Val Page served his apprenticeship as a motorcycle engineer and designer with J.A. Prestwich. Page designed the engines used in the Brough Superior SS100 and SS80 luxury motorcycles,[4] and developed the racing motorcycles which made riders such as Bert le Vack famous.
Ariel Motorcycles
Ariel Red Hunter 1938
Page spent most of his career with Ariel Motorcycles, which he joined in 1925.[4] Eventually, he became chief designer and developed a new range of motorcycles for the 1926 season. Starting with an advanced engine, Page had to wait until 1927 before a suitable frame and cycle parts were designed. These formed the basis for what was to be the Ariel Red Hunter, which continued successfully until Ariel ceased production of four strokes in 1959.[5]
Triumph
Page left Ariel in 1932 to become chief designer at the rival Triumph Motorcycles where, with Edward Turner, he developed Triumph's first parallel twin, the model 6/1,[6] and a range of singles, including a 150cc two-stroke and 250, 350 and 500cc four-strokes.
BSA
Moving to BSA in 1936, Page designed all new models (except the V-twins) including the Empire Star, which was developed into the high performance production BSA Gold Star, named in celebration of Wal Handley's 100 mph lap time at the Brooklands circuit.[citation needed] The innovative Gold Star had a single cylinder 500 cc engine with twin pushrods operating double-coil springs and overhead valves. The pushrod tunnel was an integral casting in the cylinder block.[7] Page also designed the dependable BSA M20 motorcycle, of which 125,000 saw wartime use.[8]
Return to Ariel
After the war he returned to Ariel[9] where he designed the monocoque Ariel Leader in 1958.[10]
page, valentine, page, 1891, 1978, british, motorcycle, designer, worked, several, leading, marques, including, ariel, triumph, page, innovator, whose, radical, designs, include, triumph, gold, star, prestwich, engine, brough, superior, ss100, ariel, leader, b. Valentine Page 1891 1978 1 2 was a British motorcycle designer who worked for several of the UK s leading marques including Ariel Triumph and BSA 3 Page was an innovator whose radical designs include the Triumph 6 1 BSA Gold Star BSA A7 and BSA M20 the J A Prestwich engine of the Brough Superior SS100 and the Ariel Leader Val PageBorn1891Hackney EnglandDied1978Cheltenham EnglandNationalityBritishOccupationMotorcycle designer Contents 1 J A Prestwich 2 Ariel Motorcycles 3 Triumph 4 BSA 5 Return to Ariel 6 ReferencesJ A Prestwich Edit Brough Superior SS 100 Val Page served his apprenticeship as a motorcycle engineer and designer with J A Prestwich Page designed the engines used in the Brough Superior SS100 and SS80 luxury motorcycles 4 and developed the racing motorcycles which made riders such as Bert le Vack famous Ariel Motorcycles Edit Ariel Red Hunter 1938 Page spent most of his career with Ariel Motorcycles which he joined in 1925 4 Eventually he became chief designer and developed a new range of motorcycles for the 1926 season Starting with an advanced engine Page had to wait until 1927 before a suitable frame and cycle parts were designed These formed the basis for what was to be the Ariel Red Hunter which continued successfully until Ariel ceased production of four strokes in 1959 5 Triumph EditPage left Ariel in 1932 to become chief designer at the rival Triumph Motorcycles where with Edward Turner he developed Triumph s first parallel twin the model 6 1 6 and a range of singles including a 150cc two stroke and 250 350 and 500cc four strokes BSA EditMoving to BSA in 1936 Page designed all new models except the V twins including the Empire Star which was developed into the high performance production BSA Gold Star named in celebration of Wal Handley s 100 mph lap time at the Brooklands circuit citation needed The innovative Gold Star had a single cylinder 500 cc engine with twin pushrods operating double coil springs and overhead valves The pushrod tunnel was an integral casting in the cylinder block 7 Page also designed the dependable BSA M20 motorcycle of which 125 000 saw wartime use 8 Return to Ariel EditAfter the war he returned to Ariel 9 where he designed the monocoque Ariel Leader in 1958 10 References Edit England and Wales births Retrieved 2015 01 12 England and Wales deaths Retrieved 2015 01 12 Melling Frank 3 September 2003 The Good The Telegraph Retrieved 27 November 2008 a b Triumph Motorcycles timeline Retrieved 27 November 2008 unstated name Ariel Owners Club about the bikes History Retrieved 12 January 2015 Davis Simon May June 2013 Triumph s First Twin Triumph 6 1 Motorcycle Classics Retrieved 9 May 2013 Michaud Joe Michaud 1938 BSA GoldStar Archived from the original on 6 February 2007 Retrieved 27 November 2008 Triumph Motorcycle History Retrieved 27 November 2008 Currie Bob 1993 Classic British Motorcycles Chancellor Press ISBN 1 85152 250 6 1963 Ariel Leader Retrieved 24 November 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Val Page amp oldid 1139361417, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
