ISBN   1-86160-342-8