CYCLING AND MOTORING NOTES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 55, 19 October 1911, Page 7

CYCLING AND MOTORING NOTES.

In a recent motor-cycle petrol consumption trial held at Glasgow, a remarkable achievement was accomplished by the winner, whose performance was equal to covering 277 miles to a gallon, and that on a h.p. engine, which weighed well under 3121b5. This is surely a record! A six days’ motor-cycle reliability trial has just been successfully concluded in England over a distance oil 1012 miles, and as a result of the returns , the average touring motorcycle appears to be deficient in two respects, viz., the necessity of proper arrangement for control of ignition and the fitting of stronger and Irargor-sized liras, to wheels. As regards the former, it was found that on many of the steep and rough hills that had to be ridden under observation during the trial, riders in many instances dared not let go the handleliar to retard ignition when the engine was knocking for fear of falling, the consequence being that several riders lost gold medals simply because they cud not have the control mounted on handle-bar, from which point the spark can be easily manipulated without trouble. On the second point, many of the competitors badly dented their rims, and consequently bad tyre trouble. Both these points are of particular interest to motor cyclists in this country, in fact' these two deficiencies are vely apparent on most of the motor cycles seen on onr roads.