Showing posts with label Zenith motorcycles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zenith motorcycles. Show all posts
Saturday, 26 July 2014
Friday 24 July 1914
F.W Barnes was now fully recovered from his accident following an unfortunate misunderstanding with a Police Officer whilst Barnes was leading the Royal Party on their way to Brooklands Red Cross Field Day in June.
Monday, 30 June 2014
Tuesday 30 June 1914
30 June 1914
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| Freddie Barnes at Brooklands RaceTrack |
A Mr F.W. Barnes was recovering in Hospital after a crash in
Weybridge. Investigating further we discover that this was no ordinary
accident. F.W. “Freddie” Barnes was the chief designer of Zenith Motorcycles located in Hampton Court
and inventor of the Gradua gearing system. He was acting as pilot for the Royal
Party heading to Brooklands Race Track on 20 June to Review members of the Red Cross, when he was thrown from his
motorcycle whilst trying to avoid a policeman. It is thought that the Policeman
stepped into the road and signalled either to stop for to take a different
direction.
Read more about F.W. Barnes and Zenith Here. You can also
see two examples of Zenith Motorcycles at Brooklands Museum
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