The competitor in question was the passenger in the outfit of a four-cylinder Henderson and said: “From the beginning we were out to win the cup for, without doubt, we had a machine the qualities
Read moreThe London to Edinburgh Run, 1914
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Road Test: Royal Enfield J2
1950 Royal Enfield J2 The company was the first to offer what we recognise as conventional swinging arm rear suspension on its production models. And when the very competitive world of one-day trials was supported
Read moreCatalina Grand Prix
But, because the event didn’t run to strict American Motorcyclist Association technical regulations, the governing body refused to sanction the ‘Grand National’ permit so the 1954 event was run independently, with any make or model
Read moreTokyo Show, 1954
Harley lookalike! The Motor Cycle expressed disappointment, claiming there to be some 100 different manufacturers in Japan at that time, but offered some hope for the country’s two wheel industry, suggesting, “combined with the steady
Read moreLAST DAY! Mortons Archive photo competition
Send us your favourite pics! Simply submit your motorcycle related images (details below) and our expert panel will select a top three – with the winning photographer receiving a custom helmet courtesy of Davida, a
Read moreBMW\'s lightweight off-roader
This was BMW’s factory race bike, intended for the 1963 ISDT but late arriving and only put into use for the 1964 off-road season. The new machine was revealed by Peter Fraser in his ‘On
Read moreRoad Test: Triumph Trophy
1950 Triumph Trophy We were lucky with the weather. A gap in the chilly rains of late January made a test of this lovely 1950 Triumph Trophy trials bike practical. Never mind the cold, the
Read moreACU Spring One Day Trial: March, 1914
The start in Sheffield, at 8.30am, drew a huge crowd, which was kept in check by RAC guides and the Sheffield police who, said The Motor Cycle, “were on duty at the start and finish
Read moreLightweight motorcycles
February 23, 1933, ‘Sartor’ was exploring the premise that for too long the line had been drawn under machines of 250cc and anything less, particularly machines of 150cc and 100cc “had been left to the
Read moreHoliday planning
So they ‘found’ (invented?) a pair of teenagers, Mike (just 18) and Mary (17) and showed them and the readers how to prepare for a biking holiday on the new Ariel Arrow Mike had bought
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