A MOTOR CYCLE FOR WOMEN

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 109, 22 April 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)

A MOTOR CYCLE FOR WOMEN

Although motor cycling is almost exclusively a sport or means of transportation for men in America, and young mon at that, the makers of motor cycles for women arc finding a ready sale in England. The method of enclosing all movable parts on a woman’s t.iotor cycle so that there is no danger ot the skirts being caught or spattered

with oil. is shown in the accompanying illustration of a popular model. ' ” This machine is of the light weight t'YP*'; a,) d is driver, by a h.p. motor, winch is sufficient for ordinary requirements. The heavier machines are, of course, difficult for a woman to handle

V.IND SCREENS DESIGNED FOR

Nearly all the important accessories ci the motor car are being adapted on a smaller sale for use on the motor cycle, one of the latest being a wind ■croon. It is suitable for fitting to the

handle bars, is made in two pieces, and is adjustable. A wind screen has not been a common s : ght on motor cycles in the past, but as some means for protection for the face and upper part of the body is as necessary on suck machines as on motor cars, the coming year will probably find many of them in use.