Mead is a historic brand of motorcycles.
The company name was: Mead Cycle Co., Liverpool.
The motorcycles of this British brand were probably built by Premier in Coventry. They were equipped with 198, 492 and 592cc-Precision engines, 293cc-JAPs or 746 and 980cc Premier V-twins.
Production began in 1911, but until 1913 only small numbers were produced with the 3½pk Precision engine. In 1914 the line was expanded: there were now models with 2½- to 4¼-cylinders and 6-8pk-V-twins. The customer could determine whether the machines were fitted with direct belt drive or chain-cum-belt drive (chain drive between crankshaft and gearbox and belt drive to rear wheel). There was also a lightweight 2pk model with two gears and belt drive. In 1915 production was stopped for the First World War.
After the war, a company was also opened in Birmingham and from 1922, Mead began to assemble motorcycles. The built-in engines still came from Precision, but also from A.W. Wall and Villiers. In 1924, Mead disappeared from the market.
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