List of Ariel motorcycles
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This is a list of Ariel Motorcycles
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Ariel Motorcycles
Ariel Motorcycles was a British motorcycle manufacturer based in Bournbrook, Birmingham. It was one of the leading innovators in British motorcycling, and was part of the Ariel marque. The company was sold to BSA in 1944 and the name was discontinued in 1970...
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| Model | Year | Notes |
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| Ariel 3 hp | 1908 | 325 cc |
| Ariel 3.5 hp | 1913 | 499 cc, single-cylinder side-valve four-stroke |
| Ariel V-twin | 1915 | 700 cc |
| Ariel 4 hp | 1918 | White and Poppe White and Poppe White and Poppe was a Coventry based proprietary engine and gearbox manufacturer established in 1899 by Alfred James White and Peter August Poppe. White was a watchmaker and Poppe an engineer and together they produced precision parts for the automotive industry... engine |
| Ariel Model D 500 cc | 1926 | Four-stroke OHV single |
| Ariel 557 cc | 1926–35 | Side-valve single variously designated A, B, SB, VA or VB |
| Ariel LB | 1929–32 | 250 cc side-valve |
| Ariel LF & LG | 1929–32 | 250 cc OHV "Colt" |
| Ariel 4F | 1931–40 | "Square" four-cylinder engine in 500 cc (1931-32) & 600 cc (1932-40) versions |
| Ariel VH | 1932–40 | 500 cc OHV Red Hunter Ariel Red Hunter The Ariel Red Hunter was the name used for a range of Ariel single-cylinder motorcycles. They were designed by the firm's chief designer Val Page in 1932 around an overhead-valve single-cylinder engine he developed six years earlier... |
| Ariel NH | 1932–40 | 350 cc OHV Red Hunter Ariel Red Hunter The Ariel Red Hunter was the name used for a range of Ariel single-cylinder motorcycles. They were designed by the firm's chief designer Val Page in 1932 around an overhead-valve single-cylinder engine he developed six years earlier... |
| Ariel LH & OH | 1934–40 | 250 cc OHV Red Hunter Ariel Red Hunter The Ariel Red Hunter was the name used for a range of Ariel single-cylinder motorcycles. They were designed by the firm's chief designer Val Page in 1932 around an overhead-valve single-cylinder engine he developed six years earlier... |
| Ariel LF, LG, & OG | 1934–40 | 250 cc OHV "Colt" |
| Ariel VB | 1926–35 | 598 cc side-valve single |
| Ariel 4G & 4H | 1937–40 | "Square" four-cylinder 995 cc |
| Ariel W/NG Ariel W/NG 350 The Ariel W/NG 350 was a British military motorcycle based on the well proven Ariel Red Hunter singles built by Ariel Motorcycles, and designed by the firm's chief designer Val Page in 1932 around an engine he developed six years earlier... |
1940–45 | 350 cc (Military) |
| Ariel KG & KH | 1945 | 500 cc parallel twin Straight-two A straight-two engine, is a two-cylinder piston engine that has its cylinders arranged side by side.... , later versions called the "Fieldmaster" |
| Ariel Square Four Mark I | 1949–53 | "Square" four-cylinder 995 cc |
| Ariel Square Four Mark II | 1953–58 | "Square" four-cylinder 995 cc |
| Ariel FH | 1954 | 650 cc parallel twin called the "Huntmaster" with BSA A10 BSA Golden Flash The BSA Golden Flash was a Birmingham Small Arms Company motorcycle. The Golden Flash was also available in black and chrome, but it was the all-over gold paint scheme that gave it the name, and made it such a popular escape from post war austerity.... engine |
| Ariel 350 cc HT | 1954 | Trials Motorcycle trials Motorcycle trials, also termed observed trials, is a non-speed event on specialized motorcycles. The sport is most popular in the United Kingdom and Spain, though there are participants around the globe.... special with competition frame |
| Ariel 500 cc HT | 1954 | Trials special with competition frame |
| Ariel Leader Ariel Leader The Leader was an Ariel motorcycle made from 1958 and 1965. A radical design, the Leader was fully enclosed with an integral windscreen and was the first British motorcycle to have flashing indicators... |
1958–1965 | 250 cc two-stroke |
| Ariel Arrow | 1959 | 250 cc sports version of Ariel Leader |
| Ariel Golden Arrow | 1963 | 250 cc |
| Ariel Arrow | 1967 | 200 cc reduced capacity to place it in lower road tax Vehicle excise duty Vehicle Excise Duty is a vehicle road use tax levied as an excise duty which must be paid for most types of vehicle which are to be used on the public roads in the United Kingdom... bracket |
| Ariel Pixie | 1968 | 50 cc BSA Beagle engine |
| Ariel 3 | 1969 | Dutch Anker 50 cc three-wheeler |