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Viney

28-07-11 11:58 AM

They Bought us the Atom...

...now they are going to build bikes. Arial that is

Should be fun

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/a...kes-2011-07-28

yorkie_chris

28-07-11 12:00 PM

Re: They Bought us the Atom...

Didn't ariel start out with bikes?

andrewsmith

28-07-11 12:00 PM

Re: They Bought us the Atom...

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2580459)

Didn't ariel start out with bikes?

Yep in 1901
Stopped production in 1967

Dicky Ticker

28-07-11 12:28 PM

Re: They Bought us the Atom...

Ah-----bring back the Square Four,Huntmaster or even the Leader--NOSTALGIC

D4rkr34per

28-07-11 03:24 PM

Re: They Bought us the Atom...

AFAIK it's a different Ariel to the old bike company - they just use the name. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Ltd
Still, looking forward to seeing what they come up with bike wise :D

andrewsmith

28-07-11 03:25 PM

Re: They Bought us the Atom...

Supercharged VFR800 Lump?

jambo

28-07-11 04:11 PM

Re: They Bought us the Atom...

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2580459)

Didn't ariel start out with bikes?

I'm pretty sure it was washing powder...

Bluefish

28-07-11 05:03 PM

Re: They Bought us the Atom...

Oh dear.. ;)

keith_d

28-07-11 05:22 PM

Re: They Bought us the Atom...

Quote:

Originally Posted by jambo (Post 2580618)

I'm pretty sure it was washing powder...

No, no. It was televisions....

punyXpress

28-07-11 06:56 PM

Re: They Bought us the Atom...

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2580459)

Didn't ariel start out with bikes?

The first proper Ariel car was a 10 hp twin-cylinder car produced in 1902 ( from wackypda )

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