tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202728075244387954.post4486936603735559296..comments2024-03-27T06:51:45.045+08:00Comments on Heinkel Scooter Project: Introducing the Leader - Motor Cycling Magazine July 1958Paul Markhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16443898792293766779noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202728075244387954.post-61717571604850676542013-12-09T21:56:26.294+08:002013-12-09T21:56:26.294+08:00The Leader did sell very well in its first couple ...The Leader did sell very well in its first couple of years before the market was undermined by Japanese imports and Ariel was starved of funds by BSA. Sales were so strong initially that Ariel stopped production of its four stroke range. This left an opening for a new, sports bike, which of course was the Arrow. The Arrow was also a success and the was 'Bike of the Year' in 1960. Paul Markhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443898792293766779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202728075244387954.post-72748470784244005752013-11-25T05:33:02.991+08:002013-11-25T05:33:02.991+08:00From the editorial
It was in 1955 that the decisio...From the editorial<br />It was in 1955 that the decision to make something fresh was taken at Selly Oak, being the next step to discover what the motorcycle world really wanted<br /><br />When the answers were sorted out, one fact emerged predominantly: what the riding public wanted was a machine with the chracteristics of a motorcycle and the weather-proofing of a scooter<br /><br />Except whenSquire Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06469062285742963449noreply@blogger.com