Amal (motorcycle)
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AMAL is a British carburettor brand name.
AMAL were the major suppliers of carburettors to the British motorcycle industry for a long time and their products were near-ubiquitous being present on the products of the big manufacturers such as BSA and AMC. With the decline of the British motorcyle industry AMAL carburettors declined as well but are still produced by their current owner Burlen Fuel Systems as spares for the classic market.
[edit] History
The AMAL company was formed just after the First World War from a number of other companies to manufacture carburettors and associated products.‘AMAL’ and ‘AMAC’
AMAL subsequently became part of the IMI Group in the 1960s. It was sold in 1993 to Grosvenor Works Ltd of North London - a supplier of fuel system components. under Grosvenor some of the most popular obsolete ranges were remanufactured.
In 2003 the business was sold to Burlen Fuel Systems Limited, a company that also produces SU, Solex and Zenith, three other "classic" carburettor ranges.
[edit] Products
- Monobloc - to mid 1960s
- Concentric - from mid 1960s
