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1956 Douglas Dragonfly
07/01/12 at 13:25:34

One of my Facebook "friends" shared this. I thought it was cool and thought I would share it with you!

Manufacturer Douglas Motorcycle Company, Bristol
Production 1955–1957
Engine 348 cc (21.2 cu in) four stroke flat twin
Top speed 70 mph (110 km/h)[1]
Power 17 bhp (13 kW) @ 5500 rpm[1]
Transmission Four speed
Suspension Girling
Weight 365.6 lb (165.8 kg)[1] (dry)
Fuel capacity 5.5 imp gal (25 l; 6.6 US gal)
Fuel consumption 55 mpg-US (4.3 L/100 km; 66 mpg-imp)[1]

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TestPro Full Member Offline Show up, shut up, catch up! Posts: 121 Florida Gender:	Re: 1956 Douglas Dragonfly Reply #1 - 07/01/12 at 14:17:04 Simple classy ride.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29301 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: 1956 Douglas Dragonfly Reply #2 - 07/01/12 at 14:26:10 Looks very much like a rebadged BMW... with a snazz headlight... Neat!... ...
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360k+ Serious Thumper Offline Savage heart of darkness Posts: 680 Cartersville, GA Gender:	Re: 1956 Douglas Dragonfly Reply #3 - 07/01/12 at 15:22:07 Intriguing front end geometry, and a well thought out machine for its time.
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Haggis YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 32 Dundee, Scotland Gender:	Re: 1956 Douglas Dragonfly Reply #4 - 07/01/12 at 16:33:53 That is class I have seen one or two of these at classic bikes shows here in the UK, love them to bits. even just the name Dragaonfly
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29301 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: 1956 Douglas Dragonfly Reply #5 - 07/01/12 at 17:05:54 That's an Earles front end,... my buddy just picked up an old BMW 69S with the same thing... I can't wait to try it... won't crash, I promise... ...
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 1956 Douglas Dragonfly Reply #6 - 07/01/12 at 21:32:42 I hear those front ends eat the bushings or bearings at the knee in the front end.
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gerald.hughes Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline FSO Posts: 1100 Tucson, Az Gender:	Re: 1956 Douglas Dragonfly Reply #7 - 07/01/12 at 21:49:51 Serowbot wrote on 07/01/12 at 14:26:10: Looks very much like a rebadged BMW... with a snazz headlight... Neat!... ... Not with that chain drive.
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Re: 1956 Douglas Dragonfly
Reply #8 - 07/01/12 at 21:52:21

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/01/12 at 21:32:42:

I hear those front ends eat the bushings or bearings at the knee in the front end.

The originals had brass bushings, and they did wear and get loose. I have always thought that an Earles fork with sealed tapered roller bearings would be the bees knees. You could go over a curb with those forks and not even feel it.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29301 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: 1956 Douglas Dragonfly Reply #9 - 07/02/12 at 01:59:44 gerald.hughes wrote on 07/01/12 at 21:49:51: Serowbot wrote on 07/01/12 at 14:26:10: Looks very much like a rebadged BMW... with a snazz headlight... Neat!... ... Not with that chain drive. Whadda' rip... didn't see that... ...
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 1956 Douglas Dragonfly Reply #10 - 07/02/12 at 02:39:50 Id be happy enough to take a tour of that place.
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Pine Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1694 Mississippi, USA Gender:	Re: 1956 Douglas Dragonfly Reply #11 - 07/02/12 at 11:03:13 HA I looked it up in the wiki.. "too powerful for most riders"
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: 1956 Douglas Dragonfly Reply #12 - 07/02/12 at 12:48:32 Sweet old girl, thanks for sharing Greg
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: 1956 Douglas Dragonfly Reply #13 - 07/02/12 at 19:14:17 Nice, I'd ride it. Especially since it DOESN'T have a god awful BMW style shaft drive... Look a LOT like the 1951 BMW I made the mistake of buying in college.
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rfw2003 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1108 Yantis, TX	Re: 1956 Douglas Dragonfly Reply #14 - 07/02/12 at 19:20:35 I would love to take that old girl for a ride. I bet that 2 link front suspension with a roller bearing mod would ride like butter. R.F.
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