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Capacity : 350
Model : RH
Production : 1930 -
Category : (R) Street Bike

STYLÂ’SON

350 RHE Blackburn - 1930

British heart in a French body

Apart from their engines, usually imported from England, the Styl'sons were thoroughly French motorcycles whose curious name –– fondly imagined by the Frenchmen who coined it to sound "British" – was a product of the mania for all things English that swept the motorcycle world in the 1930s.

The Fruits of a Rare Passion

Styl'son was founded near Saint Etienne, which had been the birthplace of the sewing machine before becoming a center of French two-wheeler manufacture in 1926. In the region a vast number of specialist companies made all components for the cycle industry. It allowed the smallest of makes to offer a diverse range incorporating perhaps as many as ten different models. Styl'son, with only a dozen employees, built motorcycles with a passion and had local motorcyclists test them on the neighboring hills.

The English Invasion

At first, the marque used French-made Moser and LMP engines and Aya or Bridier-Charron gearboxes. The quality with which Styl'sons were built was reflected in a long list of sporting victories that quickly established their reputation. But enthusiasm isn't always consonant with sound management and the Great Depression hastened the end of the little marque in 1930. That year, Styl'son was importing English Blackburne engines and Burman gearboxes, which equipped almost all of its 350 and 500 range. This was reflected in an increase in price. At the end, Styl'sons were virtually all-British – except, ironically, for their silly frame.

SPECIFICATIONS

Engine: 350cc Blackburne single-cylinder four-stroke; total-loss lubrication

Valves: overhead

Fuel System: Amac carburetor

Transmission: Burman 3-speed hand change; final drive by chain

Suspension: girder fork (front); rigid (rear)

Brakes: 6 inch drum (from & rear)

Wheels: 3.50x19 inch (front & rear)

The Styl'son 350 RHE is a reflection of the trend of the French industry in 1930, with its generous use of British components.




Le fichier Moto Passion réalisé par François-Marie Dumas réunit près de deux mille photos accompagnées d'un historique très complet des machines présentées.
Il sera progressivement mis à jour ici et toute information complémentaire est la bienvenue sur info@moto-collection.org.

Cette documentation unique, qui constitue sans doute l'encyclopédie la plus exhaustive jamais écrite sur l'histoire de la moto, a été réalisée avec l'assistance de nombreux spécialistes dont principalement Didier Ganneau, Christophe Gaime, Mick Woollett, Jean Goyard, Bernard Salvat, Christian Rey, Yves Campion, Helmut Krackowizer, Michael Dregni, Michel Montange, etc. que je remercie ici.

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- Les fiches originales sur papier
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