Issued 1951-1960    Length 30mm    'OO/HO' scale (1:76)

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Britains introduced three Motorcycles early in the Lilliput range selling them, for example, in trade boxes two dozen (24)  at a time. There is evidence that Britains planned to number the Motorcycle models collectively as 'LV/607' and a trade box exists to confirm this, but at their launch they appeared with individual numbers.

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All three Motorcycles used the same single casting with unpainted metal or lead wheels held on by a nail-head & crimped axle. Later Britains re-designed the wheels giving them side lugs for a push-fit arrangement. Despite their small size, the detail of the Motorcycle casting was impressive but it is not known if the model was based on a particular real motorcyle make. 

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The Civilian Motorcycle was the only one of the three to be given more than one colour scheme. The most common one was a black bike, a dark-green fuel tank, silver trim on the headlight and exhausts, and sometimes silver on parts of the engine. There was also a white mark put on the tip of the rear mudguard. The rider normally had a pale-brown outfit with a white scarf, dark-brown boots, gloves and cap, and a pale-tan or creamy-pink face.

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Other colours which have been found for the Civilian Motorcycle are a pale-blue bike, a mid-green bike, a red bike (all with silver fuel tanks), a light-brown rider with dark-brown leggings, or with mid-brown boots, gloves and cap, and a grey rider with black boots. More variations probably exist.

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LB/536 was included in the large L/11 Railway Display Set but otherwise was sold unboxed from Trade boxes. Although being on sale for many years, it is not a common model, and the non-standard colours are rare.