Look what parked next to us today!

[rennie]

Stopped at halfway house for a drink in the beer Garden. Came out to this

Not my thing but it was a villiers, it was shiny and it had gear change on the right

[Marino]

It’s shame to ride it on the road, it should be parked in the living room

[fastbob]

It's not actually a Villiers . It's a Francis Barnet Cruiser 250 . Villiers engines were supplied to dozens of small British manufacturers most of which vanished as quickly as they appeared .

[rennie]

Ah! ok thanks! It said villiers on the engine casings so I went for that

[geofferz]

It's not actually a Villiers . It's a Francis Barnet Cruiser 250 . Villiers engines were supplied to dozens of small British manufacturers most of which vanished as quickly as they appeared .

 

Knowledge bomb

[gogs01]

That Francis Barnett is a pretty bike, but I wouldn't want to ride it.

I had a Norman motorcycle many years ago. It had a Villiers 2T engine, which was a pretty gutless 250cc 2 stroke twin.

The chassis and brakes were also just about average for the day, so replacing it with a 350cc Matchless G3LS was a good move.

Those were the days !?!