CYCLING BREVITIES

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12181, 4 July 1925, Page 18

CYCLING BREVITIES

Motor-cycle prices were redentlv reduced in England, and either existing prices ca.mo down, or new models were announced at astounding prices. There lias been much talk lately f the suggested introduction of , twoseater taxis hilo London, the vehicles, boweser. would not he of the siue-cnr type, which is not permitted in the metropolis. It is stated that during the veer 1924 no fewer than 7849 motor-cvcle licensee were issued in the county borough of Covertrr, this representing an increase of 1710 over the /previous year’s figures. There are many more motor-cycles in Coventry than cars. The chief constable at Huddersfield, speaking at a meeting of the National Safety First Association, said that in proportion to their numbers liondirigible vehicles, tlmt is to snv, tramcars. were rcsnonribl-w for more stre-t. accidents than dirigible vehicles, such as motor-cars, amtor-evclcs. and ’bus’s. This year the Swiss Grand Pri-:. which starts on Friday. Ju'v 24th, will consist of a two-davs’ reliability twin! over Swiss mountains at the high average speed, considering the nature of the countrv, of 24 m.n.h. On the last day of the trial there will to a speed contest, and the results will be announced in the o- oning. The total distance is 4°4 miles.

Speeds approximating 100 m.p.h. were attained in the 750 c.c. class bv Victor Horsmnn recently on a GO7 c.c Triumph though the 'centurv d'>cs not appear in fhe official record figures, it is announced that one complete lan was covered at an ."'-mage speed of 100.21 m.p.h. No distance over n mile had previously been covered bv any machine outside the 1009 c.c. class at over ICO m.p.h. The Rritish record speeds for the flying kilometre p’’d mile ill this e*rss st-md to the credit of R. X. .Tti'ld f7M Pim-l-sy at 103.46 ami I('2 <7 m.n.h. ’-=■ Horsmnn n-e-eh- ;,.,.; r „.--ii ’ y own records f - t'” 5 rml 10 m : ’e d'stanc.es. Hi« new t-rne and soe'ds a’-e : —Glass D 1 1 50 eel; 5 miles 1f.5.1 9-*; 0.505, c-n, pis og 67 in.’’.!’. • 10 mil’s 'f.s j. 6-0 lo.g-’s. e-im’s <17.21 ni.n h. T l ”* ’ -11 - re-e-ds, subject to the F.I.C.M. confirmation.