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  • Wearwell: The Wolverhampton Motorcycle Pioneer Brought Down by Scandal

    Wearwell: The Wolverhampton Motorcycle Pioneer Brought Down by Scandal

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    Mark Lancaster

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    15th October 2026

    From bicycle manufacturing to early motorcycles, Wearwell looked set to become a major name in the British motorcycle industry. But financial wrongdoing brought the company’s promising future to an abrupt end. Like so many, Wearwell started out as a bicycle manufacturer. The Cogent Cycle Co was founded by Henry Clarke and the business included his…

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