Levis 1922 model T 211 cc 1 cyl ts 2708

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Levis  1922 Model “T” 211 cc   two stroke    frame# 9092   engine # 11446

Levis motorcycles were manufactured by Butterfields of Birmingham, and were for many years one of England’s leading manufacturers of two-stroke motorcycles.
They built two-stroke machines from 1911, and added a line of four-strokes in 1928, that ran to 1941 when production ceased.
The first Levis was made in the Norton works by designer Bob Newey, but James Norton turned it down.
The name was derived from the Latin word for “Light”.
Newey then joined with the Butterfields, Arthur and Billy, and sister Daisy, to set up a motorcycle company.  Their first model had a capacity of 211 cc.
In the early twenties the two strokes were successful in races: in 1920 and 1922 the Lightweight races on the Isle of  Man were won on Levis machines.
In the early thirties the range consisted of   three 247 cc models ( a two stroke, a side valve and an overhead valve) and  the   346 cc ohv model A 2.
Levis production ended at the beginning of World War 2.
This light and practical  vintage  touring machine is equipped with Levis’ own 62×70 reliable two stroke engine and   2-speed  Sturmey Archer  gearbox with clutch.  Carburettor is AMAC, magneto E.I.C. This machine is an older restoration .