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Cyclaid or Cykelaid?
About a year ago, I bought a 1953 Cyclaid cyclemotor with DVLA documents as a retirement restoration project for when I finish work, in about three years. Now I discover the firm made a front wheel drive autocycle in the 1920s, though as the spelling of its brand name is different, I wonder if these are from two different makers?
Could you also list the basic specification of both because I only have a moped entitlement on my driving licence (from the days when this was included with the car licence) and am limited to under 50cc and I don’t really want to take a motorcycle test now.
Dr Phil Hall, email, Midlands.
These are two different machines from two different makers, and while you will be able to ride the Cyclaid with your moped licence, the Cykelaid has an over 50cc engine and for this you’d need to gain an appropriate UK driving licence.
The Cykleaid (1919-26) was manufactured by The Sheppee Motor Co Ltd, 59 Thomas Street, York. It was powered by a 133cc (55 x 56mm) deflector piston, single cylinder two-stroke engine, mounted to the sprung girder type front fork of the machine, with fuel tank fitted above the front mudguard. Drive to the front wheel of the single speed machine was by chains and a countershaft. Its launch price was £50 and progressively dropped to under £25 for the basic model before production ended.
Although offered with options of lady’s or gent’s cycle for the complete machine, the Sheppee Motor
