THE U.S.A.—FAVOURITE WITH MILITARY DISPATCH EIDERS—AND WHY. . , It has sometimes been paid, with much truth, that the business test is the best test of any motor. War is tho grimmest business of mankind, ind tie military motor-cvclist stakes his lite, very often, irnon the reliability of Ins mount.' ITcro is what Sergeant ft, E. Schofield, R.E., senior instructor of the Motor-cycle Section at Aldershot, has to say:—"Nearly every dispatch rider that has gone to the front has passed through my hands, and T Mn therefore in a position to judge lmw the different makes of machine are in favour. The B.S.A. is by far away the favourite, and it lias vet to happen that a B.S.A. has failed to act up to its well-eamed repute. . . . I may state that 50 per cent, of the machines hero are T! g \' s " A motor-cyclisrt with the Second Cavalry Division, British Expeditionnnr Force, writes in a private letter: "The rods are hellish. . . . My B.S.A. is the coods I ,IGTCr llavo to lo , llcll il: - Tll ey are tile bikos, my boy. They knock the an d any other make you like to mention "into a cocked hat." There are plenty of other letters from the front, all to tho same effect. We are landing 20 of tho latest model B.S.A.'s ex s.s. Marlborough this week, and can give immediate delivery. They are ideal machines for either solo or side-car service, and thoii reliability is famous. Thu h.p. is 4J, and the three-speed countershaft gear is foolproof and wonderfully efficient. Adams, Ltd.. Christcliurch, Wanganiti, Palmers' ton North; Sutherland and Eankine, Wei' lington; Tourist Motor Co., Hastings, AeeAtj for 8.5.A,-Advt.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2605, 29 October 1915, Page 4
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275Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2605, 29 October 1915, Page 4
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