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Phelon & Moore manufactured motorcycles in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England from 1904 to 1967 particularly those under the Panther marque.〔Jones, Barry M. ''The Panther Story''. Panther Publishing Ltd., 1999, p. 1.〕 They became identified with one particular design of motorcycle which had a large sloping 40-degree single-cylinder engine as a stressed member of the frame. This design spanned the entire history of the company, starting with a 500 cc model and ending with a 645 cc model.〔() PantherOwnersClub ''The Panther Page'' (Retrieved 29 October 2006)〕 The sloping stressed member concept was patented in 1900 by Joah ("John") Carver Phelon and his nephew Harry Rayner.〔() Ian Chadwick ''1901'' (Retrieved 28 October 2006)〕 Phelon & Rayner made the first chain-driven motorcycle in 1900. They could not afford to put their first bike into production, so sold the design to Humber for royalties, and that design was produced by Humber till 1907. After Harry Rayner died in a car accident, Joah Phelon went into partnership with Richard Moore.〔() Ian Chadwick ''Panther P&M'' (Retrieved 28 October 2006)〕 ==P&M motorcycles== Phelon & Moore was established in 1904, and their motorcycles were branded as P&M. The 1905 P&M featured and inclined single cylinder 4-stroke engine as a stressed member in the frame with 2-speed gear and chain drive to the rear wheel,〔"Evolution of the motor cycle", Motor Cycle magazine, 1 June 1922, p700-706〕 it being the 'first completely chain driven motor cycle'.〔"Motor Cycles at the Scottish Show", Motor Cycle magazine, 26 January 1922, p123〕 P&M motorcycles competed in the first International Six Days Trial (ISDT) in 1913 (now called the International Six Days Enduro).〔() SpeedTrackTales ''ISDT 1913 Onwards'' (Retrieved 28 October 2006)〕 Three P&M motorcycles competed in the 1914 ACU six days trial, all 3.5 hp solo models (of 498cc).〔"Competitors in the ACU Six Days Trial", Motor Cycle magazine, 9 July 1914, p48〕 In July 1914 P&M revealed details of their prototype 90 degree V-twin, their first deviation from the single cylinder motor cycles for which they were well known.〔"A new 750 Twin P.&M.", Motor Cycle, 23 July 1914, p123-124〕 When the V-twin was launched in November 1914〔"The 6 h.p. P. & M. Twin", Motor Cycle, 19 November 1914, p557-558〕 it featured a 4-speed gear, and was of 770cc, rated as 6 hp. It appears only a handful of the twin were built, though it appeared in catalogues until 1916.〔The Motor, Marine and Aircraft Red Book 1917, W. C. Bersey and A. Dorey, The Technical Publishing Company ()〕 The four speed gear arrangement used on the V-twins was re-introduced for the single in 1922, and at the same time the engine capacity was increased from 499cc to 555cc.〔 This was the last model to carry the P&M name, later models being branded as Panther. The Royal Flying Corps used P&M motorcycles during the First World War, keeping P&M busy throughout the conflict.〔Jones, Barry M. ''The Panther Story''. Panther Publishing Ltd., 1999, p. 54.〕 P&M were also selected as the suppliers when the RAC added sidecars to their range of vehicles in 1922.〔Motor Cycle magazine, 30 March 1922, p416〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Phelon & Moore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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