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motorcycles . this was a successful business and the bolton factory was established . in 1981 armstrong bought a majority share and clews designed a road race competition motorcycle . they acquired the rights to the rotax engine enduro motorcycle swm xn tornado from the italian owners and developed the armstrong mt500 military motorcycle used by the british army in the falklands war . for most of the 1980s armstrong ccm produced about 3 500 motocross and trail bikes as well as the military off road machines . 1 electric start models were built for the jordanian and canadian armed forces . 2 in 1983 the canadian company bombardier recreational products licensed the brand and outsourced development and production of the can am motorcycles to armstrong ccm who produced can ams until closure in 1987 2 when armstrong sold the military motorcycle business to harley davidson and ccm back to clews who continue to produce motorcycles as of 2010 . 3 armstrong s road racing department including plans remaining stock tooling and manufacturing rights were sold to colin hopper of cwh developments in lancashire . cwh produced the 350 cc cm36 engine for several years in the form of the cwh armstrong f2 sidecar outfit and supplying parts for solo machines that were campaigned in races such as the isle of man tt and manx grand prix up until the late 1990s . cwh s armstrong equipe was later sold to a super kart manufacturer in bolton who in 2009 passed the cwh armstrong concern onto rave motorsports ltd in surrey . the new company initially produced spare parts for existing machines with plans to re manufacture replicas of the armstrong cm36 250 cc and 350 cc road racers for the post classic racing series . an official rave motorsport armstrong road racing relaunch was scheduled to take place at the vintage motorcycle club s festival of 1000 bikes at mallory park in july 2010 with several of the ex armstrong gp and tt riders displaying their machines . references edit armstrong military motorcycles . archived from the original on 11 june 2008 . retrieved 2008 06 08 . a b military might . archived from the original on 15 june 2008 . retrieved 2008 06 08 . ccm a brief history . the telegraph . august 2000 . retrieved 2008 06 08 . dead link dead link external links edit ccm motorcycles homepage ccm history dead link 1 armstrong by rave motorsport dead link 2 vmcc vintage motor cycle club dead link v t e british motorcycle manufacturers manufacturing in the united kingdom current ajs ariel ccm cheney greeves hesketh megelli m tisse norton triumph wasp defunct abc 1919 1923 abingdon akd 1903 1925 advance 1905 1947 aer 1937 1940 ajw 1928 1976 ajs motorcycles ltd 1909 2000 alldays & onions 1903 1915 ambassador 1946 1964 ariel 1902 1970 armstrong 1980 1987 ascot pullin 1928 1930 amc 1937 1966 baker 1927 1930 bat 1902 1926 baughan 1920 1936 beardmore precision 1914 1930 blackburne 1913 1922 bradbury 1902 1924 brough 1908 1926 brough superior 1919 1940 bsa 1919 1972 calthorpe 1909 1939 chater lea 1900 1936 clyno 1909 1923 corgi 1946 1954 cotton 1918 1980 coventry eagle 1901 1939 coventry victor 1919 1936 dmw 1945 1971 dot 1908 1978 douglas 1907 1957 dunelt 1919 1935 duzmo 1919 1923 emc 1947 1977 excelsior 1896 1964 francis barnett 1919 1966 greeves 1953 1976 haden 1912 1924 hazlewoods limited 1895 1923 healey 1971 1977 hesketh 1981 1988 humber 1898 1930 hrd 1922 1928 ivy 1911 1934 james 1902 1966 jap 1903 1939 levis 1911 1939 martinsyde 1919 1923 matchless 1899 1966 1988 90 mcevoy 1926 1929 montgomery 1902 1939 ner a car 1921 1926 new hudson 1903 1958 new imperial 1901 1939 norman 1935 1963 norton villiers 1966 1972 norton villiers triumph 1972 1978 nut 1912 1933 oec 1901 1954 ok supreme 1882 1940 p & p 1922 1930 premier 1908 1921 panther 1904 1967 quasar 1975 1982 quadrant 1901 1928 raleigh 1899 1967 rex acme 1899 1933 rickman 1960 1975 rover 1902 1924 royal enfield 1893 1971 ruby 1909 1932 rudge 1911 1946 scott 1908 1965 silk 1976 1979 singer 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