rennie Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marino Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 It’s shame to ride it on the road, it should be parked in the living room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 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 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rennie Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 Ah! ok thanks! It said villiers on the engine casings so I went for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofferz Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogs01 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 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 !?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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