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The Motor Cycle 1911 Jul-Dec

A.C. Sociables, 1220b
A.J.S. Counter-shaft Gear, 1101
— 1912 Models, 1210, 1257
— Twin, A 5 h.p., 1044
A.S.L. 1912 Models, 1212, 1257
Accessories, Among the, 760, 767, 918, 1008, 1182-1184, 1224-1226, 1287- 1296, 1414
Accumulators, Care of, 1308
Acetylene Gas as Fuel, 719
Adriatic and Mediterranean and Back, From the Channel to the (tour), 1084-1086, 1112-1114, 1191-1194
Agency Conditions and Second-hand Machines, 1369, 1427
Agents and Design, 735
Ainsworth, Albert, Climb up Hanson Knabs, 859
Air Filter, Holdsworth Hardy’s, 968
— Lock in Tank Affecting Hill-climbing,
Partial, 1033
— Tubes, Rich, 1.288
— v. Water-cooling, 1369
Albion Disc Clutch Hub, 867
Alcyon 1912 Models, 1125, 1275
— Records at Brooklands, 1195
Alldays and Onions 1912 Models, 1276
— Improvements, 1155
America, Motor Cycling in, 1296
— Track Racing in, 842
American Records, 726, 955, 956
Antipodes, Hill-climb in the, 1039
Anti-vibratory Hub, 1360
Arbitrary Ratios v. Infinitely Variable Gears, 742
Ariel 1912 Models, 1216, 1278
Armstrong Gears, 1218, 1291
— Hub Gear, Success of, 712
Army and the Motor Cycle, 1221
— Manoeuvres and the Auto Cycle Union,
781 Arno 1912 Model, 1260
Aston Track, Racing at, 827
Auckland (N.Z.) M.C.C. Hill-climb, 1431
Australia, Suggestion to Home Manufacturers, 1059
— What it Wants, 1075
— Despatch Carrying in, 1432
Autobiography of a Motor Cycle, A Short, 978
Autoclipse Lamp, 1133
Auto Cycle Union—
Army Manoeuvres and, 781
Club Championship, 936, 983-985
— Representation on the, 1368
Clubs and, 1311
Council Meeting, 1100
Herts County Speed Trials at Luton, 1147
Liverpool A.C.C. and, 1034, 1039, 1063, 1065, 1 117, 1147, 1321
Midland Centre, Open Hill-climb at Harley Bank, 755
News and Notes, 750, 826, 1016, 1068a, 1150, 1187, 1221, 1300 Notes, 1374
Private Owners and, 993
Programme for 1912, 1201
Provincial Clubs and, 1137, 1186, 1209, 1302
Quarterly Trials—
Abandonment of, 1186 1
Farlow Bank in the, 1026, 1143 Future of the, 997
Ladies and the, 1068a
Northerp Centre Trial, 675, 751 Report and Results, 776-778, 781
October, 1036, 1063, 1070, 1083
— Report (illus.), 1094-1098
— Routes, 989, 1056
— Test Hills, 1016
Results, 1319
Reinstatements, 1320
Route, 735, 739, 774, 856
Silencers in the, 844
Suggestions for Improving, 1034
The 1912, 891 n
Which is the Stiffest Trial ? 924’9()801f: Tourist Trophy Race, 1912 Regulations, 761, 805, 1165 Tourist Trophy Races—
Are they Instructive ? 718
Competitor’s Point of View, 722
Engine Sizes, 1350
Junior, Lap Times and Results, 686 — Report (illus.), 679-686
— What it has Taught us, 673
Mechanical Features of Competing Machines, 674
Official Awards, 739
Reviewed, 708-711
Senior, Report (illus.), 687-697
— Survivors, with their Lap Times, 693

Backrest, Automatic, 1365
Bad Weather and Belts, 1347, 1369
B. and B. Carburetter, 1294
— Variable Jet, 702
B.S.A. 1912 Models, 1043, 1220, 1276
Ball or Roller Bearings, 1111
Ballymacroe, Hill-climb at, 936
Bankes-Jones, Rev. R. M., From the Channel to the Adriatic and Mediterranean and Back, 1084-1086, 1112-1114, 1191-1194
Barnet Shooting Case, 725
Basnett Spring Belt Rim, 1200
Bat 1912 Models, 1219, 1261
Bearings, Ball or Roller, 1111
— Crankshaft Plain, Plea for, 1321
— Wear of Big End, 1118, 1147, 1167, „ ,, n „ J198> 12°7> 1302, 1345, 1371 Bell, G. H., Snowden an almost Impossible
Climb, 1068a
Belts—
Ancient and Modern, 1418
Bad Weather and, 1119, 1319
Basnett Spring Belt Rim, 1200 Breaking Strain, 1329
Does the Belt’s Angle Vary « 1030
Endless Belt Dilemma, 1000, 1057, 1091 Forward Fasteners, New, 1182 Slipping, 818, 1034
Steel-rubber, 1184
Binks Carburetters Oct 26th, 2011, p1133
Birmingham M.C.O., Midland Reliability Trial, 1148
Bischoff, P. W., Adjustment of Lamp Burners, 1163
Bluemel 1912 Accessories, 1182
Blumfield Engines, 1292, 1322
— 1912 Model, 1044
Bosch Ignition, 1295
— Two-spark Magneto, 1154
Bowden Control, 1225, 1287
— — Triple, 955
— Counter-shaft Gear, 1100b
— Wires and their Fittings, 1393
Bowen, II. I-I., Accident to, 1405 Bradbury 1912 Models, 1217, 1252
— Sidecars for 1912, 1222 Bradford M.C.C.—
Bradford-Dunbar-Bradford Trial, 778
Open Hill-climb at Baden Moor, 775,
Brakes on Two-speeders, 1238 809
-— Stopping Power, 971
Brasted Hill-climb, 1040
Brazing Lamps, are they Dangerous ? 1068
Bristol B. and M.C.—
Keynsham to Pensford and Back Run 987
Reliability Trial to Bath, 728
Bristol M.C.C., Trial to Land’s End and Back, 808
British and American Times, 726
— Automobile Racing Club, October Meeting, 1017
— East Africa, Motor Cycle Wanted for,
1146 British Motor Cycle Racing Club—
Brooklands Meeting, 857
llace Meeting, 752-754
Seventh 1914 Monthly Meeting of the, 956, 1013
Sixth Monthly Meeting, 903
British Motor Cycle Records, 1326
— — Cycles and Colonial Conditions, 1051
Broadhurst Mirror Lens Searchlight, 1225
Broken Frame and its Explanation, 1087
Brooklands—
Activities at, 1334b
Alcyon Records at, 1195
Bank Holiday Meeting, 804a, 831
Haswell-Godfrey Match, 909
Humber Activity at, 1160, 1187
July Meeting, 782
Last 1911 Meeting, 1076
Lightweight Records at,' 1151
Records at, 1298
Royal Automobile Club Inter-club Meeting, 807
Rudge Records at, 1185
Short Distance Handicap, 804b
Six Days’ Trials, and the, 1415, 1431
Snapshots of Racing Men in Character- iqfjn PDQPQ 1097
Brooks Saddles and Seats, 1184, 1290 Brough 1912 Model, 1127
— Sociable, The New, 1425
Brown and Hingston Gear, 1128, 1288
— 1912 Models, 1176, 1277
— Midget Bicar, 1177
Buck 1912 Models, 1127
Butler, M. H., Six Days’ Sidecar Ride, 1329
Buyers’ Guide for 1912 Models, 1228-1235
Addenda to, 1297
Ladies’ Bicycles, 1235
Multi-cylinder Bicycles, 1233
Passenger Motor Cycles, 1234
Sidecar Attachments on the British Market, 1235
Single-cylinder Bicycles, 1228-1233
Business -like Methods, 927, 993

C.A.P. Carburetter, 1008
C.C.R.-J.A.P. 1912 Models, 1154 Sidecar Combination, 1100a
Calcott Model, 1121, 1274
Calthorpe 1912 Models, 1044, 1255
Camaraderie of the Road, 1034
Cambridge, Track Racing at, 857
Canada, Motor Cycle in, 1221, 1319
— Prevailing Conditions in, 1058, 1321
— Racing at Toronto, 1068a
Candler, Arthur, Late Secretary of the M. 1353
Canoolet 1912 Models, 1272
— Sidecar, 1175
Cape Peninsula Motor Cycle Club Hill- climb, 724, 1186
Car and Motor Cycle, Comparison between, 1059
Carbon Deposits, 1347, 1372, 1399
Analysed, 1119, 1146, 1198, 1207 Analysis of, 1429
Excessive, 733
Removing, without Dismounting the Cylinder, 700
Carburetters—
Automatic, 1327
B. and B., 1294
Binks, 1133
C. A.P., 1008
Flexibility of the Modern, 1049
Lukin, 1324
Modifying an Old, 1093
New 1912, 1037
Senspray, 1183
Two-jet, Experience of a, 704
Two New, 865
Variable Jet, 770
Carette, Titan Sociable, 700
Carrier Seats and Ladies, 1039
Catalogues, Falseness of, 954, 1005-1006
Centaur 1912 Model, 1260
Ceylon, Motor Cycling in, 717, 1122, 1115
— Motor Cycle in, 1-133-1434
Chain Adjustment, 1007
— Drive and Adjustable Petrol Jets, 1427
Single-cylinders, Counter-shaft
Gears, 1266
— Sprockets, 1087
— Transmission, Silent, 1325
Change Speed Gears. See Gears
Channel to the Adriatic and Mediterranean and Back, From the (tour), 1084- 1086, 1112-1114, 1191-1194
Charge-mixing Device, 1240
Chater-Lea 1912 .Models, 1126, 1252
Cheshire, Hill-climbing in, 1196
Circuit de Melun, 1376
— du Rhone Race, 804c, 835, 840-842
— of Britain Flying Race, 750
Cissac, Henri, World’s Speed Record, 725
Clincher Tyres, 1225
Clipper Wood Rim, 1289
Clipstone, Speed Trials at, 751, 791, 882
Clothing, Motor Cycle, 1371
Club Champions, Who are this Year’s ? 1016
CLUB NEWS—
Aberavon, East Talbot, and District M.C.C., 887
Amman Valley and District M.C.C., 785
Aspatria College M.C.C., 784
Ayr and District M.C.C., 729, 887, 1227, 1355
Birmingham and District M.C.C., 810, 964, 992, 1046, 1072, 1226, 1318b, 1355, 1379
Bishop Auckland, Darlington, and District, 1226, 1306, 1408
Blackburn M.C.C., 1047
Blackpool and Fylde M.C.C., 1158, 1227, 1318b, 1379, 1408
Bolton and District M.C.C., 785
Bradford M.C.C., 912, 1019
Brecon and District M.C.C., 1104
Bristol B. and M.C., 1046, 1072, 1104, 1159, 1190, 1226, 1318b, 1355, 1378, 1408
Brookdale Cycle and Social Club (M.C. Section), 1131
Burnley A.C., 810, 964, 1408
Cambridge University M.C.C., 1190, 1306
Cambridgeshire M.C.C., 1408
Cape Peninsula M.C.C., 785
Ceylon M.C.C., 784
Chesterfield and District M.C.C., 731, 811, 964, 1190
Cork and District M.C.C., 699, 811, 860
Cornwall M.C.C., 1159
Coventry and Warwickshire M.C., 730, 837, 913, 1019, 1046, 1072, 1409, 1430
Cowbridge and District M.C., 1227
Cumberland County M.C.C. (Western Section), 729, 785, 1379
Daimler M.C.C., 965
Denton and District M.C. (Lancs.), 14 09
Derby and District M.C.C., 698, 811, 860, 912, 991, 1158, 1430
Doncaster and District M.C.C., 758, 810, 911, 913, 1020, 1073, 1130, 1408
Dublin and District M.C.C., 730. 836, 887, 1355
Dundee and District M.C.C., 1409
Durham and District M.C.C., 887, 1018, 1072, 1 130, 1227, 1379
Edinburgh and District M.C.C., 785, 940, 964, 1047, 1131, 1190
Essex M.C., 729, 759, 887, 907, 913, 940, 964, 991, 1018, 1318b, 1379 Exeter and District M.C.C., 759
Finsbury Park CkC. (M.C. Section), 783
Fleet and District M.C.C., 886
Furness M.C.C., 1018, 1047
Glasgow M.C.C., 698, 730, 913
Grosvenor M.C., 1430
Halifax and District M.C.C., 941, 1020
Hampshire M.C.U., 758
Harrogate M.C.C., 759, 941, 1018, 1130, 1158, 1190
Haverstock M.C.C.; 1379
Helensburgh M.C.C., 913, 1072
Herefordshire M.C.C., 941
Herts County A.C., 730, 810, 860, 1072
High Wycombe and District M.C.C., 860
Huddersfield and District A.C., 836, 992
Hull and East Riding A.C.C., 729, 911
Ilkley and District M.C.C., 837, 939,1227
Inverness and District M.C.C., 729
Ipswich and District M.C.C., 991, 1430
Irish End-to-end Trial, 757
Lancashire M.C.C., 1130
Leeds M.C.C., 731, 757, 783
Leicester and District M.C.C., 1046, 1073, 1103, 1159
Lewes M.C.C., 991
Lincolnshire A.C. (M.C. Section), 730, 992, 1047
Liverpool A.C.C., 699, 887, 965, 1354, 1378
Manchester M.C., 758, 940, 991, 1046, 1354
Mansfield and District M.C.C., 729
Marlborough Athletic Club (M.C. Section), 757, 911, 1130, 1190
Mersey M.C., 730, 759, 837, 887, 907, 1073, 1130, 1158, 1318b, 1379
Mid Bucks M.C.C., 1354 Middlesbrough and District M.C.C., 836
Motor Cycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre), 912, 1354, 1378
Motor Cycling Club, 731, 759, 913, 939, 991, 1073, 1159, 1227, 1306, 1408
Naval M.C., 1073
Newcastle and District M.C., 810, 862, 1130, 1190, 1226, 1355
Newport (Mon.) and District M.C.C., 992
Norfolk M.C.C., 783, 965
North-eastern A.A. (M.C. Section), 836, 860, 939, 1020
North Middlesex M.C.C., 699, 757, 887, 907, 939, 965, 992, 1020, 1046, 1072, 110L 1131, 1159, 1190, 1318b, 1355
North Staffordshire M.C.C., 731, 837, 965, 992
North-west London M.C.C., 730, 907, 939, 992, 1018, 1190, 1318b Norwich and District M.C.C., 887
Nottingham and District M.C.C., 699, 1073, 1354
Oldham and District M.C., 1227, 1318b
Otago (New Zealand) M.C.C., 759
Oxford M.C.C., 698, 729, 887, 1018, 1190, 1408
Oxton (Birkenhead) M.C.C., 10IS
Perth and District M.C.C., 910, 1318b
Pocklington and District M.C.C., 731
Pontefract M.C.C., 699, 758, 886, 1018, 1318b
Purley and District M.C.C., 730, 1046, 104, 1318b
Putney and District M.C.C., 731, 1104
Redditch and District, 785, 1318b
Ripon and District M.C.C., 758
Sarum and District M.C.C., 837
Scarborough and District M.C.C., 836, 1073, 1103
Scottish Border M.C.C., 811, 837, 907, 1019
Selby and District M.C.C., 1 430 ?
Sheffield and Hallamshire M.C.C., 757, 860, 911, 940, 964, 992, 1018, 1020, 1045, 1158, 1226, 1409
Shropshire M.C.C., 941, 1073
Southampton M.C., 1073, 1226, 1355
South Birmingham M.C.C., 1306, 1379, 1430
Stockport and District M.C.C., 837,1045, 1130
Streatham and District M.C.C., 731, 11, 939. 965, 1190, 1379
Sunderland and District M.C., 939
Surrey M.O.C., 731, 862, J 046, 1103,
Sutton Coldfield A.C., 1018, 1016 Vui’ 1159, 1351, 1379, 1 130
Sydney M.C.C. (N.S.W.), 1130
Taunton and District M.C.C., 781, 1018, 12 2 7*
Torbay M.C.C., 862, 911, 965, 10 17
Tunbridge Wells and District M.C.C., * 862, 965, 991, 1131, 1227
Walsall M.C., 961, 1018
Walthamstow M.C., 758, (164, 991, 1018, 1103, 1226, 1318b, 1 108
Wansbeck M.C., 837
Western District M.C. (London), 731, 837, 991, 1131, 1226, 1355
West Essex A.C., 836, 1226
Westmorland M.C.C., 729, 731, 783,
837, 860, 1017, 1159, 1226, 1 130
Weybridge and District M.C.C., 810
Willesden Green C. and M.C.C., 699, 781,
941 Wimbledon M.C.C., 1430 Wolverhampton M.C.C., 731, 1355, 1379, 1408 Woolwich, Plumstead, and District M.C., 731, 992, 1045, 1047 Worcestershire M.C.C., 731, 811
York County M.C.C., 698, 729, 784, 1227, 1379
Club Secretaries at Olympia, 1334a, 1334b
Clubs and the Auto Cycle Union, 1311
Clyno 1912 Models, 1213, 1251
Coils, From Trembler to Plain, 1196, 1239
Cold Vulcanising, 1065, 1118, 1145 Collars, Waterproof, 770
Collier, C. R., World’s Record Speed, 857, 859
Collier-De Rosier Match, 752, 770, 774, 781, 804d
Colonial Conditions and British Motor Cycles, 1051
— Motor Cycle Competitions, 743
Colonies, Ideal Machine for the, by B. H.
Davies, 1053-1055
— Magneto Position for the, 1301
Comet-Precision, 1044
Comfy Sidecar 1912 Models, 1265 Communications from "Readers in Far-off
Lands, 1058-1063 —
Competitions (1912), in all Parts, 1341 1083, 1348, 1372
— “ Long Control ” System in, 818
Competitor’s Impressions of the Six Daysi
Trial, 891-896
Compression Ratio for Racing Purposes,
849
— Variable Device, 1015 Condor 1912 Models, 1044
Continental Touring, 848, 899, 1428 with a Sidecar Attachment, 847
— Tyres, 1224, 1288
Conversion, and How it was Effected, 765
Corah 1912 Models, 1276
Corners, Leaning-out round, 947
Cornwall, The Sidecar in, 1423-1424
Cost of Running a Motor Cycle, 1335
— 34 h.p. Motor Cycle, 1146,
1197 Selection of Replies, 1247, 1318a, 1357, 1361, 1380, 1422, 1432 Counter-shaft Gears, Position of, 1147, 1209 Single-cylinders, Chain Drive, and, 1266 Coventry and Warwickshire M.C.—
Newham Hill-climb, 930-934, 937 Run to Aberystwyth, 880d
Sixth Annual Open Hill-climb, 856 Trial to Bath and Back, 749
Coventry Chains, 1287 Covers, Size of, after Retreading, 1304
Cowey Speed Indicator, 1183
Cox, Harold, Holder of the Lightweight Record, 989
Crank Cases, Clean, 804d, 1088, 1204 Oil-tight, 1144
— Pin, Lubrication of, 1347 Crankshaft Plain Bearings, Plea for, 1321 Critic among the Solo Models, by B. H.
Davies, 1312-1314 Crouch Three-wheeled Sociables, 1128 Crystal Palace, Five Miles Record, 1038 Cumberland M.C.C., Reliability Trial Results, 851
CURRENT CHAT—
Accident at New Brighton, 956
A.C.C. de France 1912 Programme, 1431
Activity in the Midlands, 1299
Activity of the R.I.A., 1432 Affiliation, 1299
American Consular Report, 1068
Ancient Machines in the Winter Run, Another Dog Episode, 1017 1405
Appeal, A Deserving, 1017
Australia’s First Motor Show, 1220d.
Belgian Motor Cycle Race, 857, 937
Benefiting a Clean County, 1432
Bradford M.C.C. Trial Abandoned, 1351
Breaking Strain of a Belt, 1329
British Success in Italy, 1150
Broken Sidecar Axle, 1017
C. and M.T. Benevolent Fund Dinner,
Catholic Bishop Appeals for a Motor Cycle, 804b
Club Secretaries, Meeting of, 1221
Coincidence, 751
Collision Case, 1329
Colossal Output, 1299
Ceylon Motor Cycle Famine, 1299 Crock (?), 1187
Danger of Skidding with Passenger on Carrier, 908
Dangers of the Road, 1187
Dangerous Gates in Leamington Spa, 1099
Electric Generator Sets, 1329
English-Dutch Reliability Trial, 1329, 1431
Gymkhana in Australia, 1329
How he got his own Back, 1405 Highway Robbery, 1100
Hill-climbing in Wagga. Wagga, N.S.W.,
804a Important Judgment, 1404
International Motor Cycle Races, 725
Items of Interest, 1068
Kent Autumn Tour, 1017
Kick-starting Devices, 1350
Kingston, Direction Signs in, 1299
Lady Competitors at New Brighton,804b
Lynmouth, An Easy Road out of, 1220d
Man and the Rim, 1068a.
Midlands, Proposed Track for, 1405
Military Ride, A, 989
Motor Cycle in the Jungle, 1150
— Cycling in Italy, 1122
— Cyclist’s Successful Appeal, 1405
Naval Officers’ Hill-climb, 956
New Engine for the Hour Record, 1017
No Speed Limit, 1122 Noise Nuisance, 1186
Non-stop Trial in Wales, 880d
North Devon Reliability Trial, 881
Novel Challenge, 909
— Method of Route Marking, 1039
Our Legal Columns, 956
Passenger Carrying, a Warning, 827
Phenomenal Consumption, 880d
Plug left Intact, 1068
Popular Motor Cycles, 1432
Premier Profits, 937
Provincial Motor Cycle Shows, 936
Public Subscription to Purchase a Sidecar, 1151
Readers’ Experiences, 1122
Record Hill-climbing Expedition, 1123
Records, New, 1038
Red Warning Barriers, 1350
Reflex Rear Lights, 881, 1328
Relay Ride, 1039
Reliability Trial in South Australia, 1374
Roads Improvement Association Activities, 1299
Royal Automobile Club School of Tuition, 1186
Scottish Motorists’ Protest, 936
Second-hand Machines, Enquiries re,
I 132 Serious Bridge Complaint, 857
Single-cylinders, Wonderfully Efficient, 1351
Singular Sight, 1122
Sixty-two m.p.h. through the mud, 1401
Slow-moving Traffic, 1299
Snowdon an almost Impossible Climb,
1 0b8a
South African Hill-climb, 936
Trade Increase, 1068a
Speed Limit Abolished in the Isle of Man, 988
Application, 1017
— Limits in Sussex, 1221
Speedy Arrest, 1068
Stockport Hill-climb, 1099
Strike Items, 880d
Sub-committee of the A.C.U., 1299
Taunton Next Year’s Six Days’ Trials Centre, 1405
Taxicab Drivers and Owners’ Liabilities,
1374, 1385 Through French Spectacles, 1404
Transporting of Motor Cycles to the Isle of Man, 751
Trial of the 1912 Premier, 1099
Triumph Co.’s Dividend and Bonus, 1123 —
Two-speed Model, 1350
Turner’s Hill Climbed on a Lightweight,
956 — — Sheffield, 881
Twenty-six Records in One Day, 1328
Twice-stolen Mount, 989
Unsightly Advertisement Hoardings, 1329
Valve Troubles Disappearing, 1016
Varieties of Exchanges, 1375
Warwickshire Potholes to be Filled, 1151 — Road Surfaces, 956
Well-known Rider Committed for Trial, 1017
Winter Hill-climb in France, 1299
— Road Trials, 1374
Yankee Journalistic Methods, 1405 Yorkshire Judge’s Extraordinary Outburst, 1375
Cut-outs, Plea for, 1321, 1348
— Prohibited, 1298
— Proposed Abolition of, 1337, 1346,
1356, 1371, 1398
Cycar Tyre, 1182
D.H.K. Hub Clutch, 1325 Dallison’s Silencer, 1183
— Variable Gear, 1183 Davies, B. H.—
Critic among the Solo Models, 1312-1314
Five Hundred Miles on a Six-speed, 949
History of a Gold Medal, 814-816
Ideal Machine for the Colonies,1053-1055
Motor Cyclist’s Mecca, 714-716 Scorching, 935
Single-cylinder Sidecar Outfit, 1248
Testing a New Two-speeder, 885
De Rosier, Jake— Change of Mount, 1038
Last Days in England, 831
Parting Message, 824
De Rosier-Collier Match, 752, 770, 774,
781, 804d Denny, S. W., Awarded £50 Damages, 1068 Design, Agents and, 735
— Motor Cycle, 1428
— Suggestion for 1912, 771
— Tendency of, 740, 804d
Dew, Harold A., Second Spider Runabout,
1071 Diary of a Tour, 1419-1121
Dog Clutch Gears, 1087 Dot 1912 Models, 1280
Douglas, Is a larger, Wanted ? 1001
— Models (1912), 1129, 1258
Dover, Fred—
Coast Ride, 699, 703, 747 Climb up Sheffield’s Steepest Hill, 851 Successful Defence, 1151
Dover Specialities, 1224
Drip Feed Lubricator, A New, 819
Driving from the Sidecar Seat, 1318
— on Throttle or Valve Lift, 897
Dublin and District M.C.C., Hill-climb, Results, 804
Dunhill’s Lamps and Clothing, 1184, 1294
Dunkley Sidecars, 1292
Dunlop 1912 Tyres, 1224, 1291
Dutch Motor Cyclists’ Visit, 713, 747
Dutch-English Reliability Trial, 1388
Duties and Freight Charges on Motor Cycles Shipped Abroad, 1078, 1150
E. L.I. 1912 Model, 1220a, 1265
Edge Hills on a 31 h.p. Sidecar, Clirnbine- 987, 1089, 1118, 1198, 1206 Edinburgh and District Motor Club, Open Hill-climb on Aniulree, 998
Edlin 1912 Model, 1263 Edmund 1912 Models, 1281
— Spring Frame, 1210
Efandem Detachable Terminal, 1151
Eisemann Magneto, 1290
Electrical Timing, 1161 Elswick 1912 Models, 1271
Endless Belt Dilemma, 1000 End-to-end Lightweight Record, 1038
— Record, 1007
— Sidecar Record, 780, 790, 801b Enfield, Run on a Two-speed, 791
— Spring Fork, 1360
— 1912 Models, 960, 1215 Sidecar Model, 1121
Engines—
Lubrication, 1210
Rotary Petrol, 1331
Single-cylinder Engines and Sidecars, 1320
Sooted Plugs and Twin Engines, 1091, 1115, 1302
Tandem Geared, 816, 927 Twin-cylinder, Lubrication of, 1301 England, Track Racing in, 812
English Riders and Foreign Alachines, 719, 718, 772-771, 805, 825 Eric Sociable 1912 Alodels, 1268
Esler, James, and William Streiff, Round the World on Alotor Cycle, 827 Essex AI.C.—
Gymkhana, 907
Snaresbrook to York and Back Run, 959
Evolution of Transmission, by “ Ixion,” 1330, 1370 Excelsior 1912 Alodels, 1011, 1216, 1281 Exeter and District AI.C.C.—
Open Hill-climb, 801 Results, 905
Exhaust Pipes, 954
Exports and Imports of Alotor Cycles, 725, 857, 958, 1068b, 1221
F
F. N. 1912 Alodels, 1176, 1263
F.R.S. Lamps and Generators, 1294
Fafnir Engines, 1183, 1322
False Paradise in the Lamp World, 1036, 1057
Farlow Park in the Quarterly Trials, 1026, 1143
Three-speeds on, 1123
Featherweight, Eclipse of the, 1318
Finish, All-black, 1056
Five Hundred Aliles on a Six-speed, by B. H. Davies, 949
— Aliles Record at the Crystal Palace, 1038
Fixtures for 1912, 1334b
Float, Cutting out the, 702
Foot-operated Spark Advance, 1180
Forced Induction, 1163
Foreign Alachines and English Riders, 719. 748, 772-774, 805
Forty Thousand Aliles in Eleven Alonths, 1188
Forward 1912 Alodels, 1181, 1269
— New Belt Fastener and Sparking Plug,
1182
Frame, Broken, and its Explanation, 1087
— In Favour of the Open, 1004
— Novel Alotor Cycle, 990
France, Number of Alotor Cycles in, 725
— Alotor Cycle Hill-climb, 1376
— Road Racing in, 1351
— Winter Hill-climb in, 1401-1403, 1431
Frasetti, Ernest, Southampton to Aberdeen by Motor Cycle, 881
Free Engine Hub, 1386
Freight Charges and Duties on Motor Cycles Shipped Abroad, 1078, 1150
French Road Race, 725
— Awakening, 1387
Frenchman’s Opinion of British Alachines and their Riders, 842
Gaillon Hill-climb, Result of, 1068a
Garner Exhaust Whistle, 1438
Gears—
Change Speed—
Sidecars and, 704, 718, 724, 747, 804d, 869, 928, 980, 1035, 1045, 1064, 1091, 1304 Two New, 764
Control of, 1167
Dog Clutch, 1087
Expanding Pulley, 1310 Fitting a Variable Gear to a Lightweight, 1321
Reducing Transmission Gear, 1205 Silent, 993
Three-speed, 956
— Crankshaft, 1310 Two-speed—
Countershaft, 1136
How they are Tested, 1087 Ingenious, 890
Long Hills and, 1238 Trump-Jap, 935
Variable, 1146, 1238, 1360 Clutches and, 1009 Cornwall, for, 902, 1033 Counter-shaft Gears and Variable Pulleys, 1236
Epicyclic, 1090
In Hill-climbs, 900, 928, 953 Infinitely, Arbitrary Ratios v., 742 — Position, 950
— Reliability of, 897
— Rudge-Whitworth New, 701
Generator Bracket, Lucas Lamps on, 926 Generators, F.R.S., 1295
— Stern Test for, 1115
Germany, Scientific Matters in, 1068
— Why there are few Motor Cycles in,l 033
Gibson, D. J., Three. Days’ Camping Expedition, 97 7
Glasgow M.C.C., Garslake Hill-climb, 936
Glen Helen Partially Destroyed by Fire, 1122 Gloria Sidecar (1912), 1283
Godfrey, O. C.—
Accident to, 1122 Hundred Miles per Hour Ambition, 1328 Recovery of, 1150, 1220d
Gold Medal, History of a, by B. H. Davies, 814-816
Gometz-le-Chatel Hill-climb, 1401-1403, 1431
Goodrich Tyres, 1128
Gorton Tyres, 1225
Grandex 1912 Models, 1126, 1280
Griffin, H. Hewitt, Show Statistics, 1334 Gritting of Metropolitan Streets, 678, 1150, 1328
Guzzwell, J., Six Days’ Record Beaten by, 830
H
Hairpin Bends, Tackling Steep, 770
Hall Caine, Mr., on Motor Cycling, 770
Handle-bar and Adjustable Pulley, Spring, 1325 Lamp Bracket Combined, 703
— Control, Magneto, 746 Triple Lever, 1042
— Fitment Clips, 94 7
Hanson Knabs Hill-climb, 859
Harrogate Smoke-room, Heard in the, 898
Haswell, J. R.—
Holder of the Single-cylinder Hour Record, 989
Long Distance Record, 1297
Hawkins, A. E., Ride from Cheltenham to Dewsbury, 1375
Hazlewood 1912 Models, 1155, 1276
Herts County A.C.—
Aston Clinton Hill-climb, 1098
Holiday Tour to the English Lakes, 832, 1017 Speed Trials at Luton Hoo Park, 1017, 1120, 1123
Auto Cycle Union and, 1147
Hill, Alan—
Climb up Mucklows Hill, 936
Winner of the “ Aggregate ” Cup, 1098
Hill-climbing, 824, 848, 899, 1119, 1348, 1375, 1429
Air-lock in Tank Affecting, 1033 Flexibility Hill-climbs, 1008, 1035 Formulae in, 847, 946, 953, 976, 1028, 1118, 1115
In Cheshire, 1196
Scottish Trials and, 702
Suggestion, 929
Variable Gears in, 900, 928, 953 Will it Survive ? 945, 1006, 1064
Hills, In Search of Steep, 1166
— in the Macclesfield District, 1301
— No Power on, 1162
Hingston and Brown Gear, 1288
Improved Two-speed Gear, 1128
Hints and Tips for Motor Cyclists, 767, 838, 906, 926, 968, 996, 1049
“ His way of Looking at it,” 1389
Hobart 1912 Models, 1212, 1271
Holdtite Patches, 1288
Home-made Sociable, 1161
Hour and Hundred Miles Records, 1088
— Record Attempts, 827 Hub Clutch, Albion Disc, 867
Hull and East Riding A.C., Non-stop Runs, 804b
Humber Activity at Brooklands, 1160,1187
— Lightweight, An Experience of the, 7G3
— 1912 Models, 1043, 1272
Humours at the Show, 1317 Hunt, A. H., Show Novelties, 1225
Hutchinson Tyres, 1182
I
Ideal Machines for the Colonies, by B. H. Davies, 1053-1055
Ignition Timing, 1021
Illston and Smith 1912 Models, 1181
Importance of Suitable Tyre Rims, 1417
Imports and Exports of Motor Cycles, 725, 857, 958, 1068b, 1221
India, In Praise of a Mount used in, 1061
Indian 1912 Models, I 177, 1256
Inner Tubes, Vulcanising, after Punctures,
717 Institution of Automobile Engineers, 1432
Insurance, Motor Cycle, 705, 717, 901, 929
Interesting Sidecar Fitments, 1106
International Match, Special Racing Engines, 825
Irish End-to-end Records, 908, 938, 956,
986 Isle of Man, Conduct in the, 719, 742, 746,
771 Queries from the, 732 Transport of Machines to the,
747 Italy, Hill-climbing Contest, 917
— Motor Cycle in, 678, 1068, 1122
— Perugia Hill-climb, Results, 1068, 1099
— Road Race from Suse to Cenis, 781
Ivy-Precision 1912 Models, 1282
“ Ixion,” Evolution of Transmission, 1330
J
Jamaican Roads, Novice’s Experiences on, James 1912 Models, 1272 1060
Janssen, C. J., Marriage of, 1187
Jarvis, E. C., Farlow Bank in the Quarterly Trials, 1026
Jets, Adjustable, 1348
— B. and B. Variable, 702
John Bull Tyres, 1224
Jones Speedometer, 1224 Jonsca Two-speed Gear, 1044
Junior Tourist Trophy Race. See “Auto Cycle Union ”
K
Kempshall Tyres, 1182, 1293
Kerry-Abingdon 1912 Models, 1153, 1282 Kerry Tyres, 1291
Kynoch 1912 Models, 1153, 1280
L
L.M.C. 1912 Models, 1217, 1270
Ladies and the Motor Cycle, 1398
— Motor Cycles, 1371
at Olympia, by Mrs. M. C. Cooke,
1332
— Quadrant, 1286
Lady Motor Cyclist, 771, 1005, 1039, 1068a
Cyclists’ Performances, 717
Lady’s Humber, Criticism of the New 2 h.p., 726
Lamp Bracket and Handle-bar Combined,
703 Lamps, 1035
And Winter Riding, 1345
American Hint, 1206
Are Brazing Lamps Dangerous 1 1068 Autoclipse, The New, 1133
Burners, Adjustment of, 1168
F.R.S., 1294
False Paradise in the Lamp World, 1008, 1036, 1057
Handy Emergency, 968
Lucas, 1291
— Generator Bracket and, 926 Miller, 1183, 1290
Matador Variable-speed Gear July 27th, 1911
Powell and Hamner, 1183, 1293
Rushmore, 1125, 1293
Winter Riding and, 1025, 1057, 1061 T rn • 11 17’ 1320
Large Twins v. T.T. Singles, 1110, 1199, T 1301
LEADERETTES—
Agents and Design, 735
Brakes and Stopping Power, 971
British Motor Cycles and Colonial Conditions, 1051
Brooklands and the Six Davs’ Trials, z-, * 1415
Clubs and the Auto Cycle Union, 1311
Competitions (1912), 1083
Cut-outs, Proposed Abolition of, 1337
French Awakening, 1387
Future of the Quarterly Trials, 997
Junior Tourist Trophy Race, What it has Taught us, 673
Lamps and Winter Riding, 1025
Models for 1912, 997
Olympia Show, 1201, 1241, 1311
Running Costs, 1361
Sidecar Suggestion, 813 Silence, 787
— and Silencers, 1109
Six Days’ Trial of 1912, 891
Sociable or Tandem, 919
Sporting Side of the Pastime, 1361
Standardisation, 813
Tourist Trophy Races of 1912, 1165
Valve Transposition, 839
What the Tourist Trophy Races Teach us, 707
Will Hill-climbs Survive ? 945
Leamington Spa, Dangerous Gates in, 1099 Leaning-out round Corners, 947
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR—
Advertising Prices, Advantage of, 927, 1147 Appreciation, 953
British East Africa, Motor Cycle Wanted for, 1146
Business-like Methods, the other side,
869 Causes of Fire, 746 Conversion, Another, 703
Danger Spot in Leamington Spa, 1004
Dastardly Trick, 717
Dogs, Vicious, 703, 823, 869, 902, 1034
Experience of Cornish Roads, 848
Farlow Bank in the Manchester District, 1144, 1206
Flexibility Hill-climbs, 1035
Footrests, Suggested Form of, 1091
Good Performance of a 21 h.p. Lightweight, 1196
Hints on Dismantling the N.S.U. Gear,
1035 Hyperborean Protest, 954, 1005 In Favour of the Open Frame, 1004
Is a larger Douglas Wanted ? 1004
Ladies and the Motor Cycle, 1093 Lady’s Experiences of the Pastime, 1319
Locking the Low Gear in Engagement,
1033 London County Council v. Humber, Ltd., 955
Magneto Experience, 1145
Midland Racing Track, Suggested, 1206
Motor Cycles Booming in Ceylon, 1145
— Cyclist over Seventy Years of Age,1400
New Brighton Track, 1033, 1147
— Zealander’s Views on a Knotty Question, 927
Noise of Motor Cycles, 848 Oilskins v. Waterproofs. 1418
Olympia Show, Space at the, 1317, 1398
Partial Air-lock in Tank Affecting Hillclimbing, 1033
Passenger-carrying on a Lightweight, 1092
Passenger Machines, New Design of, 980
Personal Explanation, 1033
Petrol Charges in Oxford, 1372, 1399
Protection of the Magneto, 1320
Provincial Shows, are they Wauted !
1319, 1397, 1129 Kara Avis in Lythani, 7 46
Records, Do they appeal to Buyers I 1128 Road Dressing, 902
Rone Belt, 1304 Saddle Comfort, 818
— or Seat, 1091
Saddles and Sideslip, 1397
Schoolboy’s First Tour, 1399 Second-hand Machines and Agency Conditions, 1 126
Sidecars, Single-cylinder Machines and, 1398
Single-cylinder Machines and Sidecars,
1398 Space at Olympia Show, 1398
Sparking plugs, Multi-pole, 1398
1398 State of our Roads, 1004
the Exeter Hoads, 134G
Steeplechasing on a Motor Cycle, 847
Straying Cattle, 1397
Sunrising Hill and 3.1 h.p. Sidecars, 1372
Tanks, Fixing on, 1427
Tolls and Taxes, 1427
Touring in N. Devon, 1429
Touring, in the West, 1119
TAe Motor Cy:le as a Tyre Gaiter, 1369
Twin Engines and Sooted Plugs, 1091
Touring in South-west Wales, 1369, 1400
Transmission, 1429
Ultra-lightweight, Will it return ? 1399
Unbusiness-like Methods, 823, 900
Unusual Experience, An, 1427
Visibility of Signs, 899
Wales, Touring in S.W., 1400
Waterproof Motor Cycle Clothing, 1399
Winter Mudguarding, 1369, 13p7, 1429
Why there are few Motor Cycles in Germany, 1033
Levis 1912 Model, 1155, 1284
Licence®, 1350
— and Registration, 1032 Light Cars and Tricars, 1393
Lightweights—
Positive Transmission for, 1366
Records at Brooklands, 1154
Six Hours’ Record, 780
Tune of, 824
Two Hours’ Record, 989 •
Will the Ultra-lightweight Return ? 1144, 1197, 1208, 1303, 1347, 1399
“ Limpet ” Tyre Repairer, 1184
Lincoln-Elk 1912 Models, 1219, 1282
Lining on Tanks, 1372
Liverpool A.C.C.—
Auto Cycle Union and, 988, 1039, 1063, 1065, 1117, 1147, 1304
Two Days’ Reliability Trial, 1066, 1100
Route, 986
Local Authorities, Inability of, 1032
— Taxation Licences, Where to pay them. 1429
Long Coats, Riding in, a Warning, 718
— Control System in Competitions, 818
— Distance Records, New, 1297
Ride without a Toolbag, 678, 728,
751, 806 Runs, 705, 746
Long, Harry—
Forty Thousand Miles in Eleven Months, 1188
Long Distance Ride, 937
Record Long Distance Ride, 1186
Lubricator,-Drip Feed, 819
-—Home-made, 870
Lubricating Oils, 1225
— Pumps, 1399 Lubrication, 1246
— Crank Pin, of, 1347
— Drip Feed, 1385
— Mechanical, 1349
— of Twin-cylinder Engines, 1301
— Systems of, 1364, 1394-1396, 1400
Lucas Lamps, 1291
Generator gracket and, 926
Luggage Carrier and Mudguard Combined, 1050 Triumph, 890
Lukin Carburetter, 1324
Lycett Saddles, 1240, 1288
Lynmouth, An Easy Road out of, 1220d
Lyons M.C., Race Meeting, 721
M
“ M.M.,” The Latest, 1044
Macbeth 1912 Models, 1213, 1278
Macclesfield District, Hills in the, 1301 Magnetos—
Bosch Two-spark, 1154
Eiseipanip 1290
Experience with, 1145
Handle-bar Control, 746
Point Burning, 1162
Position for the Colonies, 1301
Protection of the, 1320
Timing, 676, 966, 1204.
Trouble with, 943 ,
Manufacturers’ Union Second Annual Banquet. 1297
Meeting, 1039
Married Couples who Motor Cycle, WOO,
Martin, Harry, Attempt on Hour Kecoisdg’
Machines, 850
T.T. Models, 72
Merton, James, Six Days’ Lightweight Record Holder, 728
Metropolitan Streets, Gritting of, 1150, 1328
Michelin Guide, The, 921
— Tyres, 1182, 1293
Midget Bicar, 1283
Midland Inter-club Reliability Trial, Report and Results, 1148
— Motor Cycle Track, 1330
— Winter Trial, 1320, 1354
Mighty Atom 1912 Models, 1283
Military Motor Cycling Notes, by “ Celeriter,” 923, 1 105, 1299, 1416
— — Cyclists, 751, 781, 980
Miller Lamps, 1183, 1290
Millford 1912 Models, 1252
— Sidecars for 1912, 1222
Models, Mechanical Details of T.T., 727
Mont Cenis Ilill-climb, 826, 927
— Winners of, 917
— Ventoux Hill-climb, 827
Montgomery 1912 Models, 1222, 1281
Morgan Runabout 1912 Model, 1250
Moseley Tyres, 1290
Motive Power, A New, 1151
Motofrip Tricycle, 1323
Motor Cycling Club—
Brooklands Meeting, Harry Smith Cup Stolen, 678
Hill-climb at Sundon, 957. 989
London-Edinburgh Run, Cars in, 705 Second Annual Winter Run, Competitor’s Hint Regarding Equipment, 1307
Standard Reliability, Hill-climbing, and Brake-testing Trials in Devon, 828 Results, 856
Team Trial, Echo of the, 827
Tenth Annual Dinner, 1373
Third Race Meeting at Brooklands, 720
Winter Run to Exeter, 1068a, 1351, 1377, 1398, 1401
Motor Cyclist’s Mecca, The, by IL IT. Davies, 714-716
Moto-Reve 1912 Models, 1261
Motosacoche 1912 Models, 1126, 1152, 1250
Mudguard and Luggage Carrier Combined, 1050
Mudguarding, Study of the Various Types of Mudshields, 1338
— Winter, 1397, 1429
Mudguards, Detachable Front Wheel, 1161
— Leather, 1225
— Tyres and, 1308
Multi-pole Sparking Plugs, 1370, 1398
Multi-spark and Anti-fouling Plug, 969
“ My Sensational Christmas,” 1390-1393
N.S.U. Gear, Hints on Dismantling, 1035, 1196, 1346
— 1912 Models, 1157, 1269
Hints on Lubricating the, 1206
N.Y.E. 1912 Models, 1217
Nail Catchers, 899
Fitting, 824
Stands as, 1033, 1 116, 1144, 1198
New Brighton Track, 1065, 1 147, 1197
Accident at, 956, 982
— Hudson 1912 Models, 1214, 1278
— Imperial 1912 Models, 1179, 1254
— South Wales, Suitable Specification for, _ , 1060
Newnham Hill-climb, Report (illus.),
930-934, 937 Nomad, The, In Wales and the West 972-975, 1001-1003
North Devon, Reliability Trial in, 849, 901
Touring in, 1362, 1429
Northern Nigeria, Motor Cycling Conditions in, 1052
North-west London M.C.C.—
Annual Dinner, 1351
Eliminating Trials, 969
Gloucester Reliability Trial, 1374
— Entries, 1403 Gymkhana at the Stadium, 961
North Middlesex M.C.C. v., 905
“ O.T.” Club. 1151
Oxford M.C.C. v., 775 Tour to Lyons, 804c, 835, 840-842
Nottingham and District M.C.C., Speed
Trials at Clipstone, 882
Number-plates, Illumination of, 881
Nyassaland, Government Motor Cycles in, 1071
O
O’Donovan’, D. R., Three Thousand Miles Road Trial Completed, 1070, 1099
O.K. 1912 Models, 1280
“ D.T.” Club, 1151
OCCASIONAL COMMENTS—
Bowden Wire Adjustments, 1340 Broken Frame and its Explanation, 1087
Carry your own Filter, 897
Chain Sprockets, 1087
Counter-shaft Drive, 1340
Cutting out the Float, 702
Does the Belt’s Angle Vary ’? 1030
Dog Clutch Gears, 1087
Endless Belts, 1057
Flexibility Hill-climb, 1008
Lamps and Winter Riding, 1057
Life of a Patch, 818
. Newspaper Diagnosis, 1318
Oil Pumps, Automatic, 1377
Open Frames, 712
Overalls, Quick Detachable, 1352
Overheating, 1345
— and Overloading ? a Curious Phenomenon, 924
Positive Transmission for Lightweights, 1366
Quickly Detachable Rear Wheels, 1340
Rear Carriers, Weak, 1340
— Wheels, Quickly Detachable, 1340
Reliability of Variable Gears, 897
Side-slip, T204
Six Days’ Accommodation, 868
Tackling Steep Hairpin Bends, 770
Toolbag Question, 844
Tyre World, 1366
Which is the Stiffest Trial ? 924, 981, 1006
Oil Pumps, Concealed Tapless, 868
— Tanks, Dirty, 844 Oils, Lubricating, 1225
Olympia Motor Cycle Show, 1187, 1201, 1241, 1298, 1328
Club Secretaries’ IS lee ting at, 1334a
Humours at the, 1317
Items of Interest at the, 1189
Ladies’ Motor Cycles at the, 1332
Light Side of the Show, 1315
List of Motor Cycle Exhibitors, with
Plans of the Stands, 1223
Show Gleanings, 1322-1325
— Statistics, 1334
The Outlook, 13.11
Ommaney, A. L., Climbing the Wrekin, 881
One Thousand Allies without Opening the
Toolbag, 678, 728, 751 Osmond 1912 Models, 1212
Osmond-Precision 1912 Model, 1251 Overhead Exhaust Valves, 839, 847
Overheating, 1116, 1199, 1208
— or Overloading ? a Curious Phenomenon, 924
Oxford M.C.C.C., North-west London
M.C.C. v., 775

Sfc, I9,1,3 F,odels’ 1181, 1217, 1261
I .M.G. 1912 Model, 1258
1 .V. Spring Frame, Luxury of, 1203
P.V.-J.A.P. 1912 Models, 1263
Palmer Tyres, 1182
Passenger Machines at Olympia, 1267
—- Question, 1428
Patch, Life of a, 818
patches, Surridge “ Holdtite,” 1184
Patching v. Vulcanising, 742
Patchquick, 1288
Patents, Exhibition of, 956
PATENTS, by Eric W. Walford—
Anti-vibratory Hub, 1360
Lyeett Saddle, 1240
Novel Sidecar Frame, 1050
Pulley, Adjustable, 1050
Saddle Improvement, 1386
— Spring Arrangement, 1138
Scavenging System. 1136
Spring Seat-pillar, 890
Three-speed Crankshaft Gear. 1310
Triumph Luggage Carrier. 890 Two-speed Gear, An Ingenious, 890
Valve construction, 1138
Valve-removing Tool, 124 0
Variable Hub Gear, A Gradually. 136b XVooler Transmission System, 1438
Paterson. C. A.. Three Thousand Miles m Three Weeks, 1302
Pedley Three-ribbed Cover, 1289^
Perth, Keen Competition at, 908
Peter-Union Tyres, 1293
Petrol, Cure for Leaky, Taps, 1303
— Economy in Motor Cycles and Cars, 1302
Pillion Seats, 1397
Pilot 1912 Models, 1268
Piston Rings, 954 Broken, 824, 902, 929, 1034
Pithers. F. E., Three Thousand Miles in Three Weeks, 1186
Plain Tales of the Hills,” 884
Plugs, Twin Engines and Sooted, 1091, 1145, 1302
Police Methods, 900
— Traps, 678, 724, 750, 804a, 1122, 1151
Portmarnock, One Hundred Miles Race at,
1070 Position of Countershaft Gears, 1209
Postal Delivery, Motor Cycle for, 1367
Powell and Hanmer Lamps, 1183, 1293
Power, Increased, with Cut-out Closed, 899
— Loss of, 7 33, 942
— Sidecars and, 705
Pratt, W., Long Distance Ride without a Toolbag, 678, 728, 751, 806
Precision Engines for 1912, 1185, 1294
Premier, A New Model, 843
— 1912 Lady’s Model of 3^ h.p., 1153
Models, 1100a, 1127, 1220b, 1268
Private Owners and the Auto Cycle Union, 993
Professional Men, Motor Cycle for, 1062 ’
Provincial Clubs and the Auto Cycle Union, 1137, 1186, 1209, 1302
Puch 1912 Models, 1156, 1255
Pulley, How to Remove an Obstinate, 884
— Spring Handle-bar and Adjustable, 1325
Pulleys, Adjustable, 1050
— Countershaft Gears and Variable, 1236
Pumps, Oil, Concealed Tapless, 868, 901
— Shoddy Tyre, 868
Puncture Sealers, Explosive, 702, 747
Punctures, New Method of Mending, 94 8
— Vulcanising Inner Tubes after, 717
Purley and District M.C.C., Night Trial,
Results, 1328
Push Cycle v. Motor Cycle, 956
Putney Bridge Traffic Census, 750
Q
Quadcars, Appreciation of, 1208
— Light French-built Machine with 7 h.p.
Water-cooled Engine, 1331
— Spider, 712
— Tan dem-seated, 1316
Quadrant 1912 Models, 1272
Quality of Modern Tyres, 114 4
R
Railways, Taking a Motor Cycle on, a Warning, 1331
Ramsay Hospital, Isle of Man, T.T. Donation, 750
Rational Riding v. Scorching, 955
Rear Red Lights Compulsory in Warwickshire, 1186
— Springing, 1115, 1143, 1198, 1319
Record Breaking Methods, 1207
— Hill-climbing Expedition, by Geoffrey
Smith, 1138-1142
— Performances, 901
“ Records,” 703. Seo also End-to-end, Sidecars, etc.
Redcar Racing, 956
Reducing Transmission Gear, 1205
Registration and Licences, 1032
Renold Chains, 1292
Rex 1912 Models, 1156, 121 1, 1264
— Running of the Water-cooled, 1368
— Sidette, Run on the 1912, 1077
— Terminal, New Quickly Detachable,
1125
Rich Air Tubes, 1288
Riding in Long Coats, a Warning, 718
Rims, Standardisation of Motor Cycle, 804c, 813, 1035, 1091
Road Dangers at Night, 1304, 1345
— Hogging, 870, 928, 955
— Race on Formula, 781
Roads, State of our, 1004, 1067
— Improvement Association, Midland
Centre Scheme, 937
Warning Posts, 823
Roller or Ball Bearings, 1111
Rom 1912 Improvements, 1184
— Tyres, 1289
Rose, F. A., Notes on the Circuit du
Rhone Race, 840, 842
Rotary Petrol Engines, 1334
Round the World on a Motor Cycle, 792,
827
ROUTES—
Ambleside to Wantage, 1023
Barrow-in-Furness to Plymouth, 1412
Bexhill to St. Ives, 994
Burford to Southsea, 995
Cambridge to Wellington College, 1239
Croydon to Manchester, 1437
Edinburgh to Plymouth, 942
Harrow to North Wales, 994
Kent to Yorkshire, 1032
Leicester to the Lakes, 888
Llandrindod Wells to Manchester, 1170
London to Devoran (Cornwall), 1412 Glasgow, 1031
Lynmouth, 967 Manchester-Tenby-London, 1081
Mansfield to Spalding, 1080
Newark to Hastings and Brighton, 1163
Nottingham to Lancashire, 1135
Yarmouth, 966
Porth (Glam.) to Sherborn, 1437
Preston to Ruthin (Wales), 1081
South wo Id to Liverpool, 1134
Swansea to Whitby, 1385
Weymouth to Kidderminster, 1134
Willesden to Stamford, 1358
Rover 1912 Models, 1278
Royal Automobile Club, Inter-club Meeting at Brooklands, z 807
School of Tuition, 1186
— Enfield 1912 Model, 1249
Budge Records at Brooklands, 1185
— Spare Valve Protector, 1155
Rudge-Whitworth 1912 Model, 1101, 1257
Runabouts, Springing of, 1143
Running Costs, 1357, 1361, 1380
Rushmore Lamps, 1125, 1293
Russia, Motor Cycle Racing in, 814-816 Ry ley Tank, 1292

S.I.A.M.T. 1912 Models, 1042, 1127, 1262
Saddle Comfort, 703
— Improvements, 1386
— Position and Side-slip, 1303
— Spring Arrangement, 1438
Scorching, by B. H. Davies, 935, 953, 981
— v. Rational Riding, 955
Scott 1912 Models, 1220, 1275 Scottish Six Days’ Trial, 751, 779
- Great Reforms in, 704, 718 Results and Report (illus.), m . 795-803, 804b
Inals and Hill-climbing, 702
Scouting Mount, The Motor Cycle as a, 77 1 Seat-pillar, Spring, 890
Second-hand MachlncH, 100s
— — and Agency CondltlonH, I .'69
Senspray Carburettor, 1 1-<3
Service 1912 Models, 118 1, 1271
Shaft Drive. Ills
“Shall I Buy a Motor <” h, “ Pedal Cyclist,” 916, 929
Shamrock-Gloria Tyres, 1289
Sharp, .lack, an Admirable (’ri<hton <»f Sport, 1172
Sidecar in Cornwall, 1 423-1 12 1
— Record, 825
Sidecars—
Axles, Strength of, 952, 956, 1031, 1208
Change Speed Gears and, 704, 7 1-'. 724, 7 17, 80 1d, 869, 928, 980, 1035, 10|5, 1061, 1091 1301
Continental Touring with. 817
Driving from the Seat of, 1318
End-to-end Record, 790, 80 1b
Equipping, 788-790, 825
Fitting New, 975
Gears and Clutches for, 1 309
Interesting Fitments, 1106
Irish End-to-end Record, 938
Low-built, A Comfortable, 925
New Sidecar Machine, 880c
Novel Frame, 1050
Power, 705
Self-aligning Stand, 1211
Single-cylinder Machines and, 1116, 1207, 1320, 1316
Smart, 819
Some for Olympia, 1222 Starting Handle, 746
Steering, 1063
Suggestions, 813, 849, 869
Side-slip, 1204, 1303
— How to prevent, 1435
Silence and Silencers, 771, 787, 825, 8 17, 849, 901, 953, 982, 1034, 1065,
1109, 1169, 1171, 1198, 1300, 1302, 1345, 1348, 1372, 1429
Silencers—
Dallison’s, 1183
in the Auto Cycle Union Six Days’ Trial, 844
Notes on the T.T., 1202
Suggestions, 1030
Silent Chain Transmission, 1325
Singer 1912 Models, 1174, 1270
Single-cylinder Hour Record, 908
— Machines and Sidecars, 1346
— Record, 1063, 1074, 1092, 1119
— Sidecar Outfit, by B. H. Davies, 1248
— Two Hours’ Record, 792
Single-cylinders at the Show, 1244
— Chain Drive, Countershaft Gears, 1266
— Sidecars and, 1116, 1207, 1320
Six Days’ Lightweight Record, 728, 761, 780, 804a, 825, 830, 849, 880d
Trials and Brooklauds, 1415
which is the Stiffest ? 924, 981, 1006
— Hours’ Lightweight Record, 780
— Years of Motor Cycling, by Mrs. M. C.
Cooke, 1242
Six-speed, Five Hundred Miles on a, by B. II. Davies, 949
Slatter, N. D., Alcyon Records at Brooklands, 1195
Smith and Ill^ton 1912 Models, 1181
— Geoffrey, Record Hill-climbing Expedition, 1138-1142
Sociable or Tandem ? 919
Sociables, 846
— Crouch Three-wheeled, 1128
Solo Models, A Critic among the, by B. II. Davies, 1312-1314
Sooted Plugs and Twin Engines, 1145, 1302
South Australia, Motor Cycle in, 1187
— Wales, Motor Cycle Hill-climbing iu,
1015 Spanish Road Trial, 724
Spark Advance, Foot-operated, 1180
Sparking Plugs, Anti-fouling, 969
Multi-pole, 1370
New Detachable, 1352
Forward, 1182
Speaking Tube for Tandem-seated Machines, 981
Speed Limits, 724
Speedometers, Cowey, 1183
— How to Illuminate, 817
— Inestimable Value of, 9 17
— Jones, 1224
— Neat Bracket for Drive, 975
— Watches and. 122 1
Sphinx Specialities, 1352
Spider Quhds, 712, 981
Light Bolt-driven, 1206
— •— Some Experiences and Deductions,
925
— Bunabout, A Second, by Harold A.
Dew, 1071
Sporting side of the Pastime, 1361
Spring Fork, A Neat, 1318b *— Forks, 95 1
— Frames, Edmund, 1210
Luxury of the “ P.V.,” 1203
Springing of Bunabouts, 11 13 Standardisation of Tyre Bims, 80 1c, 813. 1035, 1091 Standpipes for Petrol, Air, and Water, 1187
Stands as Nail Catchers, 1033, 1116, 1 111, 1198
Starting. Easy, 906
Improved, Arrangements. 899
Steel-rubber Tyres and Belts, 118 1
Stolen Motor Cycles, 717, 721, 746. 801a, 857, 956. 1038, 1150, 1375. 1105, 1 132
Slone Bemover and Tyre Protector, 1116
Stopping Power and Brakes, 971 Straying Cat lie. 1383
Stuart 1912 Models, 1173. 1262
Sturmey - A rebel’ Three-speed Dear. 1220c Sunday Competitions. 982
Surridge “ Holdtite “ Patches, 1184
V. J.. Inquest on. 678 Sussex. Speed Limits in. 1221
Sutton Bank. Terrors of, are they Exaggerated I 980, 1006
— Coldfield M.C.C., Midland Reliability
Trial. 1118, 14 03
— — Speed Trials. 751
Two Days' Trial. 1126 Swan 1912 Model. 1251. 1323 Swift. II. AL. Climb up Turner's Hill, 956
— 1912 Models 1265 Switzerland. Touring in, 1132

Tandem-geared Engines. 846, 927
Tandem or Sociable, 919
Tandem-seated Machines, Speaking Tube for. 981
Tanks. Lining on. 1372, 1427
Tapless Pumps. 901
Tappet Bods. Adjustable. 1345, 1369
Tappets, Adjustable. 1301
Tasmania. Gleanings from a Sojourn in. 1061
Taxicab Driver, Responsibility of, 1374, 1385
Terminal Can, Insulated. 1352 Terry Specialities. 1287
Testing a New Two-speeder, by B. II.
Davies, 885 Thames Tyres, 1289
Theatricals and the Motor Cycle. 1406-1407
Thornton Two-speed Hub Gear, 1157
Three Days' Camping Expedition, 97 7
— Speeds, 845
Thousand Miles in Three Weeks, 1302
Three-wheelers, Two Novel, 1161
Tied Houses in the Tyre Trade, 1220d T
iming, Electrical, 1164
T.M.C. Developments, 1352
Titan Sociable Carette, 700 Toolbags, The Third. 1030
Torbay and District M.C.C.—
Baydown llill-climb. 963
Results, 987
Torino 1912 Models, 1101
Toronto and District, Standard British Machines Suitable for, 1060
— Motor Cycle Racing at, 956
— M.C.C., Endurance Run, 1226
Torpedo 1912 Models, 1262
Touring Abroad, Advantages of, 766
— in North Devon, 1362, 1129
South-west Wales, 13 17, 1369, 1100 Switzerland, 14 32
the West, 1119
— Kit. A Complete, 1205
— Routes, Selection of Popular, 769
Tour in Germany and France, 1381 -1383
Tourist Trophy Silencers, Notes on the, 1202
Singles v. Large Twins, 1110, 1199, 1301
Track Racing in England and America, 8 12
Trade and the Tourist Trophy Races, 951, 1119, I 123, 1 132, 1 186, I 197
Trailing Action of Front Wheel, 1137
Transmission, Evolution of, 1370
by “ Ixion,” 1330
Positive, for Lightweights. 1366
Transvaal, Novel Passenger Machines used in the, 1061
Trembler Coil to Plain, From, 1196, 1239
Tricars and Light Cars, 1393
'I’rio's Troublous Trip, by “ Taf,” 1 110-1 ill
Triple-lever Handle-bar Control, 1042
Triumph Luggage Carrier, 890
1912 Models, 1 180, 127 1
Two-speed Gear, 935, 1152
Trump-Jap 1912 Models, 1 126, 117 1, 126^
Twin-cylinder Engines, Lubrication of, 1301, 1308 -
Sooted Plugs and, 1091, 1145, 1302
Two Hours’ Single-cylinder Record, 792
— Novel Three-wheelers, 1161
“ Two’s Company,” by B. II. Davies, 1342-1344
Tyre Manufacture, Note on, 14 31
Protector and Stone Remover, 1116 Tyres—
Blowing oil Rims, 703
Cause of Troubles, 1064 For 1912, 1030
Life of, 928
“ Limpet ” Repairer, 1184
Mudshields and, 1308
New’ Sidecar, 906
Quality of Modern, 900, 955, 982, 1004, 1144
Rims, Importance of Suitable, 1417
— Standardisation of, 813, 1035, 1091
Serviceable Inflators, 1115 Steel-rubber, 1184
Tyre Improvements, Interesting, 1386
— Tip, 1063
Tyseley Tricar 1912 Model, 1286
Ultra-lightweight, will it Return ? 1144, 1197, 1208, 1303, 1347

V.M.C. 1912 Model, 1251
V.S. 1912 Models, 1286
Valve Lift, Driving on Throttle or, 897
Valves—
Construction, 1438
Cotters on Small Engines. 1318
Overhead Exhaust, 839, 847
Position of. 712
Removing Tool, 1240
Rudg6 Sparc Valve Protector, 1155 Timing, 1032
Tip about Overhead, 868
Transposition, 839
Vapour-driven Machine, Why not a, 920,
955 Variable Compression Device, 1015
Varley Sidecar Stand, 1157
Veloco 1912 Model, 1175
Victoria, 1912 Model, 1286
Villiers Two-speed Hub, 1324
Vulcanising, Cold, 1065, 1118, 1145
— Inner Tubes after Punctures, 717
— v. Patching, 74 2

W.D. Motor Bicycle, 1305
Wales and the West,, In, 972, 1001
Touring in South-west, 1319, 1347
Wall 1912 Models, 1275
Wanderer Improvements, 867
Warrick Tricar 1912 Models, 1280
Warwickshire Lanes on a Singer and Sidecar, Through, 913
Watches and Speedometers, 1224
Water, Air, and Petrol, Standpipe for, 1187
— in Petrol Tins, 1 196
Water-cooling on Motor Cycle Engines, Question of, 762, 849, 1017
— v. Air, 1369
Waterproof Collars, 770
Waterproofs v. Oilskins, 1418
Wayside Advertisements, 1426
Wear of Big End Bearings, 1118, 1147, 1167, 1198, 1207, 1302 ,
Week-end Club Events, 883, 962
Weiss, IL, Death of, 1374
West Indies, Voice from the, 1058
— Biding (Yorks), Speed Limits in, 1016
— Touring in the, 1119
Westmoreland M.C.C., Easter Open Hillclimb, Preliminary Details, 1350
Western Australia, New Club in Perth,1059
Wheels, Easily Detachable* Back Wheels, 1246
Which Wheel Lifts, 927
Win-Precision 1912 Models, 1214, 1269
Winter Mudguarding, 1369, 1372
— Riding and Lamps, 1025, 1057, 1064, 1117, 1320, 1345
Withers, S., Death of, 1122
Wood, F. C„ Death of, 1151
Wood-Milne Tyres, 1287
Wooler 1912 Models, 1277
— Transmission System, 1438
Woolwich, Plumstead, and District M.C., Competition for the President's Challenge Cup, 726
Wrekin, Climbing the, 748
Wulfruna 1912 Models, 1128, 1216, 1265

“ XL’All ” Saddles and Seats, 1225

Yorkshire Farmers and the Auto Cycle Union, 909

Zenith-Gradua 1912 Models, 1178, 1258

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