Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum

Feb 13, 2016

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker A rather simple 1950, 122cc, Tandon Milemaster along side an exceptional 1958, 200cc, Ducati Elite at Sammy Miller's eponymous motorcycle museum in the South of England.

Photo by Jim KoenigsaeckerSammy Miller competing in the 1954 Scottish Six Days Trial on his 1951, 196cc, Samuel Hamilton Special. Sammy won more than 1,300 trials events during his career, including the grueling International Six Days Trial and the Scott Trial. He also did some road racing including the storied Isle of Man TT.

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker The Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum is literally filled to the rafters with more than 300 rare motorcycles. The centerpiece of this loft space was a 1916, 1063cc, Henderson.

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker The beautiful tank of a 1920, 998cc, Nut in the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum. This particular Nut was manufactured with a larger capacity than normal for Isle of Man TT winner, Hugh Mason.

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker Everything in Sammy Miller's museum is perfectly restored, even these vintage gas cans. He opened his museum in 1964.

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker A 1911, 688cc, Pierce in the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum. The four-cylinder, two-speed, American-made Pierce was inspired by the Belgian-made FN (Fabrique Nationale de Herstal) shown below.

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker The steam-punkesque tank and four-cylinder motor of a shaft-driven 1909, 496cc, FN (Fabrique Nationale de Herstal) in the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum. The Belgian company, FN, is better known as a manufacturer of firearms, but, also made motorcycles from 1901 to 1967.