Haden (motorcycle)

[1] Haden was originally a bicycle-making business in Hockley, Birmingham, begun in the late 1880s, after the safety bicycle was introduced.

The main motorcycle was marketed under the Haden name as the "New Comet", and it was a long-standing independent brand.

It used parts from Villiers, PeCo, JAP, Precision, and Climax, and was entered in the Isle of Man TT races in 1920 (10th place) and 1921.

The New Comet was discontinued in 1924, but in 1931 small numbers of 198 cc models were produced with Villiers parts.

After the War, Haden Bros. continued to be well known for making cycle and motorcycle parts, and these were sold worldwide from 1954 until 2002 when the company folded due to overseas competition.