Armstrong-CCM Motorcycles was a British motorcycle manufacturer based in Bolton, England. Alan Clews formed CCM in 1971 from what was left of BSA's off-road competition team and bought spares to produce his own motorcycles. Later, its 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.
For most of the 1980s, Armstrong-CCM produced about 3,500 motocross and trail bikes, as well as military off-road machines.[1] Electric starter models were built for the Jordanian and Canadian armed forces.[2]
In 1983, the Bombardier Corporation