THE MOTOR CYCLE.

Shannon News, 22 October 1926, Page 2

THE MOTOR CYCLE.

NEWS AND VIEWS At a recent American race meeting a competing motor cycle - was fitted with a supercharger. A motor cyclist who appeared in court in England recently was .stated to have hit a ear at over oO m.p.h “sailed through the air, landed on . cyclist and fallen into a dite.i 17 yards of motor cycle sports in Italy, states the Motor Cycle, are said to he considering the advisability o cutting down the too numerous racing events and substituting endurance:runs to demonstrate the durability, safety and economy of motor cycles. A practice which does not enhanc the popularity of motor cyclists as a whole is the unnecessary use of castoi oils. Many owners ,of mach aes wlncn would run equally well 'nth less odoriferous lubricants appear to con-

sider that the pungent smell adds “speed” to their mounts. There is a great outcry in England at present against noisy motor cycles, and journals devoted to the pastime are using every endeavour to have engines efficiently silenced. The police have been instructed to take drastic action, and considerable perturbation is being caused amongst riders whose silencers, as supplied by the manufacturers, do not comply with the regulations. Incidentally, the use of a cutout is absolutely prohibited in England.