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  • The Classic MotorCycle

    JAMES CAPTAIN ( and other rankings) 1949-59

    Sep 02, 2020 4 minutes
    WORDS: ALAN TURNER

    THE SPECIALISTS

    While there's no specific club for James owners, there is a wealth of information online. Kevin Holden maintains a site for James resources. Among much other wisdom, a link to a site run by the Abrahams family accesses specifications of all postwar James models. A James Face book group offers advice from those who know, and help in tracking down parts. Villiers Services provides a one-stop shop for everything that came from the Wolverhampton factory .

    • Kevin Holden's website: James-motorcycles .corn/resources/

    • Facebook: James Motorcycles Public Group

    • Villiers Services: 01384 265797; villiersservices.co.uk

    MODEL HISTORY

    Although one of Britain's longest-established manufacturers, by the 1930s James determined its future was safest with a range of utility motorcycles. Villiers' wide range of cheap,

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