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KYRIE <\/span>| <\/span>1903 <\/span>| <\/span>UK <\/span>:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n KYRIE was a short-lived British motorcycle marque that appeared in 1903 at a time when the motorcycle industry was still in its pioneering phase. The marque is recorded as having been based at Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, England, but very little detailed information has survived concerning its founders, production methods, or the number of machines built. Like many early motorcycle ventures, KYRIE existed during a period when individual engineers, cycle manufacturers, and small workshops were experimenting with motorised bicycles in response to the growing public interest in powered transport.<\/p>\n Although surviving records are sparse, it is likely that KYRIE motorcycles followed contemporary design practice, employing a strengthened bicycle frame fitted with a small single-cylinder engine and belt drive. Such machines were intended to provide an affordable and practical alternative to horse-drawn transport while offering greater range and speed than an ordinary pedal cycle. Reliability, however, remained a challenge for all manufacturers of the period, and the market was highly competitive despite its infancy.<\/p>\n The absence of later references to the marque suggests that production was extremely limited and that the enterprise did not progress beyond its initial experimental or commercial phase. <\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KYRIE\u00a0 |\u00a0 1903\u00a0 |\u00a0 UK\u00a0 : KYRIE was a short-lived British motorcycle marque that appeared in 1903 at a time when the motorcycle industry was still in its pioneering phase. The marque is recorded as having been based at<\/p>\n