A REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 10065, 1 August 1925, Page 9

A REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE

One of the most remarkable performances put up in England hy a motorcycle lias just been made on a DOUGLAS 2£. i ‘h.p., machine, according to advice just to hand. A DOUGLAS gained full honors in the 1000 miles official stock tria'. Without anv lurther adjustment, it was handed over to H. Glover for a further test. The A.C.U. Eng neer, Mr. A. R. Bourne, conveyed the machine in the route-marking car to London and theme vi Brooklands ra^njg The msn/Utie Jama delivered at the track aij!/ ij.ny May 7th. The chains wove iriUßl.r'JJlitygenr-box lubricated, fml/lid?,otftojr attention was given. I The JBxboklands test hill is Well knownsn London for its severe gradient lyua. is a favorite testing ground Ter manufacturers. Glover first took the little DOUGLAS TOO times wj the Ipll, making a standng start on teach occasion at the beginning of thg| 1 in 8 section, the engine being kept running the whole time. One minute wa\s taken in each case from the machine left the starting pgin# till it returned ready for the Jnexfi ascent. Having n<jjemnpl®hed this non-stop engine test witlarft a falter. Glover telegraphed the IjOUGLAS works at Bristol and asked!}for more. He was told to repeat the dose a further 230 times. Immediately the machine repeated the morning's perfoi malice 123 tunes in succession without au engine stop. & A voluntary halt of ten igmutes was then called, during Glover took a rest and haH tljff tanks refilled with patrol.^'Hejl?uei|Sfitacted again and cliudrad @e hijfir aijpftlief 325 No ad iu^nlift- ffuswhatever during the/ tose! of Jet) mscents and descents Wl ilie oMfme was stopped on two oevasions only—each time voluntarily—sdjjPr 100 and after 223 times respectively. jA This is indeed a reamr!;aVcj<rformance and only serves tojplicr substantiate the claim of LAS- to holding the premjrv position ; n medium weight twm^ffuotorcycles. Models identical wai#?] the macli'.ne making the abovgjrfccord arc now arriving, hut asjfrfnTy limiietl numbers are each shipment, it : s nocessa»rto hook ahead to secure a maclikfK The Swan Motor and have arrangements made for'muachines to arrive at intervals over the next six months, hut to secure a niacldne. Intending purchasers must make tlieir requirements known early to avoid disappointment. The Swan Motor and Cycle Works have plenty of literature on hand and particulars of the various DOUGLAS- models w-iM he gladly forwarded to anv address on receipt oi enquiries.