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Rex was a Coventry, UK motorcycle manufacturer from 1900 to 1933, and, in its heyday, was considered one of the greatest names in the British motorcycle industry.Originally Rex Motorcycles was founded by brothers William and Harold Williamson in 1899, merged with Allard, a Coventry bicycle maker, in 1902, the name remaining Rex. In 1904 they began making motorcycles. Around 1903 Rex produced motorcycles with engines above and driving, the front wheel. (the Werner engine position). The engines were Rex’s own, and included singles and V twins. In 1904 there was a 372 cc model which had the silencer cast with the cylinder in one piece. In 1905 the side valve Rex model was rated at 3.25 hp. When they stopped producing these, they used Blackburne engines of 532 cc and 896 cc with Roc patent gear hubs. When the company fired the founders in 1911, George Hemingway had in house engines made again, but models with other engines were still built. Rex made their first telescopic forks in 1906, used rotary-valve engines, and in 1908 were the first to put a downward angle on the top tube, lowering the riding position. In 1914 there was a 349 cc two stroke and 940 cc V twins. After WWI the first bike, a 550 cc sv single, was soon dropped in favour of new Blackburne engined machines. These had a longer wheelbase sidecar version available. The singles now had 499 cc, the V twins 998 cc.

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