BRITAIN’S BEST IN MOTOR-CYCLES.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4369, 23 January 1922, Page 1

BRITAIN’S BEST IN MOTOR-CYCLES.

140 MILES FOR 2s Gd IN PETROL. The annual Motor-Cycle and Cycle Show at Olympia, West Kensington, London, proved the most enthralling and eventful that has yet been held in Great Britain. It demonstrated the real peace motor-cycle. Extraordinary interest is being taken by the public in the newest forms of economy motors, and never before has the British industry achieved eucli success in the quality of these prbductibhs. Britain still 1 leads the world in the motorJcycie and the show demonstrated the amazing parainountcy of British exhibits in the cheapest form off motoring. 'Although novelties were not lacking there were no outstanding innovations, but in place of entirely new models there has been' an astonishing improvement in design, construction, and detail. With few exceptions all classes of vehicles from the tiniest motor to the great Brlxp. and 10-h.p. side-car combinations have reached an excellence of design which was entirely unexpected so soon after the industrial troubles of 1919 and 1920. No class’ or type of vehicle was unrepresented from the little prodigy of l%'-h.p. engine to help a bicyclist to the great engines developing 35h.p. There were engines which propel a machine at a maximum speed of 18 miles an hour ,and others which can flash a cycle over the kilometre at 108 miles! an (hour. 'Shopping Transport There’ were motor-cycles that will run 14ft miles to a gallon of petrol (2/6) and others 1 which will do only 45 on a gallon; side-car combinations, weighing a 3 little over 300 lbs., and others weighing nearly six cwt ’; and cycles and side-cars with every essential for comfortable travel on tyro :or three wheels and cycles which are the limit of simplicity. There .were also cycles with twostroke engines, flat twins,, vertical twins, sleeve valve engines, oiPcboled engines, engines! without carburetters, side-car bodies which rival the luxury limousine in comfort and others spartan in their.sporting simplicity; vehicles fbr the housewife in shooting 'expeditions and others for every taste and size of pocket for business or pleasure. There were motors for all from? £3B to £239.