The Acme motorcycle was assembled and marketed by Bennett & Wood of Wentworth Avenue,
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, who also built
Speedwell bicycles
Speedwell was a brand of bicycle manufactured by Bennett & Wood, a firm established by Charles W. Bennett and Charles R. Wood in 1882 in Sydney. As motorcars and motorcycles became available Bennett and Wood entered the motor trade. They built an ...
and were also
BSA importers for
New South Wales
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, es ...
. The engine was a
Villiers 122cc Mark 9D, and the frame was built locally. The bike was aimed at city commuters as a cheap and economical mode of transport. Production began in May 1939, and was phased out in 1949, due to the success of the imported
BSA Bantam. The Acme, along with the
Waratah, were the only two Australian-made motorcycles whose production span was before and after
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
.
[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 1930s
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List of motorcycles of the 1940s
References
External links
Restored 125cc Acme motorcycleAcme (Sydney)
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Motorcycle manufacturers of Australia
Motorcycles of Australia
Motorcycles introduced in the 1930s