Beschreibung:

An ingenious design that originated on the Continent and was built in the UK by EMI, the Cyclemaster wheel - a single-cylinder, two-stroke engine complete with fuel tank, spoked into a heavy-duty rim - replaced the rear wheel of a pedal cycle, thus providing a cheap means of powered transport in the austere 1950s. Originally displacing 25.7cc, the Cyclemaster was enlarged to 32.6cc for 1952, gaining a small but useful power increase in the process. Cyclemaster progressed to offering complete machines and later on a conventional moped - the Cyclemate. Production of the Cyclemaster engine unit ceased in 1958 and that of the Cyclemate two years later. This 32cc Cyclemaster is attached to a tricycle made by R A Harding Ltd of Bath, a firm that specialised in 'hand propelled, electric and motor carriages' for invalids and the disabled. The tricycle was restored to specifications detailed in the 1950s magazine, 'Power and Pedal' (page on file) in 1998, when work carried out included overhauling the engine, rebuilding wheels and re-enamelling the frame. Since completion the trike has taken part in several NACC runs, received the 'Best Under 50cc Machine' award at the VMCC Founders' Day Rally and in 2001 was invited to attend the prestigious 'Louis Vuitton Classic' event.