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| Manufacturer | Ner-A-Car Corporation (United States) Sheffield-Simplex (United Kingdom) |
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| Also called | Neracar |
| Production | 1921–1927 |
| Assembly | Syracuse, New York, USA Kingston-on-Thames, UK |
| Class | Feet Forward |
| Top speed | 35 mph |
| Power | 2.5 hp |
| Transmission | 5-position friction drive CVT, 3-speed manual |
| Frame type | Pressed steel perimeter frame |
| Suspension | Front: Double leading arms with hub-center steering[1] Rear: none, except for 1926 de-luxe model with swingarm and quarter-elliptic leaf springs[2] |
| Brakes | Drum, operated by pedal located on left foot board. |
| Tires | 26 x 3-inch non-skid |
| Wheelbase | 59 in (1,500 mm)[3] (standard) 68.5 in (1,740 mm) (with rear suspension)[2] |
| Dimensions | L: 84 in (2,100 mm) |
| Weight | 175 pounds (dry) |
| Turning radius | 19 ft 6 in (5,940 mm) turning circle[3] |
The Ner-A-Car was a type of feet forwards motorcycle designed by Carl Neracher in 1918. It used an unusual steel-channel chassis, much like an automobile, and hub-center steering at the front wheel, making it 'nearly a car' in design. The Ner-A-Car was the most successful hub-center steering motorcycle ever produced, with sales far eclipsing earlier or later examples of this design, such as the Yamaha GTS1000 or Bimota Tesi. About 10,000 Neracars were manufactured in the United States by the Ner-A-Car Corporation (under the Neracar name), while around 6,500 are believed to have been produced in England under licence by the Sheffield-Simplex company between 1921 and 1926 under the Ner-A-Car name.
- ^ Frank 2012.
- ^ a b Willoughby 1977, p. 32.
- ^ a b Willoughby 1977, p. 31.