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The Motor Cycle 1915 Jul-Dec: Index

A.B.C. 3.5 h.p., Appreciation of, 337
— Power Unit, Featherweight, 326, 341
Abel, E. Victor (letter), 117
Abingdon at Dryburgh Abbey (illus.). 409
Abraham, George D. (articles), 222, 282, 552
Abram, Corpl. S. (letter), 69
Accessibility, Reliability, and Simplicity, Motor Cycle Design embodying, 148, 176
— Small Engines and, 199 ,
Accessories included as Standard with Motor
— Cycles Listed to the Public, 73
A. C. Cico Sparging Plug, 266
Accumulators, Electric Lighting Direct from, 77, 167, 182
— for Dynamo Lighting Sets, 27
— Location of, 173, 478
Acetylene Lamp Tubing, Leicester Rubber Co.’s, 115
Actresses who Motor Cycle (illus.), 305
Adjustable-seated Sidecar, 155
Adjustment of Carburetters, 78
Advertising, British Firms and, 44
— Sidecarrier used for (illus.), 67
Aero Engine Design: Its Influence on Motor Cycle Developments, 597, 600
Agents as Assemblers, 575
A.G.M. (letter). 183
Air Deflector for Handle-bars, 237
— Leaks : Suggested Cure, 506
A.J.S. Double-seated Side-by-side Sidecar (illus.), 88
— (general illus.), 277, 432, 464
— fetter), 2)6
— Lubrication System, The, 583
— 1916 Models, 465, 544, 549, 583
— Akehurst, H. (illus.), 588
Alcock, J. (jllus.), 618
Allen, George (letter), 593
— H. W. (letter), 69
Allon 2.75 h.p. 1916 model, 494, 529
— Machine fitted with Dynamo for Searchlight,150
— Two-stroke and Sidecar (illus.), 567
— Experiences, 383
All-khaki Race Meeting, 65, 88, 91, 114, 136, 159, 177, 183
— —.— Report. 159
Alp 1916 Models, 525
Alston, C. H. T. (verses), 94
Aluminium Alloy Pistons, 545, 550
— Chain Cases, 99
— The Supply of, 483
Amateur Shell Makers, 50
Ambulance, Sidecar, Canoelet, 388
— Harley-Davidson, 429
— T. H. Henderson’s (illus.), 12
American and British Machines Compared for Overseas Trade, 311
— Competition in South African Trade, 182
— Exports, 328
— Lightweights, 6, 202, 240, 339, 354, 355, £65
— Machines and the British Home Market, 666
— for British War Office to Release Home Motor Manufacturers : Suggestion, 1
— The Equipment of, 573, 640
— 100 Miles Dirt Track Record, 37
— 300 Miles International Grand Prize Race, 60
— Track Race, Chicago, 329
— Motor Cycle Hauling Boat on Trailer (illus.), 143
Four-wheeled Camping Trailer (illus.), 120
Any Help ? (letter), 567
Araminta, The Elopement of, 623
Argentine, Motor Cycling in the, 166
— Speed Trials in the, 111
Ariel Three-speed Countershaft Gear (description), 316
Armlet Wearers, Suggested Trial for, 478, 505
Armstrong, A. C. (letter), 44
— Gears, Repairs, and Spare Parts, Where to obtain, 116
— John (articles), 4, 67
Assembled, Home, Machine, 533
Attwood, Mrs. R. H. (letter), 666
Auriga (articles), 54, 128, 603
Austin, G. T., Device for Silencing the Exhaust, 242
Austol Co.’s Device to Convert Movable Lamp to a Fixed one, 40
Australian Despatch Riders, 268, 358
— Mascot (illus.), 69
— Half-mile Record, 74
Australia, Motor Cycle Doings in, 24, 167
Automatic Carburetters, 118, 181
Auto-wheel arranged to take place of Bicycle Rear Wheel. 250, 336, 406
— Shock Absorber, Hammond's, 480
— Trial in Holland, 459
Auto-wheels, 1916 Models, 418
Autumn Trips, South of London, Suggested, 412. 510
Average Speed, Maintaining a Good, 56, 140, 147
A.W.M. (letter). 506

BA 620 (letter), 278
Backhouse, J. (letter), 80
Bailey, Bill (letter), 406
Baker, Alan V. (letter). 139
Balance Sheets, 328. 472
Ball, F. G. (letter), 256
Ball Miss Louie, as a Mechanic, 9
Bamfield Variable Gear, 227
B.R.R. (article), 288
Barlow, J. L. (letter). 430
Barnstaple Despatch Riders (illus.), 469
Bashall Brothers, (illus.), 664
Bassett, F. L. (letter), 431
Bastock, Miss Mabel (letter), 359
Bath Chair Sidecar, A, 548
Batife (letter), 665
Bat 1915 6 h.p. and Sidecar (illus.), 453
Bats in 1916, 495
Batten, H. Mortimer (articles), 299, 437, 186, 662
Beech, W. (letter), 382
Beginners, Hints for, 246, 270
Begley, Cpl. F. (illus.), 404
Belfast and District M.C.C. Hill-climb, 302
Belts, Suggested Improvements in, 432
Benjamin Electric Horn, 266
— Tool Set, 266
Bennett, J. (letter), 80
Benzol to Petrol, Changing from, 359
Best and Lloyd Lubricator (illus.), 53S
New Sight Feed Lubricator, 373
Bicknell, Lt. (illus.), 194
Bingham, C. (lettei), 616
Binks, C., Ltd. (letters), 118, 667
Binns Three-wheel Monocar (description), 475
“ Bluff,” by Charles Murray, 625
Board of Trade, Capturing Enemy Trade and Turning out Munitions, 1
— Returns, Exclusion of Government
Machines, 280
of Imports and Exports, 61,189, 286, 379, 473, 598
Boat made from Bath and Petrol Cans at the Front, 229
Boat-shaped Sidecar, 352, 598
Booth, Jack, on Indian (illus.), 74
Borgo 31 h.p. Model (description), 461
Bose, J. B. (letter), 358
Boyce, W. E., Sidecar Hood and Screen, 236
Boycotting German Motor Cycles, 19, 45, 240, 405
Boyd, E. T. (letter), 336
Boy Motor Cyclists, 359, 381, 432
Bradbury 6 h.p. and Sidecar Climbs Honister Pass, 277
— Climbing Glengesh Hill (illus.), 300
— 1916* Programme, 402, 538
Bradshaw, Granville E. (letter), 21
Brakes, Location of, 68, 254
— on Spring Frame Machines, 485, 546
— — the Harley-Davidson, 454 ,
— Ratchet, for Sidecars, 436
— Two Independent, Required by Law, 451
Bramble Sidecar for Spring-framed Machines, 185
Brandish, Mrs. W., on Douglas (illus.), 295
Brazil, Motor Cycling in (illus.), 653, 663
Brigade, D.R. (letter), 383
Brighton, Alternative Route tn, 250
Britannic Sidecars, 548
British Firms and Advertising, 4 1
— Magneto Supply, 7, 25, 69, 99, 183, 381
Brockbank, H. (letter), 24”
Brockwell, W. R. (letter), 215
Brooker, J. W. G. (letter), 592
Brooklands All-khaki Race Meeting, 65, 88, 91 1 14, 136, 159, 177, 183 _ Report, 159
— Race Meeting, Royal Aircraft Factory, 125
— Sidecar Records, 319
— United Services Race Meeting, 190, 214, 235,
257, 274, 275, 291, Report, 25?
Brothers. Four, in the Army (illus.), 415
Brough 31 h.p. Horizontal Twin (description), 264
— 6 h.p. Horizontal Twin (description). 419
— Lady's Model: Experiences, 311
— Sgt.-Maj. Wilmore’s (illus.), 477
Brown and Barlow Carburetters, 583
— J. G. (letter), 44
— - Tail Lamp Generator, 380
Bryan, A. H. (letter), 14“
B.S.A. 1916 Models, 397
— Sidecarriers, 181. 549
— (general illus.), 95. 115. 423
Buck. A. G. (letter), 1S3
Buenos Ayres, Speed Trials at. Ill
Burglars, Hunting, by Motor Cycle, 251
Burnley Motor Gipsy Club (illus.). Ill
Busby, Lieut. Vernon (illus.). 232
Business Woman who uses a Motor Cycle, 297
Butterfield, Arthur (letter), 241
— W. H., on Twin Two-stroke Levis (illus.). 109
Buyer’s Guide of 1916 Models, 513, 557
Byrne, A. C. (letter), 382

Californian Reliability Trial, 13
Calthorpe 1916 Models (description), 349, 370, 538
Calves Interested in Angler’s Sidecar (illus.), 21
Cam Design and its Effect on Power, 390
Campbell, Geo. F. (letter), 337
Camping with a Motor Cycle, 75
Campion and Sidecar (illus.), 219
— used for Business Purposes, 436
— 1916 8 h.p.. Road Test of, 443
— Models, 442, 537
Canadian Market, Catering for the, 140, 311
Cann, H. J. (letter), 641
Canoelet Sidecar Ambulance, 388
Cantilever Springing for Motor Cycles, 4
C. and S. Starting Gear, 370
Cape Peninsula M.C.C. Hill-climb, 191
Trial for Garlick and Enfield Cups, 238, 243
— M.C.C. Barling Cup Trial. 500
— Town Motor Cyclist Volunteers, 448
— — Wounded Soldiers’ Run at, 403
Carbide Carrier, Chemico, 209
Carbonisation of Two-stroke Engines, 117
Carburetter Adjustments, 78
— Claudel-Hobson, Experiences, 118, 181
— Schebler (description), 569
— Wilkinson, 26
Carburetters, Automatic, 118
— for Two-stroke Lightweights, 247, 311
— Single-lever, 511
Cardiff Motor Volunteers, 61
Carrier Motors, 487
Carr, R. S. (letter), 535
Car, One Hundred Pounds, The, 69
Castor Oil, 359
C.A.T. (article), 659
C.E.B. (letter), 566
Census, Traffic, Motor Cycle, 85, 101
Chain Breakages, 296, 431
— Cases : Suggested Improvements, 99
— Drive on 500 c.c. Twin-cylinder, 27
— Gear Box, Three-speed, 2
— Stretch, 54
Chain-cum-belt Transmission on Big Twins, 437
Challenge Waterproof Fabric Strap, 380
Chambers, H. T. (letter), 505
Chapman, F. W. (letter), 215
Chater-Lea Carette, 642
— Detachable Wheel, The, 638
Chemico Carbide Carrier, 209
Chewbacon (letter), 118
Chicago Show, Lightweights at the, 355
Chick, T. (letter), 117
Chief Petty Officer R.N.V.R. (letter), 6 11
Chile, Hill-climb in, 482
Christmas Cards, 660
— Messages from Service Readers, 632
Claudel-Hobson Carburetter Experiences, 118, 181
Clatter of Valves, Reducing, 55
Clegg, Miss D. (article), 297
Clergymen and the Petrol Tax, 358, 381, 113, 15 I
Cleveland Lightweight, 6, 202, 240
Clews, Percy S. (letter), 181
Clock, Illuminated, for Motor Cycles, 565
Clothing, Motor Cycle, 247 Dunhill, 564
Clubs and the War Loan, 19, 85
Clutch and Engine Efficiency Testing, 540, 639
- Control, Combined Hand and Foot, 199, 278, 468
— Hand-controlled, Ease of Operation, 568, 592
— Home-made, for T.T. Rudge, 507
Clutches for Lightweights, 435
Clyno Two-stroke (description), 33
Coast-to coast Despatch Ride, Sheffield
Cocker, Sgt. J., Motor Cycling Experiences at the Front, 141
Collard, Frank (letter), 181
Collier and Sons, Ltd. (letter), 534
Colonial (letter), 44
Combined Lighting and Ignition Systems for Motor Cycles, 25
Competition, Fault-finding, at the Front, - <
— Munition Workers, 293 .
— The Motor Cycle, of 1906 for Rear Springing, 2
Complete Motor Cycles, Needful Accessories included in List Prices, 73
Compulsory Military Service, Motor Cyclists and, 19 /
Connaught in New South Wales, Experiences, 336
— 1916 Models, 369, 418, 536
Connell, Robert (letter), 167
Constant Reader (letter), 639
Contact Breaker Spring, Repairs to, 241
Controlling Bodies, Overseas, 233
Cooke, Stenson (letter), 406
Cook, W. P. (letter), 309
Cooling, Cylinder : Improvements Required, 631
— Valve Caps, 573, 584, 615
Corbin-Brown Speedometer, 32
Cork and District M.C.C. Hill-climbs, 279, 356
One-day Trial, 137, 157
Cornering, Hints on Correct Way of, 179
Cossham, D. G. (letter), 593
Costs of Running, 20, 81, 140, 277
Countershaft (article), 484
Cousins, A. B. (letter), 431
Coventry Chain Co.’s Chain Drive Gear Box, 2
— Eagles, 1916 Models, 524
Coyote Running on Motor Cycles (illus.), 128
Crank Cases, Material for Constructing 483
Cripples, Motor Cycles for, 406
Criticism of the Modern Motor Cycle Engine, 411. 416, 463, 476
Cromwellian Fort and Observation Tower (illus.), 54
Cuckoo (letter), 666
Curate in Temporary Charge (letter), 381
Current Chat, 12, 36, 60, 84, 110, 132, 164, 188, 210, 232, 262, 286, 304, 328, 352, 374 398, 423, 446, 472, 498, 530, 560, 587, 610, 636, 656 Cushman, Leon (illus.), 198
Custex (letter), 454
Cutler, B. (letter), 476
Cycle and Motor Trades’ Benevolent Fund, 139
— Car, Future of the, 462
Irish Definition, 15 Nine Years’ Old, A, 612
— - — Single-seated Three-wheeler, Binns (description), 475
— Cars : Latest Developments, 457
Cylinder Cooling : Improvements Required, 631

Damaged Military Machines, 564
Dangers of Despatch Riders, 68, 81
Davenport, Sgt. W. A., 504
Davies, E. J. (letter), 432
-- B. H. (article), 536
Decompressor, Lever fitted to, 165
Decorated Triumph Sidecar, Timara, N.Z. (illus.),65
Deighton, C. H. (letter), 182
Delta (letter), 240
Denmark, Motor Cycling in (illus.), 587
Derbyshire Freak Hills, 19
“ Despatch Rider ” Two-stroke Lightweight, 209
Despatch Riders as Infantrymen, 358
- at Gallipoli, 11, 139,'186, 591
— attached to 1/lst Royal Wilts Yeomanry, •664
— — “T, 1 /«<th (West Lancs Div.) Sig. Coy. R.E. (lllus.), o32
— — Cheshire Yeomanry (illus.), 6
20th Coy. R.E., Signal Section (illus.), 38
— D. M. Brown, H. R. Davies, and E. Boyton, 101
Despatch Riders 2/6th Batt. Suffolk Regt.
— Tour over Snow-bound Pennines, 552, 562
— Training, 107, 116, 201
Despatches, Motor Cyclists mentioned in, 11
Dewar, Percy C. (letter), 381
Diamond, New, hour-stroke Model, 52 7
Dicker, R. E., Sliding Mudguard for Zenith, 209,
Dimming Electric Lights, 485 312
Disc Wheels, Gold-finished, for Enfield and Sidecar (illus.), 382
Disgusted (letter), 19
Distances, Long, Men who have come, to Enlist, 61,. 156, 303
Dodds, J. W. (letter), 616
Doland, George F. (letter), 337
Doone Valley, Motor Cycling to the, 166, 182, 215
Dot 1916 Programme, 497
Douglas Brothers, (letter), 534
— 4 h.p. and Sidecar Climbing Great Orme (illus.), 424
— Lubrication, 27
— J. (letters), 477, 507
— 1913 Model, Running Costs, 140
— 1916 Models, 348, 607, 61 1
— Road Experiences, 127, 460
— Spring Frame, 325
— The (description), 512
Douglas Driving a Grindstone (illus.), 60
— Military and Naval, 102, 108, 268, 356, 379, 415, 439, -146, 450, 559, 618
Dowler, A. I. (letter), 568
Downs, N. T. (letter), 19
Dreadnought, The (letter), 453
Dress of Lady Motor Cyclists, Criticism of, 453, 477, 505, 531, 567, 592, 615, 666
Drinkall, R. (letter), 183
Driscoll, F. (letter), 359
Dublin and District M.C.C., Annual Meeting, 145
— Christmas Trial, 660
— Half-day Trial, 356
— One-day Trial, Newcastle and Return, 234, 251
— Open Two Days’ Trial, 131, 164, 169
— Open Reliability Trial, 64
— Wicklow Trial, 327
Dugdale, Louis (letters), 278, 392
Dunhill Motor Cycle Clothing, 564
Dunkley Lightweight Sidecar Outfit, 369
Dunlop Tube Bag, 480
— Tyre Gaiter, 480
— Waterproof Cover for Spare Tyres, 480
Dutch Auto-wheel Trial, 459
— Military Motor Cyclists (illus.), 207
— Pillion Seat Trial, 424, 429
— Riders of Auto-wheels (illus.), 250
— - Speed-judging Test, 646
— “ Three Provinces Trip,” 65, 79
— Trial for the Cyklon Cup, 302
Eysink Cup, 211 '
Dynamo fitted to Motor Cycle for Searchlight or Signalling Apparatus, 150
— Lighting, Accumulators for, 27
— Experiences, 122. 272
— Outfits : Testing the Wiring, 295
— Tips in Selecting, 31
-- v. Magneto, 25

Eastern Province (S.A.) M.C.C. Road Race, 191
East London (S.A.) Consumption Trial, 661
— Motor Cycle Club Gymkhana, 294 (illus.), 385
Edmund 21 h.p. Spring Frame Model, Road Test, 366
— Spring Frame, 180
Edwards, W. D. (letter), 139
E.L. 1160 (letter), 166
— 1969 (letters), 166, 454
Electric Engine Starters for Motor Cycles, 413
— Light by Magneto Generator, 185
Lights, Variable, to Meet New Regulations, v 566, 603, 640, 665
— Lighting direct from Accumulators. 77.167, 4 82
Dynamo,. Accumulators for, 27 Experiences, 122, 272
Tips in Selecting, 31 for Solo Work, 272
Two-strokes, 272, 389, 621
from the Magneto, 200
Elopement of Araminta, The, 623
E.M. (letter), 486
Endrick Eng. Co. (letter), 215
End-to-end Trial, Irish, 64, 84, 89, 111, 11G
Enfield and Sidecar on Runners in Sweden (illus.) 661
— with Gold-finished Disc Wheels, 382
— 3 h.p. Twin-cylinder, Chain Stretch on, 54
— 1916 Models (description), 473, 474
— Ridden by Mrs. Mary Riley, Lakeland Run, 282
— Two-stroke Lightweight, Road Test, 5
Engine, A.B.C. Featherweight, 326, 341
— and Clutch Efficiency, Testing, 540, 639
— Magneto, Clutch and Gears Monobloc, 420
— Motor Cycle, Modern, Criticism of. 411, 416, 463, 476
Engine Stops, Causes of, 581 .
Engines, Aeroplane Developments and their Influence on Motor Cycle Design, 597, 600
— Inclined, Wear in, 140, 217
— Internal Resistance in, 390
— Running Better at Night, 80, Ju, lol, 181,239
— Small, and Accessibility, 1W
— Two-cylinder Two-stroke, 6 Jo, <>1«S
E.N.I. (letter), 533
E.P.B. (letter), 330 .
Equipment of American Machine^, I he, 573, 640
E.R.’s Method of Rear Springing, 397
Eslub (letter), 639
Essenkay Puncture-proof lyre Filling, 237
E.T.E. (letter), 309
Evans, E.C.F. (letter), 277
— Francis G.L. (letter), 81
Everest Carburetters (letter), 138
Excelsior, American, Big and Little Men on (illus.), 311

F 6219 (letter), 216
F 8768 (letter), 255
Falconer, H. F. (letter), 641
Fall off a Motor Cycle, How to, 226
Family Sidecars, 325, 367, 438, 464
Fast Touring, 56, 140
Fault-finding Competition at the Front, 288
Feminine Goggles, Through, 98, 212, 458
F.E.P. (letter), 381
Fergus, John F. (letter), 567
F.H.A. (letter), 432
Fielder, N. (letter), 639
Filler Caps, Securing, of Military Machines, 559,599
F.J.W. (letter), 117
Flooded Roads, Motor Cycles on (illus.), 37
F.L. Rear Springing, 345
Flywheel, Loose, Delay in Tracing, 241
F.N. Shaft Drive (letter), 431
— Single-cylinder Model, Experiences in New South Wales, 277
Foggy Weather, Lamp Hints, 603
Footboards or Footrests, 147, 341
Forbes, C. A. (letter), 477
Ford, Henry, on Lightweights, 106
Formula1, Useful, 367
Fort and Observation Tower, Cromwellian (illus.), 51
Fouraine, Cpl., R.E. (illus.), 61
Four-cylinder Machines, Control of, 389, 431, 436
— Motor Cycle, The, 67, 389, 647
— V-type Peugeot Racing Machine, 166
Frankette (letters), 68, 505
Freak Hills, Derbyshire, 19
French Despatch Riders, 241, 272, 464
Front, At the, with the Motor Machine Gun Batteries, 100
F.R.S. Lamps and Dynamo Outfit, 638
Funck, G. (article), 551
FX 2563 (letter), 19

G. (letter), 166
Gallipoli, Despatch Riders at, 11, 139, 186, 381, 450, 657
Garlick, Cpl. W. H. (illus.), 10
Gaskell’s Piston Ring, 150
Gear Box Grease Plugs, 3
— Three-speed Countershaft, Ariel (description),
— Variable, Bamford, 227
Geert, Van, Spring Frame, 237, 531, 6G7
Generator for Tail Lamp, Brown, 380
— Low, 40
George’s Shock Absorber for Indian Front Forks.
— 41b German Motor Cycles, Boycotting, 1 45, 21 1"
— v. English Motor Cycles, 20
Gibbs, G. H. (letter), 591
Gibson, John (letter), 255
— Mon-Auto (illus.), 133
Gill, A. W., Saddle Springing, 380
Girl Mechanic-driver, Miss Louie Ball
Girls, Modern, and Modern Motor Cyclic
Glasgow M.C.C. Open One-day Trial.
— Petrol Consumption Trial, 40
G.L.K. (letter), 453
Gloria Sidecar, Latest Type, 614
Goldfields (W.A.) Motor Club, 472. -U
Goldstone, M. H. (letter), 182
— M.W. Letter), 178
Gorson Sparking Plug, 237
Government Machines Excluded from Import and Export Returns, 280
Work for Rejected Motor Cyclists, 269
Gower, Wilfred F. (letter), 611
G. P.G.K. (letter), 80
Grateful (letter), 41
Great Orme, 4 h.p. Douglas and Sidecar Climbing (illus.), 424
Green, 14., and Bat Sidecar (illus.), 453
Greenwood’s. E. F. de Burgh, Rear Springing, 34",
Gregory, L. (letter, 566
Greig, M. G. (letter), 432
Grimshaw, A. V. (letter), 454
Grindstone, Driving a, by Motor Cycle (illus.), 60
Grose Pillion Seat, 571
— Sparking Plug, 574
— “ Tire-saver,” 574
Grout, Philip, 133
G.W.A. (letter), 336
G.W.K. Cycle Car (illus.), 108
Gymkhana, War Fund, East London (S.A.) M.C.C., 294

H 1227 (letter), 181
Hammonds’ Autowheel Shock Absorber, 480
Hampstead Volunteer Reserve, 74
Handle-bars, Air Deflector for, 237
— Different Types Compared, 147, 453
Harley, C. R. (letter), 69
Harley-Davidson, Brakes on the, 451
— 1916 Models, 526, 557
— Road Tests, 53, 199, 295
— Sidecar Ambulance, 429
— Chassis, 468
— Sidecarriers for Russian Government, 373
Harley-Davidsons (general illus.), 53, 151, 194, 217, 232
Harris, Miss Amy (letter), 139
Harrison, H. G. (letter), 20
Harrison’s Divided Skirt for Lady Motor Cyclists,
Haslam, Jack (letter), 19 301
Hathaway, C. W., The Late, 133
Hawkins, Mrs. J. (letter), 4'53
— S. J. (letter), 181
Henderson, Four-cylinder, Road Experiences, 389
Road Test, 440
— Mrs. Quinlan’s (illus.), 579
—- 1916 Sidecars, 547
Henderson’s Sidecar Ambulance (illus.), 12
H.G.C. (letter), 68
Hibberd, John (letter), 44
High-powered Twin-cylinder Machines, 378
Hill-climb, Army and Navy, Streatham and District M.C.C., 262, 305, 330, 334, 361, 362
— at Style Cop, Wolverhampton M.C.C., 64, 83, 86, 88
— Belfast and District M.C.C., 302
— Cork and District M.C.C., 279
— Liverpool M.C., 164, 234, 306, 336
— Services,-in Isle of Wight, 629
— Toronto M.C.C., 286
Hill-climbing in Lakeland, 320
Hill Horns and Mirrors, 467
— Test, in North Wales, 20
Hints and Tips for Winter Riders, 486, 566, 639 .
Useful, 252
Hiskins’s Boat-shaped Sidecar, 352, 598
H.M.B. (article), 342
— (letter), 241
Hockney, W. (letters), 568, 615
Hobart, Corpl. W. H. Garlick’s (illus.), 10
— 6 h.p. Sidecar (illus.), 110
— 1916 Two-stroke, 524
Hodgson, H. Graham (letter), 337
Hadington, M. L. (letter), 256
Holawax, Lt. C. E. (illus.), 398
Holland, Trials in. (See Dutch.)
Hollington, Capt. J. E. (illus.), 53
Holne Chase Corner, The, 215
Home Defence or the Front ? 73
Honister Pass, Climbing, 277
Hooper, E. (letter), 216
Horn, Electric, Benjamin, 266
— Hill, The, 467
— Mechanical, Sparton, 10
— Taylor, 380
Hubbard, Sgt. T. (illus.), 115
Hubs, Front, Weatherproof, 20
Hudson, J. C., Cantilever Spring Frame, 430
Hughes, H. L (letter), 336
Humber, New 4 h.p. Horizontal Twin, 493
— Old Pattern Tricar used for Baker’s Delivery (illus.), 508
Humber, 6 h.p. Sidecar (illus.), 175
Humphries and Dawes, Ltd. (letter), 19
Huntbach, G. W., and h.p. Premier (illus.), 310
Hunt’s Dry Battery Tail Lamp and Outfit, 571
H.W.H. (article), 77
— (letter), 167
Hyde, Cpl. J. Stuart (illus.), 35G
Hyett, H. E., Despatch Rider (illus.), 102

Ignition and Lighting, Combined Machines, 365, 615
Import Duties, New British, 305, 315, 333, 339
Imports and Exports of Motor Cycles, 61, 189, 286, 379, 173, 598
— of Petrol, 88, 171
India, Northern, Tour in, 658
Indian Front Forks, Shock Absorber for, 118
— 7 h.p., Experiences in New South Wales, 277
— Improving Slow Running of Engine,, 591
- 1916
— Powerplus Model (description), 394, 537, 608
— and Sidecar, Run on, from Johannesburg to Durban, 398
— Two-stroke Lightweight, 319, 371
Indians and Sidecars for Italian Army (illus.), 530
— (general illus.), 74, 241, 367, 375
Internal Resistance in Engines, 390 Invicta 1916 Models, 496
Irish End-to-end Trial, 64, 84, 89, 111, 116
— Headmaster (letter), 278
— Twenty-four Hours’ Trial, 14, 31, 40
— Open Two Days’ Trial, 13 L
-— Solution of Cycle Car Definition,1. 5
Irwin, R. (letter), 358
Italian Borgo, 3*> h.p. Single-cylinder (description), 461
— Military Motor Cyclists, 229
— Motor Cyclist Volunteers, 146, 229
— Red Cross Flag Day (illus.), 47
Ivey, W. (letter), 507
Ivy Bathchair Sidecar, 518
— 1916 Models (description), 368
Ixion (articles), 3, 37, 50, 78, 99, 106, 122, 127 147, 173, 199, 226, 247, 271, 295, 317, 341’ 365, 378, 389, 413, 436, 460, 485, 510, 546,’ 575, 599, 621, 647, 653

James Front Hubs, 20
J.A.P. Engines, 1916 Models (description), 502, 528
Jardine Gears for 1916, 444
J.D. (letter), 139
J.E. (letter), 359
J.E.S. Attachment, 3, 215, 393
Jet Attachment, Variable, Home-made, 231
J.H. 1916 Models, 496
Johannesburg to Durban, Sidecar Run, 398
John Bull Tyres, Experiences with, 128
Johnson, P. W. (letter), 383
Jones, D. Pryce (letter), 383
— R. Holford (letter), 309
Juggling with a Motor Cycle, 490
Juno 1916 Models, 523

Karslake, Sgt. H., 415
Kashmir, Motor Cycle Tours, into, 123, 658
Keen Triumph Rider (letter), 166
Kelway, K. S. (letter), 535
Kent Roads, 347
Kerr, Miss Jeanie (letter), 665
Killed on Active Service, Well-known Motor Cyclists, 37, 102, 364
Kitchener, Lord, Facsimile of Letter, 58
Kontweit, San (letter), 407

Ladies’ Machines (illus.), 529
— Motor Cycling Headgear, American Caricature, 459
Lady Beatrice (article), 620
— Competitor, Miss Runciman in Glasgow Trial (illus.), 36
— Despatch Rider of Blackpool Volunteers (illus.), 26
— Motor Cyclist who uses Machine in Business, 297
Cyclists, 68, 295, 359, 381, 535, 579, 665
Special Articles for, 98, 212, 340i 458, 579, 620
— L The press of, a Criticism, 453, 477, 505, 534, 567, 592, 615,’ 666
Tour in Peel-land, 222
Lady’s Divided Skirt, Harrison, 301
— Model 2? h.p. Excelsior (illus.), 188, 211
— - Record Ride in Lakeland, 282
— Riding Skirt, 98
Lakeland Hill-climbing Expedition, 320
- Lady’s Ride in, 282, 309
Lamp Dimmer, Simplex, 574
-- Tail, Dry Battery, Hunt’s, 574
— Unique, 185
Lamps, Design of, 612
— Movable, 40, 117, 245, 286, 332, 364, 480 '
— Paraffin, 276, 383, 454
— Position of, 226
— Rear, Experiences with Different Types of, 247
Lancashire Avoiding Route, 280, 309, 317, 337, 565
Latimer, Frank (letter), 117
Lawson, Norman (letter), 27d
— Reduced, Standardisation of, 545, 588, 619
— Regulations, London, 549
New, for whole country except London, 636
— Rear, Magneto, 140, 181, 241
Lightweight Sidecar Outfits, 228, 369, 523, 567
— Two-strokes, Difficult Starting of, 247
Lightweights for Despatch Riders, 293
— Two or Four-stroke Engines for, 363
Lilley, Miss Eva (letter), 535
Lindsay, Alexander (letter), 278
List, George (letter), 15
Little, W. R., 611
Liverpool M.C. Pen-y-ball Hill-climb, 164, 234, 306, 336
— Motor Cyclists Volunteers (illus.), 91, 115, 218
LK 2994 (letter), 505
LL 9026 (letter), 568
L.M.C. 1916 Models, 474
L.M.M.J. (letter), 181
Lodge Sparking Plug Co., Ltd. (letter), 256
— for Two-strokes, 630
Logan, T. S. (letter), 478
Logisters (letters), 567, 667
London and Westminster Co.’s Motor-assisted Pedal Cycle, 489
Loughborough, T.W. (letters), 19, 20, 336
Loss of Power caused by Platinum Points of Magneto not Separating Sharply, 80
Low, A. M. (Dr.) (article), 651
— Generator, 40
Low-priced Single-geared Machines, 121
L.P.D. (letter), 381
Lubrication, Duplex, on Two-stroke James, 576, 641
— of Twin V-type Engines, 166
— Spring Forks, 277
— Petroil, 478, 505, 506
— Scott, 358, 432, 666
Lubricator, Sight Feed, Best and Lloyd, 373
Luggage Accommodation on Sidecar, 182 Lux (article), 612

Macgill’s Supplementary Mudshields, 638
Machine Guns Blindfolded, Assembling, 450
Mackay, W. R., Rear Springing, 606
Maesteg and District M.C.C. Speed Trials, 145
Magneto, Electric Light from the, 200
— Generator for Electric Lighting, 185
— Knife, Ward and Goldstone, 196
— Rear Lights, 140, 181, 241
— Thomson-Bennett, 556
— v. Dynamo, 25
Magnetos, British-made, Supply of, 7, 25, 69, 99,
— Foreign, Experiences with, 511
Magnets, Remagnetising, 585
M.A.G. Water-cooled 8 h.p. Engine, The, 555
Mansfield Silencer, The. 370
Marians, B. (letter), 505
Mark, S. Van der (letter), 406
Marks, Arthur (articles), 249, 318
Marshall, J., Patent Piston Ring, 574
Marvel Steam Vulcaniser, 236
Mascot, Model Naval Gun, on Sidecar, 579
— of Australian Despatch Rider (illus.), 69
Mason’s, W., Spring Frame, 3?7
Masterpiece of Mechanical Paradox, A, 411, 416, 463, 476
Matchless Outfits at Chepstow Castle (illus.), 659
— 1916 Programme, 497
— Springing of Carrier on, 534
M.B. (letters), 117, 216
McClelland, S. (letter), 310
Medically Unfit (letter), 506
Medico (letter), 867
Mee, A. H. (letter), 336
Meeson, R. C. (letter), 20 • c
Member of the Illuminating Engineering v o
(letter), 506
Men, Experienced, on Home Defence, /•>
Mercurial (letter), 204
Meredith,. R. F. (letter), 178 .
Messages, Christmas, from Service Reade1is,
Metals, Mechanical Testing of, The, -!• , •
Metro, 1916 2.1 h.p. Two-stroke (description), 493
Midland Moto? CydisU Volunteer Corps, U,
Volunteer Corps (letter), 217
Miles (article), 257
Military Motor Cycles, Government Experts to Advise on, 197, 256, 337, 382
Shields instead of Mudguards, 299
Spring Frames for, 145
the Call for Special Models, 111

— * Wastage of, 145, 564

Cyclists, Reckless Riding of, 210

— * Notes, 11, 229, 364, 404, 415, 450, 559^ 609, — * Readers, Christmas Messages from, 632

Mill at Chesterton (illus.), 175
Miller Lamp to Comply with Regulations, 480
Mind and Machine, 245, 256, 276,
Mira Dynamo fitted to Allon for Signalling Apparatus, 150
M.M.G. (letter), 215
Model of Aeroplane Engine as Mascot (illus.), 507
— of 31 h.p. Premier and Sidecar (illus.), 477
Models, New, for 1916, 387
Modern Girls and Modern Motor Cycling, 579
Moffat, Percy W. (illus.), 469
Monocar, Binns (description), 475
Montgomery Folding Sidecar Body, 590
— 1916 Sidecars, 547
— W. (letter), 215
— W. R. (letter), 167
Morgan 1916 Models, 557
Morgans, Running Hints for, 172
Morley Spring Frame, The, 479
Moroccan Despatch Rider (illus.), 423
Moss, H. Webster (letter), 639
Motor-assisted Pedal Cycles, 487
Motor Cycle Design to Embody Reliability, Simplicity, and Accessibility, 148, 176
Sleighs, 634
The, in Prisoners’ Camp in Germany (illus.), 165
— Cycles, Complete, Needful Accessories included in List Prices, 73
for 1916, General Tendencies, 509, 539, 641
— the Buyers’ Guide, 513
— Cycling, The Sporting Side of, 174
— Cyclist (letter), 276
Special Constables, 137
Volunteers, Criticisms of, 117,183, 216, 221, 240,
— Cyclists Mentioned in Despatches, 11
— Machine Gun Batteries, Inspection by Lord
Kitchener, 210
Section, King Inspects No. 16 Battery, 629
— No. 1 Battery, News of, 588 No. 3 Batter}7 at the Front, 126
— No. 5 Battery at the Front, 100, 141
— — — Some Members of, 565
— No. 7 Battery at the Front, 166
— No. 10 Battery at the Front, 59
— — in France (illus.), 281
— No. 11 Battery (illus.), 38
— No. 16 Battery (illus.), 186
— No. 18 Battery (illus.), 629 Pay Day, 255
— Sergeants’ Mess (illus.), 504
— Training, 11, 38, 39, 186, 376, 417. „ 422, 450
— Cyclists for the, 323
— Wounded N.C.O.’s, 379 ?— No. 5 Battery, 11
— Recruiting, 10, 82,130,184, 207 ‘>10 r • 229’303, 357, 422, 451
— Sidecar, Caricature of, 499
— Shears, Delivery of, to Army, 576 577
— Stands for, 597
Motosacoche, Ltd. (letters), 615, 639
Movable Lamps, 40, 84, 111, 117, 364, 480
Mowbray, A. R. (letter), 309
M.S. (letter), 276
Mudguard, Sliding, Zenith fitted with 209 319
Mudguarding, Efficient, for Winter Riding, 486, r 566 639
— of Military Motor Cycles, 299
Mudshields, Supplementary’, Macgill’s, 638
Munition Workers, Proposed Competition 993 u . _ 309, 329, 336, 353, 375 423
Munitions, The Motor Trade and 1
Munro, Leslie (letter), 311
Murray, Charles (Christmas story’), 625
Mustikon Tyre Repair Outfit, 102, 117, 558, 650

Natal, Motor Cycling in, 232
N.B. (letter), 69
Nesbit, H. J., on Budge (illus.), -2 M
New Hudson, 6 h.p., and Sidecar (illus.),
1916 Models, 527, 555
Two-stroke Experiences, 117, -J”t»
— Imperial 2'. h.p. Four-stroke, 102
_ _ 1916 Models (description), 3/2
— Models for 1916, 387
— Ryder 1916 Models, 393, 465, 536
— South Wales Despatch Riders (illus.), ?20
Experiences with a Connaught in, 336
100 Miles Road Race, 211
Motor Cyclist Volunteers (illus.), 586
— Zealander (letter), 383 « ->nO
— Zealand, Races and Trials in, 45, 48, 74, 238, 252, 551, 661
Newspaper Delivery by Motor Cycle (illus.), 95
Newsome, Lt. C. T., 11
Night, Motor Cycles Running better at, 80, 117, 151, 181, 239
Nine-year-old Reader, A (letter), 566
Noble, Lt. D. H., 11 . .
Norton and Sidecar Climbing Sir William Hill, Grindleford (illus.), 210
— Ridden by O’Donovan, Lowers Brooklands Records, 319
— J. L. (letter), 641
— Motors, Ltd. (letter), 615
— Racing Model, Chain Drive, 266
— Sidecars, 396, 582
— Valve Cap, Cooling of, 615
Notes for Fast Tourists, Some, 56
Novices, Hints for, 246, 270
Number-plate, Translucent, 312, 317
Nuthall, C. T. (letter), 640
N.U.T. 1916 Models, 467
Nuts, Securing, 3

Occasional Comments, 3, 27, 50, 78, 99, 122, 147, 173, 199, 226, 247, 271, 295, 317, 341, 365, 389, 413. 436, 460, 485, 510, 546, 575, 599, 621, 647
O’Donovan, D. R., on Norton, Breaks Brooklands Records, 319
Oilcan (letter), 81
Oile (letter), 360
Oil Splashing from Engine, Prevention of, 61
O.K. 1916 Models, 373
Olsson, Miss Vivian (letter), 592
Omega 1916 Models, 418, 523, 630
O.M.E. (article). 579
One Hundred Pound Car, The, 69
Open Letter to the Trade, An, 536
Orde, J. W. (letter), 337
Orto Sidecar Windscreen, 312
Otton, Mrs. May (letter), 478
Overhauls in Wartime, Manufacturers’ Delay, 269
Overhead Valves, Advantages of, 69
Overseas Controlling Bodies for Motor Cycling, 233
— 31 h.p. Model, H. Bott’s (illus.), 252
— Market, British Trader’s Tour of, 55
— Prices of Motor Cycles and Parts, 15, 118, 383
— Trade and the Munitions Demand, 171
Oxford, Roads in, 139, 181, 226

Page, L. Stanley (letter), 20
Palairet, H. E. H. (letter), 566
Palmer, C. E. (letter), 138
— E. C. (letters) 383, 453
— Sgt.-Maj. (illus.), 328
P. and M. 1916 Models, 370, 525
P. and M.’s, Ancient and Modern /'illus.) 434
— for the R.F.C. (illus.), 279
Paraffin as a Fuel, 535, 591
— Lamps, 276, 383, 454
Parker, J. V. (letter), 183
Partridge, J. W. (letter), 254
Paskell, E. C. (letter), 139
Patents, 24, 48, 72, 144, 170, 196, 244, 292, 338,
— in Spain, 69
Patrick, H H., Motor-assisted Pedal Cycle, 189
Patterson, Charles S. (letter), 337
Pay of Army Motor Cyclists and Car Drivers 37
Peel-land, Tour in, 222 ’
Penmnes, Snow-bound, Despatch Riders’ Tour over, 5o2, 562
raU 16< 234, 306, 336
Petrol Consumption, Improving the 173
- of Motor Cycles and Cycle Cars Compared, Two-strokes, 117, 215, 567 U8’ 138
— on Scotts, o91, 615, 616
- — Trial, Glasgow M.C.C., 403
— Imports of, 88, 188, 610
— Strainer, Advantages of a, 68
— Tax, New, 305, 315, 358, 381
Peugeot Four-cylinder V-type Racer, 160
Pharmacist (letter), 568
Philipson Pulleys for 1916, 197
Phillips, T. S. Vaughan, Rear Springing, 519
Philpott, 1. M. (letter), 615
Phillpott, S. W. (letter), 381
Pillion Riding, 110
— Seat, Grose’s, 571
— — Trial, Dutch, 124, 129
Pink, W. W. (letter), 153
Piston Ring, Gaskell’s, 150, 251
— J. Marshall’s, 571
Rings and their Treatment, 223, 276
Pistons, Aluminium Alloy, 515, 550
— of Two-strokes, 337
Policemen, Tail Lamps for, 499
Pontoon Bridge, Sidecar Crossing (illus.), 28
Portmarnock, Racing at, 286, 296
Portway-Cooper Air Valve for Two-strokes, 251
Pountncv, Sgt., Interview with, 100
Poznanski’s Streamline Sidecar, 183
Praga, Anthony T. Better), 240
Pratt, L-Cpl. W., 371, 115
Precision 85x88 (letter), 167
Premier Clutch Control, 168
— (general illus.), 310; 551, 555, 595, 653
Prices, Average, of Second-hand Machines, 12, 36, 60, 84, 111, 132, 164, 189, 210, 232, 263, 28G’ 305, 328, 352, 375, 398, 423, 416, 473, 498’ 530, 560, 586, 610, 637, 657
— List, of Motor Cycles should Include Needful Accessories, 73
— of Motor Cycles and Parts Overseas, 45,118, 383
Prisoners’ Camp in Germany (illus.), 165
Pro Bono Publico (letter), 592
Psvchic Relationship between Man and Machine, 245, 256, 276, 310, 336, 311, 359, 610
Purves, T. (letter), 533

Quality, Variable, of Two-stroke Machines, 78
Quesney, M. (letter), 406
Questions and Replies, 22, 46, 70, 95, 119, 1 12, 167, 194, 219, 242, 267, 290, 313, 321, 361, 381, 108, 433, 155, 181, 491, 543, 570, 591 617 643 668

Race Meeting All-khaki, 65, 88, 91, 114, 136, 159, 177, 183 ’
— Report, 159
— — at Buenos Ayres, 111
— — Brooklands, Royal Aircraft Factory, 125
United Services, 190, 214, 235, 257, 274, 275, 291
— Report, 25*
— 300 Miles International Grand Prize, in America,
— Track, at Chicago, 329
Races, Road, Spanish, 13, 16, 37, 88., 232, 253
Racing at Portmarnock, 286, 296
— Western Australia on Bed of a Dry Lake, 172, 184
— Sweden, 60
Ragan, Samuel, jun. (letter), 168
R.A.M.C. 1608 (letter), 665 Randolph, N. (letter), 240
Ratchet Brakes for Sidecars, 436
Rattle in Two-stroke Engines, 360, 382, 407, 130, 454, 483, 506, 568
Ray, J. E. (letter), 217
Rayner, V. C. (letter), 276
Reamering Valve Guides, 660
Rear Light (letter), 277
R.E.R. (letter), 80
Records, Sidecar, Brooklands, 319
— South African, 10
Recruiting for A.S.C., M.T., 42, 229, 233, 501
— Despatch Riders, R.E., 42, 156, 207, 233, 281, 357, 379, 404, 422, 447, 451
Motor Machine Gun Section, 10, 42, 58, 82, 130, 156, 184, 207, 210, 229, 303, 357, 422. 451, 469, 504, 532, 559 Royal Flying Corps, 10, 42, 281, 357
Red Hot v. Overheating, 337. 382
— Indian (letters), 20, 476
Reduced Lighting Standardised, 588
Reed, J. (letter), 118
Rees, F. (article), 172
— R. Wilfred (letter), 592
Reeve, Miss, on Scott Sidecar (illus.), 276
Regal Four-speed Twin Model (illus.), 19”
Registration Marks, New, 165
Reid, Miss Mary (letters), 311, 534, 615, 4 M
Rejected Motor Cyclists, Government Work for.
- Reliability, Simplicity and Accessibility, V Cycle Design Embodying, 148, 176
Repairs in Wartime, 269
Resistance, Internal, in Engines, 390
Revere 1916 Models, 393
Reversing a Scott, 415, 476,'568, 591
Rex, Old Model, Red Hot Engine of, 337
Rich Detachable Tube, 116
Rigby, George E. (letter), 19
Riley, Mrs. Mary (article), 75
— Mrs. Mary, Lakeland Ride, 282, 3’>9
— Tour in Peel-land, 222
Road Reform, Central Control Required for. 411
Rider (articles), 171. 230, 462, 558, 650
— Tests of New Models, 5, 26, 41, 53. 127. 152. 366, 389, 110, 662
Roads Cut up tv Heavy Traffic, 19. 00, 158. 211, 347
Roberts, Miss Ruby (letter), 535
Roberts, Ernest (letter), 382
Roe, Arthur (letter), 241
Roller, Steam, Driver of, who Rides Motor Cycle (illus.), 322
Roscoe, C. S. (letter), 407
Rotary Two-stroke Engine (description), 178
Route, Avoiding, Lancashire, 280, 309, 317, 337
Routes, Suggested, for Short Runs South of London, 412, 510
Rover 3‘. h.p. and Sidecar (illus.), 637
Rovers used by French Despatch Riders (illus.), 272
Rowland, Reginald (letter), 640
Rowlandson, Lt. S. A.. 11
Royal Aircraft Factory’s Race Meeting, 425
— Engineers, Signal Section, Training Centre, 66
— Flying Corps, Comforts for the, 505
— Despatch Riders (illus.), 59
— Ruby (general illus.), 381, 431
— — 1916 Models, 373, 495
Rudge (general illus.), 69, 220, 225
Rudges in 1916, 468
— Denmark (illus.), 587
Running Costs, 20, 81, 140, 277
Russell, G. Main (letter), 255
— Robert (letter), 593
Russian Despatch Riders (illus.), 669
— Government, British Motor Cycles for, 234, 554, 560
— Harley-Davidson Sidecarriers ’for, 373
— Market, Sidecars for, 36
— Speed Trials, 35

Sadler, H. J. (letter), 254
Sage, Miss Hilda, on Royal Ruby (illus.), 381
Samaritans of the Road, 44, 241, 566
Sampson Tyre Repair Outfit, 354
Sargent, M. P. (letter), 567
Sawtell, Cpl. H. E. Keith (letter), 68
Scarlet 24 h.p. Two-stroke, 19-
Scattergood, G. E. (letter), 45
Schebler Carburetter, The, 569
Schofield, F. C. (letter), 81
School for Training Cyclists for the M.M.G.S., 323
Scotland, Services Competition in, Suggested, 309, 403
Scot (letter), 432
Scott, Alfred B. (letter), 309
— Lubrication, 358, 432, 666
Improving the, 616
— 1916 Models, 466
— Reversing a, 415, 476, 568, 591.
— Sidecar Outfit, Road Experiences and Hints on Upkeep, 51, 92, 662
— Three-wheeler, New, 452, 485, 494
Scott Sidecar Outfit, Miss Reeve’s (illus.), 276
— of R.N.A.S. (illus.), 195
Scottish Officers, Motor Cycles used by, 274, 309
— Tour, John Gibson’s, 255
Scrap Heap, Around the, 29
Scrapping of Military Motor Cycles, 145 Send (letter), 430
Second-hand Prices, 12, 36, 60,' 84, 111, 132, 164, 189, 210, 232, 263, 287, 305, 328, 352, 375, 398, 423, 446, 473, -198, 530, 560, 586, 610, 637, 657
— — Drop in, 614, 624
Second-year Rider (letter), 593
S.E M. (letter), 44
Semple, G. A. (letter), 278
Senspray Carburetter, Alteration to Facilitate Starting, 477
— Variable Jet Attachment for, 231
Sergt. 28056 R.E. (letter), 80
Serpell, S. A. (letter), 640
Service 2;‘ h.p Two-stroke and Sidecar, 208
Sharp, H. Caallen (letter), 182
Shaw, C. Daunton (letter), 639
Shazbazzik (letters), 140, 241
Sheep in Sidecarrier, 192
Sheffield Minor Two-stroke Lightweight, 32
— Motor Cycle Volunteers, 214
— Volunteers’ Coast-to-coast Despatch Ride, 399, 414
Sell Makers, Amateur, 50
Sields instead of Mudguard on Military Machines, S 299
Shimmin, G. F., rear springing, 606
Shock Absorber for Indian Front Forks, 418
— Absorbers, Transmission, 342 ' Shorting, Mysterious, 278
Sidecar, Adjustable-seated, 155
— Ambulance, Harley-Davidson, 429
— T. H. Henderson’s (illus.), 12
— Boat-shaped, 352, 598
Sidecar Chassis, Light Car Bode Co.'s, 192
— Crossing Pontoon Bridge ilia?-:. 28
— Design, Modern, Criticism of. 651
— Folding, for Export. 590
— Home-built. F. T. White’s, 392
— Hood and Screen for W. E. Boyce’s, 236
— Luggage Accommodation on. 182
— Middleton (illus.), 3-53
— on Runners (illus.), 661
— Outfit. Passenger and Driver Completely Enclosed (illus.), 40-5
— Outfits, Comparison between Old and Modern Types, 383, 411, 432. 1-53
— Runs for Wounded Soldiers, 37, 85, 266, 3’ ’8. 403
— Stands, -597, 639
— Stokes and Holt, 240
— Streamline, Poznanski's, 484
— with 3.-5 to 1 Single Gear, Road Test, 26
Sidecars, Attachment of, 19, 28
— Double-seated, 88, 533
— for Spring-framed Machines. 185, 215
— the Russian Market, 36
— Watsonian, for 1916, 468
Sidecarrier as Advertising Medium (illus.), 67
— B.S.A.. Butcher’s Experiences, 181
— Sweep’s (illus.), 100
— v. Pony Cart for Farm Work, 118
Sidecarriers, Imported, and the New Duty. 339. 387, 399
—- Slow Progress of the, 49, 118
Signals, Standardised, Tor Calling Assistance on the Road, 567
Silencer, Mansfield, 370
Silencing the Exhaust by Turbine, 242
Simplex Lamp Dimmer, 574
Simplicity, Reliability, and Accessibility. Design Embodying, 148, 176
Simpson, W. F. J. (letter), 430
Single-cylinder High-efficiency Machine, Claims of the, 460
Single Gear, 3.5 to 1, Sidecar with, Road Test, 26
— v. Twin-cylinder Machines, 80
Single-geared Low-priced Machines, 121
Sir William Hill, Grindleford, Norton and Sidecar Climbing (illus.), 210
S.J.T. (article), 252
Skidding, Non, Machines for Winter Use, 389
Skirt, Divided, for Lady Motor Cyclists, 301
— Lady’s Motor Cycling, 98 Sleighs, Motor Cycle, 634
Slide Rest (letter), 405
Slow Running of Engines when Stationary, 78
Smelt, Frank Walter, R.F.C. (illus.), 304
Smith, W. Austin N., Rear Springing, 454
Sole Member for the Society of Illuminating London (letter), 566 ..
South African (Cape Peninsula) Motor Cyclist Volunteers, 448
— Competitions, 181
— -— Records, 10
— Australian M.C.C. Consumption Trial, 661
Speed Trials, 657
50 Miles Road Race, 48
Spain, Patents in, 69
Spanish Road Races, 13, 16, 37, 88, 232, 253
Spanner (letter), 140
Sparke’s, S. W., Tour of Overseas Markets, 55
Sparking Plug, A.C. Cico, 266
— Gorson, with Adjustable Point, 237
—- — Grose’s, 574
- Rex, 312
Threads, Standardisation of, 661
— Plugs, Supply of, The, 256
Sparklets, 24, 48, 144, 196, 292, 338, 386, 508, 572, 670
Spar ting Porson (letter), 381
Sparton Horn, 10
Special Constables, Motor Cyclist, 137
Speed Gear, Countershaft, Variable Pulley, 198, 254, 278, 317
— Judging Competition, Novel Checking Method, 646
— Trials in Russia, 35
— Maesteg and District M.C.C., 445
Speedometer, Corbin-Brown, 32
— Fitting a, 230
Spinkinz, R. G. (letter), 241
Spokes, Broken, 506, 593, 639
Sporting Side of Motor Cycling, The, 174
Spring Forks, Lubrication of, 277
— Frame Cantilever, Hudson’s, 430
— — Double-leaf, 503
— Douglas, 325, 512
— Edmund, 180
. Road Test, 366
— — E. F. de Burgh Greenwood’s, 345, 534
End rick Eng. Co., 215
E.R.’s, 397
F.L., 345
Herbert Wood’s, 606 ,
John Armstrong’s, 4
Machines, Brakes on, 485, 546
Mackay’s, 606
Morley, 479
Palmer’s, 503
Skimmin’s, 606
Spring Frame, Whiting. 17"
W. Mason's, 327
— — Van Geert's, 237, 531
— Frames, Advantages of, in Open Competitions.
317 lor Government Machines, 145
Typical Designs (illus.). I"". 476
Where they are required (illus.), 112, 113
Spring Frames, 97, 103. 199
?' A. N. Smith's, 434
in 1906, ” The Motor Cvcle ” Competition, 273, 309
M. L. Hading ton's, 256
— Palmer’s, 138
— Robert Connell’s, 167
Standardisation, 653
Stand, Swing-up, 199
Stanley. James F. (letter). ->91
Starting Gear. C. and S.. 3?>
Statham, A. (letter), 254
Stebbing, S. R., The Late. 37
Stewart. A. C. (letter), 140
Stokes and Holt's Weatherproof Double-seated Sidecar, 210
Stone-throwing, SI
Streatham and District M.C.C.. Army and Navy Hill-climb, 262. 305, 330, 331. 361, 362
Streets, Darkened. Danger of, 506
Sturmey-Archer Lightweight Gear. 421
Style Cop Hill-climb, 61, S3, 86. SS
Sunbeam 31 h.p., and Sidecar, Road Test. 152
— S h.p. 1916 Model. 522
Sunbeams for Russian Government (illus.), 231
Sun 1916 Models, 524. 556
— used by Steam Roller Driver (illus.), 322
Sussex Sunbeam. A (letter), 453
Sweden, Racing in, 60
Sweep's Sidecarrier. A (illus.). 100
Swinburne, F. R. (letter), 591
Switzerland. Wartime Motoring in. 357
Sydney (N.S.W.) Racing Track, 115

Talbot, G.R.H. (article), 123
Tank, Petrol, Shape of, and Leg Room, 271
Tariff, New, 305, 315, 333
Taxes, New, Petrol and Imported Motor Cycle's. o05, olo, 3o3, oo9
Taylor Mechanical Horn, 380
Technique (letter), 382
T.E.D. (letter), 358
Tennis, Motor Cycling to (illus.), 71
Tester (letter), 310
Testing, Mechanical, of Metals, 249, 318
Thomas, C. E. (letter), 382
Thomson-Bennett Magneto, 556
Thomson, R. S. (letter), 181
— G., System of Saddle Suspension, 503
Thor 8 h.p. Twin (description), 208, 252
Thwaite, C. B. (letter)-, 666
T.M.B.N. (letter), 337
Tomlinson, A. W. (letter), 277
Toolbags, 79, 173, 251, 255
Toronto M.C.C. Hill-climb, 286
Torpedo 1916 Models, 525
Tour in Kashmir, 123
— 800 Miles, through Wales, 203
— North Wales, Triumph and Sidecar (illus.), 216
— Peel-land, Lady Motor Cyclists, 222
— Week’s, in the West Country, 604
Touring, Fast, 56, 110, 147
Trade, Open Letter to the, Au, 536
Tradesmen’s Delivery Sidecars, Slow Progress ot the, 49
Trailer, Camping, Motor Cycle Hauling f illus.), 120
Training Cyclists for Motor Machine Gun Section, 323
— Despatch Riders, 66, 107, 116, 201, (il l
with the M.M.G.S., 11, 38, 39, 186, 376, 417, 122, J 50
Transmission Shock Absorbers, 312
Transvaal Trial for Barns Trophy, 36
Trial, End-to-end, Irish, 64, 84, 89, 111, 116
— Dublin and District, in Co. Wicklow, 327
— M.C.C. One-day, Newcastle and return, 234, 251
— Irish, Open Two Days’, 131, 164, 169
— One-day, Cork and District M.C.C., 137, 157
— Open Reliability, Dublin and District M.C.C., 61
— Proposed, of Lightweight for Despatch Riders, 293
— Reliability, Californian, 13
— Glasgow M.C.C. Open, 36, 43
— 24 Hours’ Irish, 14, 31, 40, 300
— — Transvaal, for Barns Trophy, 36
Trials, Speed, Russian, 35
Tricar, Old Humber, used for Delivery Work (illus.), 508
Trick Motor Cyclists, 490
Triumph 1912 Model, Running Costs ofj 81
— Motor Cvcles (general illus.), 47, 61, 65, 100, 140, 202, 216, 229, 161, 588
— 191.3 Three-speed Model, Running Costs, 277
Triumphalis (letter), 507
Troward, E. Rider (letters), 478, 507, 566
Tube, Inner, Rich Detachable, I IG
— Searle Unburstable, I I6
Tubing for Acetylene (las, 131, 506
Tuning. Amateur, Joysol, 171
Turbine for Silencing the Exhaust, 2 12
Turner, Act.-Serg C.G., with No. 3 Battery M.M.G.S., 126
Twin cylinder Machines, High-powered, 378
Transmission on, 137
Two or Four stroke Engines I'm Light weights, 363
Two stroke (letter), 105
— Engine and Gear Box Combined, Levis, 12'3
— Operation, Clyno (description), 31
— Engines, Carbonisation of, 117
— Four stroking of, 105, 535, 5'33, Gil
— Lodge Plug lor, 630
— Rattle in, 360, 382, 107, 130, 151, I S3, 506, 568
— Lightweights, ( ri deisms of, 66 7
— Difficult Starting of, 24 7, 3(1
— Machines, Varying Quality of, 78, 136
— Rotary Engine, Wifrred (description), 178
Two strokes, Air scavenging Device for, Portway-Cooper, 251
— Electric Lighting for, 272, 380
Two-cylinder, 615, 618
Two-stroker (letter), 68
Tyre Filling, Puncture-proof. Essenkav, 237
— John Bull, Experiences with. 128
— Repair Outfit, Mustikon, 102, 1 17, 558, 650
— Sampson, 351
— Outfits not included in Standard Kit, 122
— Spare, on Sideear, 650
Tyres, Export of. 150

Unique (articles), 116. 176, 163
Uganda Chief on briumph (illus.), 202
Ulster (letter), 183
Unique bail Lamp, 185
United Services Race Meeting, 1'30, 2.1 I, 235, 257, 271, 275. 2'31 — Report, 257
Upholder of the M.M.V.C. (letter), 255
Valpaca iso Motor Club's Hill-climb (illus.), 182
Valve Breakages. 1 73, 271
— Caps, Cooling, 573, 581. 617»
— Clatter, Reducing, 55
— Stresses, 21
— Three-piece type of, after Long Usage (Ulus.),
Valves, Overhead, Advantages of, 60
— Side-by-side or Overhead, 460
Vantin. C. (letter), 358
Variable Gear, Bamford, 227
— Pulley Countershaft 1'38, 251. 278,
Vickers-Clyno Machine Gun Sidecars. Testing and lYlivvri ng, 7'31, 537
Victoria, Australia, Motor Cycling in, L67
— M.C.C. *>i Miles Road Race, 304
Victorian 100 Miles Road Race, 211
Villiers Two-stroke Engine, Lubrication of the, 167
Vindec 6 h.p. and Sidecar, 421
Voltalite Magneto Generator for Electric Lighting, 185
Volunteer Corps, Midland Motor Cyclists, 17, 42, 51, 59, 81, 88, 115, 157, 218
— Motor Reserve, Manchester Section (illus.), 18
— Reserve, Hampstead, 71
— Training Corps, Motor Sections, 80
Volunteers, Motor, Cardill, 61
— Cycle, Leicester, 265 A Sheffield, 214
— Cyclist, Cape Peninsula (S.A.), 448
— Criticisms of, 117, 183, 216, 221, 2 10, 255, 278
— Italian, 146
— Cyclists, Liverpool (illus.), 23, 218
Vulcaniser, Marvel, The, 236
Vulliamy, C. E. (letters), 139, 256, 310, 359

Wade, A. IL (letter), 256
Wales, North, New Test Mill in, 20
— Tour through, 203, 278
Walford, Eric W. (article), 103
Walker, May (articles), 98, 340, 458
Walker, Miss May (letters), 506, 616
Wall, W. Wilberforce (letter), 254
Ward and Goldstone's Magneto Knife, 196
— Two-stroke 2$ h.p., 332
War Derelicts, Motor Cycle. 29
— Funds, 13, 37, 85, 164, 188, 211, 233, 262, 286, 329, 375, 123, 44 7, 173, 499, 531, 561, 587, 611, 636
— Support for Local, 435
— Loan, Clubs and the, 19
Warren, E.T. (letter), 432
Washers, Copper Asbestos, 575
Wastage of War Vehicles, 145. 561
Water on the Knee, 506, 568
Watson, F. J. (article), 60-1
Watsonian 1916 Pattern Sideears, 468, 590
Wear in Inclined Engines, 140
Webb, Alfred D. (letter), 383
Webster, A. (letter), 20
Week. A, in the West Country, 604
Weights, Gradually Increasing, of Complete Motor Cycles, 99
Wells, Sgt., on Sunbeam (illus.). 455
West. Douglas H. (letter), 593
- Australian Motor Machine Gun Section, Suggested Formation of, 227, 332
Western Australia. Goldfields District, Motor Cycling in, 484
Westall, Bertram (letter), 000
W.G. (letter), 131
W.G.E. (letter), 454
W.G.H.B. (letter), 432
W.H. (letter), 176 •
Wheatley and Mackenzie (letter), 251
Wheel, Detachable, Chater-Lea, 638
Wheeler, A. G. C., Experiences with No. 10 Battery M.M.G.S., 59
— A.H., Illuminated Clock', 565
White, F. T., Home-built Sidecar, 392
Whiting Spring Frame (description and road test), 470
Wickman, A. C. (article), 463
Wild (letter), 506 Wilding, Capt. Anthony, The Late, 37
Wilfred Rotary Two-stroke Engine, 178
Wilkes, Albert, on Harley-Davidson (illus.), 151
Wilkinson Carburetter, Road Test, 26
Williams Brothers in Army (illus.), 415
— Hunt & Co. (letter), 118
Williamsons for 1916, 557
Wimbledon (letter), 154
Windscreen, Sidecar, Orto, 312
Winter Riding, Hints and Tips for, 486, 566, 639
— Use, Despatch Riders’ Machines for, 293
Wiring of Dynamo Lighting Outfits, Testing the, 295
Witham, 8 a.m. (illus.), 384 W K.O.M. (letter), 640
W.L.B. (letter), 80
Wolverhampton M.C.C. Style Cop Hill-climb, 64, 83, 86
Women's Volunteer Corps, Herts, Member of (illus.), 110
Woodchuck Redivivus, 94 Woodhouse, Jack (illus.), 492
Wood, B. Graham, Adjustable-seated Sidecar, 155
— F. (letter), 277
— W.O., Translucent Number-plate, 312
Woods, Herbert, Rear Springing', 606
Wooler 1916 Model (description), 445
Wooster, H. E. (letter), 359
Worcestershire Beacon Climbed by Two-stroke Excelsior and Sidecar (illus.), 354
Worsnop, Stanley (letter), 309
Would B. Enterprising (letter), 69
Wounded Soldiers, Sidecar Runs for, 37, 85, 266, 308, 403
Wulfruna 1916 Models, 373, 523

X.Y.Z. (letter), 665

Y 2895 (letter), 117
Yale 7-8 h.p. (description), 351
Youthful Motor Cyclists, 359, 381, 432
Y.T.O. (letter), 182

Zenith 1916 Models, 402, 420, 494
— Sliding Mudguard for, 2V9. 312
Zilla Belt Experiences, 171

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