Carlton Motorcycles

Fred Hanstock had taken on agencies for several makes of motorcycles and eventually went into production on a small scale with his own models. They were marketed as Carlton until he relinquished his interest in Carlton, they were then marketed under his own name as HE (Hanstock Engineering).

JAP, Villiers and Sturmey Archer engines were used. Frame fittings and tubing were obtained from the Sun Cycle and Fittings Company of Birmingham.

One very special Carlton was built in 1922 using a 350cc JAP engine. George Robinson recorded 69.89mph at a Clipstone Drive sprint meeting - good going for a side valve.

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A Villiers powered H.E. available as 98cc or 125cc, circa 1939. Click here for the full brochure (pdf).
The H.E. 'Cykl-aid' was a small moped style motorcycle, built around 1937.
The Carlton lightweight from a circa 1938 catalogue. Click here for a pdf of the brochure. The Carlton lightweights were sold in London by George Grose of Ludgate Circus. Click here for a pdf of their brochure.
A surviving Carlton lightweight with a 125cc Villiers engine. Bought new in 1939 for £26
Another surviving Carlton lightweight, this time an earlier one of about 1925.
Carlton also made heavier models with Sturmey Archer or J.A.P. engines. Both of these motorcycles date to the early 1930's.

 

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