The ANA motorcycle was manufactured by Martin J Shelley at the ANA Cycle Works in Rathdowne Street,
Carlton North
Carlton North is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Melbourne and Yarra local government areas. Carlton North recorded a population of 6,177 ...
,
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
, Australia between 1910 and 1919. The ANA used a wide variety of different engines:
Fafnir,
JAP
''Jap'' is an English abbreviation of the word "Japanese". Today, it is generally regarded as an ethnic slur.
In the United States, some Japanese Americans have come to find the term very offensive, even when used as an abbreviation. Prior to t ...
Precision,
Abingdon King Dick, as well as
Sturmey-Archer
Sturmey-Archer was a manufacturing company originally from Nottingham, England. It primarily produced bicycle hub gears, brakes and a great many other sundry bicycle components, most prominently during their heyday as a subsidiary of the Raleig ...
gearboxes.
[Robert Saward, “A-Z of Australian-Made Motorcycles: 1893-1942”, Turton & Armstrong, Sydney, 1996 ]
See also
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List of motorcycles of the 1910s
List of motorcycles of the 1910s is a listing of motorcycles of the 1910s, including those on sale, introduced, or otherwise relevant in this period.
The 1910s has their share of expensive historic motorcycles sold at auction, especially the bra ...
References
External links
Museum of Victoria photo of ANA motorcycle from 1922Power Dirt BikesA.N.A.
Motorcycle manufacturers of Australia
Motorcycles of Australia
Motorcycles introduced in the 1910s
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