Howard R. Davies
English motorcycle racing champion and motorcycle designer
Howard R. Davies (27 June 1895 – 3 January 1973), was an English motorcycle racing champion, motorcycle designer and originator of the 'HRD' marque which later became Vincent-HRD motorcycles. He died in January 1973.2
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Born Jun 27, 1895, died Jan 1973.1
Companies
- HRD MotorcyclesFounder9
Early life and education
Howard Raymond Davies was born at 351 Ladypool Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. His parents, Frank and Bertha, then moved to Wolverhampton where Howard attended Wolverhampton Higher Grade School. He was a good swimmer, won swimming medals, rode horses and hunted, and drummed in a band.
When Davies left school, he became an apprentice with AJS. He gained motorcycle building experience, but really wanted to go racing. AJS were fully occupied filling orders at the time and racing had no priority. Sunbeam had a good racing team, but had a no-staff-poaching agreement with AJS, so Davies moved to Clyno as a tester, and shortly thereafter moved to Sunbeam.
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Career
Occupation: motorcycle racer, businessperson.4
- Date not recordedFounded HRD Motorcycles3
Personal life
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- 1WikidataHoward R. Davies on Wikidata
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- 9WikidataHRD Motorcycles, Founder