Premier Motorcycles was a British motorcycle

Motorcycle

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 manufacturer. Originally founded as a bicycle manufacturer by W. H. Herbert and William Hillman in 1876, the "Hillman and Herbert Cycle Company" was renamed the "Premier Cycle Co." in 1891 and their first motorcycle was produced in 1908, with a White & Poppe side-valve engine and Chater-Lea front forks. The company made their first V-twin

V-twin

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 in 1909, followed by a 499 cc single-cylinder machine in 1910.

The company produced a range of motorcycles and changed their name to "The Premier Cycle Company (Coventry Premier Ltd.)" in 1914. After the First World War, the company did not resume production and was acquired by Singer & Co.

Singer (car)

Singer was an automobile company founded in 1905 in Coventry, England. It was acquired by the Rootes Group of the United Kingdom in 1956, who continued the brand until 1970...

 in 1921, although Premier motorcycles were produced under licence in Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

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throughout the 1930s.

Models

Model	Year	Notes
Premier	1908	White & Poppe side-valve engine
Premier 500cc	1909	V-twin
998cc	1913	V-twin