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TCMJUL0072-1 
 Jack Emerson, posed in 1920 on an ABC racer. 
 Keywords: Copyright, Granville Bradshaw, ABC, Mortons Media Group Ltd., Mortons Archive, Jack Emerson
The-Motor-Cycle-29th-March-1961-Lambretta-She s-in-charge 
 The Motor Cycle
29 March 1961
Lambretta - Scooter show
In the 1960s, scooter firms liked to pose dolly birds on their machines to encourage sales, but their actual customers were more likely to be this pair of local councillors. This Lambretta’s smart tartan panniers would be perfect for accommodating a capacious handbag and some mayoral regalia.  
 Keywords: The Motorcycle, 29th March, 1961, Lambretta, Scooter, show, 1960s, pose, dolly birds, machine, encourage sales, customers, pair, local councillors, Lambretta’s, smart, tartan, panniers, accommodating, capacious, handbag, mayoral, regalia,  

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > 1923 Brooklands (1 file)

036 brooklands 07 
 Le Vack's winning machine, posed for inspection. 
 Keywords: June 2011, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > AJS and Matchless lightweight singles (1 file)

SFTP 18 
 AJS and Matchless lightweight singles - June Lines, wife of Sussex dealer Harold LInes and a regular grass track and scrambles competior, poses with the newcomers. 
 Keywords: 2012, AJS, August, Matchless, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > Arpajon, August 1930 (1 file)

064 SFTP 05 
 Record breakers, Arpajon August 1930 - Purposeful doesn't even begin to do it justice - the one-off, 1000cc AJS V-twin. Owen Baldwin poses with it. 
 Keywords: 2012, December, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > British Motor Cycle Racing Club's 5th monthly meeting, Brookland (2 files)

A2131 
 British Motor Cycle Racing Club's 5th monthly meeting, Brooklands 1923. Headlam, winner of the 350cc handicap race, poses on his 349cc oil-cooled Bradshaw engined Dot. 
 Keywords: 1923, 5th meeting, A2131, bmcrc, brooklands, December 2009, glass plate, Straight from the plate, The Classic Motorcycle
A2133 
 British Motor Cycle Racing Club's 5th monthly meeting, Brooklands 1923. Rex Judd, winner of the 500cc race, poses with his fore-and-aft Douglas. 
 Keywords: 1923, 5th meeting, A2133, bmcrc, brooklands, December 2009, glass plate, Straight from the plate, The Classic Motorcycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > Carshalton Motor Cycle Club Pillion Trial 1932 (1 file)

TCM FTP 18 
 Carshalton Motorcycle Club's Pillion Trial, May 1932. The lady pillions pose for a group picture. 
 Keywords: glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Straight from the plate

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > Crystal Palace 1927 (1 file)

062 SFTP 002 
 Crystal Palace road races, September 1927 - P J Twitchett poses with his unusually constructed 'Gasoline Hare,' powered by a 247cc Villiers engine. 
 Keywords: 1927, Crystal Palace, Glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate

MORTONS ARCHIVE > John Surtees Collection (2 files)

J S 0124 
 John Surtees poses with the sportsman of the year award 
 Keywords: John Surtees, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Social
J S 0129 
 John Surtees at Brands for the preview of the car-bike superprix. Posing for the camera here on his MV 
 Keywords: John Surtees, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Social

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection (16 files)

A collection of images from our vast archive depicting motorcycles and motorcycling lifestyle from the early 1900's through to the present day.
BSA88c 
 Two motocross greats. John Draper, 1955 European champion, and Jeff Smith, winner of the 1955 British GP, where the pair pose together. 
 Keywords: BSA, BSA Bookazine, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, motor cycle, motorcycle, The Scrapbook Series
G27 
 Clint Eastwood poses behind his P11. 
 Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
General18 
 Barry Sheene posing for intervies on his Suzuki 
 Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
General76 
 Barry Sheene poses for teh camera with this two models 
 Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
General84 
 1984 Barry and Stephanie pose for the camera 
 Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
General88 
 Two-times world champion Barry Sheene is back in action in front of British Crowds after his accident. He had just signed a major sponsorship deal with DAF Trucks (GB) Ltd. seen here posing with his Suzuki in front of the new team truck. 
 Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
GeneralAug1st21 
 Cadwell Park Barry Sheene posing with the new DAF truck which will take the team around the country 
 Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
GMR0000032 
 Posing rocker. 
 Keywords: Mods and Rockers, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GS0000053 
 Is a woman cyclist unfeminine? This Triumph rider, posing before Fotheringhaye Church, Northants, is proof that the answer is "No". 
 Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic, Triumph
GWR0000045 
 Female rider posing with her Ariel, Square Four. 
 Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Women Riders
Sheene 093 
 Oliver Mount Scarborough - Barry Sheene posing for photos 
 Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Road racing, Scarborough
Sheene 094 
 Oliver Mount Scarborough - Barry Sheene posing for photos 
 Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Road racing, Scarborough
TCM CAL 2011 01 
 Miss Herbert poses on her Clathorpe, during the 1931 International Six Day Trial. 
 Keywords: Ex. guard book, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Sept 1931, The Motor Cycle
TCM CAL 2011 03 
 An Edinburgh and District Motor Club event, Mr James Alexander and his daughter pose before the start.The motorcycle is a Villers-engined Francis Barnett. 
 Keywords: Ex. guard book, June 1952, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Motor Cycle
Triumph bookazine016 
 Jack Marshall, TT winner for Triumph in 1908, poses on his race mount. Gordon Gibson stands alongside. 
 Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, The Scrapbook Series, Triumph
Triumph bookazine133 
 At the 1966 Earls Court show, Robert Leppin poses in Gyronaut X-1, on which he set a world two-wheel speed record of 245.667mph. Power was by two Bonnie engines. 
 Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, The Scrapbook Series, Triumph

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection > From our issues - motorcycles (45 files)

Images used in our publications, now available for commercial use.
001 F 001 
 Steve Hislope poses with the Norton on which he won the 1992 Senior TT 
 Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
008 2 Stafford - best in show 
 Best in Show winner Robert Davies-Evans poses with his 1968 A7 Kawasaki thet earned him the accolade. 
 Keywords: Dec 10, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Stafford Show, The Classic MotorCycle
018 banbury.DSC 1109 
 2015 VMCC Banbury Run - Chief Marshall Annie Durrant poses behind 1927 Zenith 680 V-twin. 
 Keywords: 2015, Banbury Run, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Vintage Motor Cycle Club
020 Bristol show (10) 
 Doug Ellis poses with his ex-works New Imperial 
 Keywords: 2015, April, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
020 D80 4780 
 The Stafford Show April 2014 - Phillip Milne-Taylor poses with his unique Scott-powered Morgan 
 Keywords: 2014, Joe Dick, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
020 Stafford (1) 
 The Stafford Show April 2014 - John Surtees poses between two of his world championship winning machines, his MV four and F1 Ferrari 
 Keywords: 2014, Joe Dick, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
020 Stafford show (6) 
 Special Stafford - Dave Stewart poses with his immaculately restored Douglas. 
 Keywords: 2015, April, Joe Dick, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Stafford Show, The Classic MotorCycle
024 Interview Hagon 01 
 Alf Hogan - posed with his Jap-powered sprinter in 1967. 
 Keywords: 2013, A brief chat with, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
034 Malta to use (6) 
 Island mentality Malta is a hotbed of classic enthusiasm. John Baldacchino poses with his 'zero mile' Motobecane. 
 Keywords: 2015, June/July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
046 RUDGE 03 
 Wal Handley poses with Jim Whalley, the man who gave up his ride , after Wal's winning TT performance. 
 Keywords: 2012, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
048 Brough 001 
 The Rolls-Royce of motorcycles - the Brough Superior. George Brough - self publicist, master showman - poses on the first SS100 Pendine model. 
 Keywords: 2011, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
050 Sunbeam 06 
 Charlie Dodson poses at Southport, in the early 1929, on the flat-tank 'Bullnose' Model 90. 
 Keywords: 2012, December, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
062 Radco 12 
 E E A Radnall, of the family which owned Radco, poses with a two-stroke model 
 Keywords: 2014, January, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
072 Closer Look 02 
 The Summer of ' 46 - Titch Allen founder of the 1946 - formed VMCC, poses with a 1929 SS80 Brough Superior. 
 Keywords: 2014, August, Closer look, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
084 TACL 02 
 Publicity coup the Devdutt Tandon (light suit) as Indian prime minister Pandit Nehru poses in the saddle. 
 Keywords: June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
114 Classic Camera 
 The Langlitz look c1950 - US-based motorcycle tailot Ros Langlitz poses on his 1947 Velocette KSS. 
 Keywords: 2012, Classic Camera, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Ocrober, The Classic MotorCycle, Velocette
114 Classic Camera 01 
 Ray's Indian, July 1942. Welsh born actor Ray Milland poses on his Indian Chief, with fellow movie star Mary Martin perched on the back. 
 Keywords: Classic Camera, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
122 J04 
 Fluff Brown built this Pouncy-Ajay for long distance trials exponent Jack Pouncy, who poses on his machine. 
 Keywords: AJS and Matchless Scrapbook, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
126 ARCHIVE PIC 001 
 BMW Paris-Dakar Racers - Team mates Gaston Rahier and Eddy Hau happily pose with their factory BMW R98R machines. 
 Keywords: Feb 11, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Mechanics
A18 
 The 'Wizard of Tune' DR 'Dan' O' Donovan, posed in 1914. 
 Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
BSA Factory 014 
 Members of the BSA Owners Club of Sheffield pose in front of the famous wall map in the BSA showroom at Small Heath 
 Keywords: BSA, Factory, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
D15 
 DRs pose for a picture outside the offices of Iliffe, publishers of The Motor Cycle. 
 Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
F 001 
 The Coolest Rotary Club... Rotary Norton - The winning combination - Steve Hislope poses with the Norton on which he won the 1992 Senior TT 
 Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
G27 
 Clint Eastwood poses behind his P11. 
 Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
G27 
 Clint Eastwood poses behind his P11. 
 Keywords: Garage Wall Poster Collection No. 1, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
H 015 
 Kammy Class - Velocette KTT - Posing with his Mk. Vll at the 1939 TT is G H Hayden. 
 Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 024 
 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - One of the Brooklands heroes. Eric Fernihough, posed outside his Weybridge premises in 1937; he was killed, attempting the motorcycle land speed record in Hungary, in 1938. 
 Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
J14 
 Sales manager Chris Walker poses on the Cafe Racer. 
 Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
John Cooper 01 
 John Cooper poses with his Rocket Three racer, on which he so famously twice beat the great Giacomo Agostini in 1971. 
 Keywords: BSA, BSA Bookazine, John Cooper, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle
J S 0124 
 John Surtees poses with the sportsman of the year award 
 Keywords: John Surtees, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Social
J S 0129 
 John Surtees at Brands for the preview of the car-bike superprix. Posing for the camera here on his MV 
 Keywords: John Surtees, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Social
WD134182@The Roads - 08 
 Harold Daniell (2) looks a bit left out as Joe Craig (in grubby mac) and collegued pose with team mate Artie Bell (3) on the line for the 1947 event. 
 Keywords: Action, Classic Racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, North West 200, The call of the roads
WD16352@BRISTOL 01 
 The role of motorcycles in the war featured heavily in the motorcycling press. These dispatch riders, attached to the Royal Engineers, pose with the New Hudson V-tein in December 1914. 
 Keywords: 2005, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
WD196325@08 profile 
 Johnny poses with a cache of trophies, won in Poland in 1957. 
 Keywords: 2006, John Giles, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
WD196326@10 profile 
 Posing with great friend Gordon Jackson in 1967. Giles and Jackson started their trials careers at the same time, and have remained friends ever since. 
 Keywords: 2006, John Giles, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
WD34108@velo 16 
 Freddie Frith, Velocette's first world champion, poses in Switzerland in 1947 on a 500cc racer. 
 Keywords: 2005, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle, Velocette
WD34111@velo 04 
 Alec Bennett poses on his Model K after winning the 1926 Junior TT. 
 Keywords: 2005, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle, Velocette
WD51783@VINCENT 1 
 Vincent Record Breakers - Burns poses on the machine, prior to the record breaking attempts, on the Ohoka Tram Road. 
 Keywords: July 05, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
WD532266@Pip Harris prof 3 
 Henry 'Curly' Harris, Pip's father, poses on board the AJS on which he finishded second in the 1923 Junior TT. 
 Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Pip Harris, The Classic MotorCycle
WD569674@66 196~1 
 1965 – THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: “In winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before starting”!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ‘National Personality Girl’ contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
‘Publicity runs’ were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ‘experiment 
 Keywords: 1965 – THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD569675@66 1965 London-Mil 
 1965 – THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: “In winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before starting”!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ‘National Personality Girl’ contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
‘Publicity runs’ were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ‘experiment 
 Keywords: 1965 – THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD569676@66 1965 Brighton 9 
 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: ìIn winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before startingî!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ëNational Personality Girlí contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
ëPublicity runsí were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ëexperiment 
 Keywords: 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD569677@66 1965 Fringe Li 
 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: ìIn winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before startingî!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ëNational Personality Girlí contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
ëPublicity runsí were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ëexperiment 
 Keywords: 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD569678@66 1965 Brighton C 
 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: ìIn winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before startingî!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ëNational Personality Girlí contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
ëPublicity runsí were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ëexperiment 
 Keywords: 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
XGBE620000010 
 On the snowline: Derek Guy and David Clements pose for the lens at the top of the Simplon Pass. They are on their way to Istanbul for the vast Lambretta International Rally. The British lads covered 4,000 miles. 
 Keywords: Ex GB 1962, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection > From our issues - motorcycles > Heritage images (1 file)

012 Bellerophon Caverswall 2 
 Riding the 'Knotty' again - Bellerophon poses at Caverswall Road with Knotty Heritage Train 
 Keywords: Heritage Railway, Issue 193, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Nick Nicholls collection (3 files)

The Nick Nicholls collection is recognised as one of the finest collections of motorcycle-sport images from the second half of the 20th century.
John Cooper NNC 010 
 Mallory Parks favourite son John Mooneyes Cooper in typical pose as he rounds Gerards Bend during the 1971 Easter Sunday meeting ahead of Lincolnshire ace Steve Machin (Padgett Yamaha) and Jim Curry on the 350 Honda twin. An unlikely looking hero, with his studious John Lennon glasses, on this occasion Cooper heads the field on his 350 Yamsel, the product of joining one of Colin Seeleys fine handling chassis with the, by then, dominant Yamaha engines. For a decade or more Cooper was the man to beat at Mallory Park, whether Manx Norton, BSA Rocket 3 or Yamsel mounted. 
 Keywords: 2009 calendar, action, classic racer, John Cooper, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, yamsel
M Hailwood mix 080 
 Ulster GP 8th August 1959 - Mike Hailwood poses with Ducati mechanic Osdar Folesani and the 125cc Ducati on which he won his first Grand Prix beating Garry Hocking on the MZ 
 Keywords: Mike Hailwood, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls
Nicholls 13 
 Arguably the graetest ever road racer, Mike Hailwood, poses with his father and his 125cc and 250cc TT winners Trophies in the Arragon Hotel, which was then owned by Geoff Duke. 
 Keywords: July 04, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection (22 files)

The Mortons Archive team have carefully selected a collection of classic images from our archive, which have been used in our magazine titles recently.
001 F 001 
 Steve Hislope poses with the Norton on which he won the 1992 Senior TT 
 Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
008 2 Stafford - best in show 
 Best in Show winner Robert Davies-Evans poses with his 1968 A7 Kawasaki thet earned him the accolade. 
 Keywords: Dec 10, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Stafford Show, The Classic MotorCycle
018 banbury.DSC 1109 
 2015 VMCC Banbury Run - Chief Marshall Annie Durrant poses behind 1927 Zenith 680 V-twin. 
 Keywords: 2015, Banbury Run, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Vintage Motor Cycle Club
020 02 Pionner - Dave Jones 
 Dave Jones poses with his 1913 Ariel 
 Keywords: 2016, Ariel, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Pioneer Run, The Classic MotorCycle
048 Brough 001 
 The Rolls-Royce of motorcycles - the Brough Superior. George Brough - self publicist, master showman - poses on the first SS100 Pendine model. 
 Keywords: 2011, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
062 Radco 12 
 E E A Radnall, of the family which owned Radco, poses with a two-stroke model 
 Keywords: 2014, January, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
084 TACL 02 
 Publicity coup the Devdutt Tandon (light suit) as Indian prime minister Pandit Nehru poses in the saddle. 
 Keywords: June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
114 Classic Camera 
 The Langlitz look c1950 - US-based motorcycle tailot Ros Langlitz poses on his 1947 Velocette KSS. 
 Keywords: 2012, Classic Camera, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Ocrober, The Classic MotorCycle, Velocette
114 CLASSIC CAMERA 
 Lady rider - November 1911. Eminent lady motorcyclist Mrs. M C Cooke poses with a twin-cylinder Douglas. 
 Keywords: 2012, August, Classic Camera, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
122 J04 
 Fluff Brown built this Pouncy-Ajay for long distance trials exponent Jack Pouncy, who poses on his machine. 
 Keywords: AJS and Matchless Scrapbook, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
126 ARCHIVE PIC 001 
 BMW Paris-Dakar Racers - Team mates Gaston Rahier and Eddy Hau happily pose with their factory BMW R98R machines. 
 Keywords: Feb 11, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Mechanics
BSA6A 
 Mr Atkinson, of Aston, Birmingham, poses with his 31/2hp BSA in June 1911. 
 Keywords: BSA, BSA Bookazine, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, motor cycle, motorcycle, The Scrapbook Series
cr2009cfeb 
 Mallory Park’s favourite son John ‘Mooneyes’ Cooper in typical pose as he rounds Gerard’s Bend during the 1971 Easter Sunday meeting ahead of Lincolnshire ace Steve Machin (Padgett Yamaha) and Jim Curry on the 350 Honda twin. An unlikely looking hero, with his studious John Lennon glasses, on this occasion Cooper heads the field on his 350 Yamsel, the product of joining one of Colin Seeley’s fine handling chassis with the, by then, dominant Yamaha engines. For a decade or more Cooper was the man to beat at Mallory Park, whether Manx Norton, BSA Rocket 3 or Yamsel mounted. 
 Keywords: action, 2009 calendar, classic racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, yamsel
D15 
 DRs pose for a picture outside the offices of Iliffe, publishers of The Motor Cycle. 
 Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
F 001 
 The Coolest Rotary Club... Rotary Norton - The winning combination - Steve Hislope poses with the Norton on which he won the 1992 Senior TT 
 Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
G27 
 Clint Eastwood poses behind his P11. 
 Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
G27 
 Clint Eastwood poses behind his P11. 
 Keywords: Garage Wall Poster Collection No. 1, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
H 015 
 Kammy Class - Velocette KTT - Posing with his Mk. Vll at the 1939 TT is G H Hayden. 
 Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 024 
 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - One of the Brooklands heroes. Eric Fernihough, posed outside his Weybridge premises in 1937; he was killed, attempting the motorcycle land speed record in Hungary, in 1938. 
 Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
TCM SUP 22x 
 The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. Lt A S Bucton of East Lancs, a keen motorcyclist and attached to the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), posing in late spring 1916 for the camera with his 557cc BSA Model K, ridden both on service and for pleasure during the war. 
 Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
Triumph bookazine133 
 At the 1966 Earls Court show, Robert Leppin poses in Gyronaut X-1, on which he set a world two-wheel speed record of 245.667mph. Power was by two Bonnie engines. 
 Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, The Scrapbook Series, Triumph
WD16352@BRISTOL 01 
 The role of motorcycles in the war featured heavily in the motorcycling press. These dispatch riders, attached to the Royal Engineers, pose with the New Hudson V-tein in December 1914. 
 Keywords: 2005, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection > From our issues - motorcycles (18 files)

Images used in our publications, now available for commercial use.
001 F 001 
 Steve Hislope poses with the Norton on which he won the 1992 Senior TT 
 Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
008 2 Stafford - best in show 
 Best in Show winner Robert Davies-Evans poses with his 1968 A7 Kawasaki thet earned him the accolade. 
 Keywords: Dec 10, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Stafford Show, The Classic MotorCycle
046 RUDGE 03 
 Wal Handley poses with Jim Whalley, the man who gave up his ride , after Wal's winning TT performance. 
 Keywords: 2012, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
084 TACL 02 
 Publicity coup the Devdutt Tandon (light suit) as Indian prime minister Pandit Nehru poses in the saddle. 
 Keywords: June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
114 Classic Camera 01 
 Ray's Indian, July 1942. Welsh born actor Ray Milland poses on his Indian Chief, with fellow movie star Mary Martin perched on the back. 
 Keywords: Classic Camera, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
122 J04 
 Fluff Brown built this Pouncy-Ajay for long distance trials exponent Jack Pouncy, who poses on his machine. 
 Keywords: AJS and Matchless Scrapbook, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
126 ARCHIVE PIC 001 
 BMW Paris-Dakar Racers - Team mates Gaston Rahier and Eddy Hau happily pose with their factory BMW R98R machines. 
 Keywords: Feb 11, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Mechanics
A18 
 The 'Wizard of Tune' DR 'Dan' O' Donovan, posed in 1914. 
 Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
D15 
 DRs pose for a picture outside the offices of Iliffe, publishers of The Motor Cycle. 
 Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
F 001 
 The Coolest Rotary Club... Rotary Norton - The winning combination - Steve Hislope poses with the Norton on which he won the 1992 Senior TT 
 Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
G27 
 Clint Eastwood poses behind his P11. 
 Keywords: Garage Wall Poster Collection No. 1, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
G27 
 Clint Eastwood poses behind his P11. 
 Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
H 015 
 Kammy Class - Velocette KTT - Posing with his Mk. Vll at the 1939 TT is G H Hayden. 
 Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
J14 
 Sales manager Chris Walker poses on the Cafe Racer. 
 Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
WD134182@The Roads - 08 
 Harold Daniell (2) looks a bit left out as Joe Craig (in grubby mac) and collegued pose with team mate Artie Bell (3) on the line for the 1947 event. 
 Keywords: Action, Classic Racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, North West 200, The call of the roads
WD34108@velo 16 
 Freddie Frith, Velocette's first world champion, poses in Switzerland in 1947 on a 500cc racer. 
 Keywords: 2005, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle, Velocette
WD532266@Pip Harris prof 3 
 Henry 'Curly' Harris, Pip's father, poses on board the AJS on which he finishded second in the 1923 Junior TT. 
 Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Pip Harris, The Classic MotorCycle
XGBE620000010 
 On the snowline: Derek Guy and David Clements pose for the lens at the top of the Simplon Pass. They are on their way to Istanbul for the vast Lambretta International Rally. The British lads covered 4,000 miles. 
 Keywords: Ex GB 1962, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Famous motorcycle events and riders (1 file)

Images from Mark Wernham and Nick Nicholls collections - famous motorcycle racing events from the TT to modern day World Superbike races.
WD532266@Pip Harris prof 3 
 Henry 'Curly' Harris, Pip's father, poses on board the AJS on which he finishded second in the 1923 Junior TT. 
 Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Pip Harris, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Famous motorcycle events and riders > Nick Nicholls collection (2 files)

The Nick Nicholls collection is recognised as one of the finest collections of motorcycle-sport images from the second half of the 20th century.
M Hailwood mix 080 
 Ulster GP 8th August 1959 - Mike Hailwood poses with Ducati mechanic Osdar Folesani and the 125cc Ducati on which he won his first Grand Prix beating Garry Hocking on the MZ 
 Keywords: Mike Hailwood, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls
Nicholls 13 
 Arguably the graetest ever road racer, Mike Hailwood, poses with his father and his 125cc and 250cc TT winners Trophies in the Arragon Hotel, which was then owned by Geoff Duke. 
 Keywords: July 04, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > 1923 Brooklands (1 file)

036 brooklands 07 
 Le Vack's winning machine, posed for inspection. 
 Keywords: June 2011, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > AJS and Matchless lightweight singles (1 file)

SFTP 18 
 AJS and Matchless lightweight singles - June Lines, wife of Sussex dealer Harold LInes and a regular grass track and scrambles competior, poses with the newcomers. 
 Keywords: 2012, AJS, August, Matchless, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Arpajon, August 1930 (1 file)

064 SFTP 05 
 Record breakers, Arpajon August 1930 - Purposeful doesn't even begin to do it justice - the one-off, 1000cc AJS V-twin. Owen Baldwin poses with it. 
 Keywords: 2012, December, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Crystal Palace 1927 (1 file)

062 SFTP 002 
 Crystal Palace road races, September 1927 - P J Twitchett poses with his unusually constructed 'Gasoline Hare,' powered by a 247cc Villiers engine. 
 Keywords: 1927, Crystal Palace, Glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Glass plates > 1923 Brooklands (1 file)

036 brooklands 07 
 Le Vack's winning machine, posed for inspection. 
 Keywords: June 2011, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Glass plates > AJS and Matchless lightweight singles (1 file)

SFTP 18 
 AJS and Matchless lightweight singles - June Lines, wife of Sussex dealer Harold LInes and a regular grass track and scrambles competior, poses with the newcomers. 
 Keywords: 2012, AJS, August, Matchless, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Glass plates > Arpajon, August 1930 (1 file)

064 SFTP 05 
 Record breakers, Arpajon August 1930 - Purposeful doesn't even begin to do it justice - the one-off, 1000cc AJS V-twin. Owen Baldwin poses with it. 
 Keywords: 2012, December, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Glass plates > British Motor Cycle Racing Club's 5th monthly meeting, Brookland (2 files)

A2131 
 British Motor Cycle Racing Club's 5th monthly meeting, Brooklands 1923. Headlam, winner of the 350cc handicap race, poses on his 349cc oil-cooled Bradshaw engined Dot. 
 Keywords: 1923, 5th meeting, A2131, bmcrc, brooklands, December 2009, glass plate, Straight from the plate, The Classic Motorcycle
A2133 
 British Motor Cycle Racing Club's 5th monthly meeting, Brooklands 1923. Rex Judd, winner of the 500cc race, poses with his fore-and-aft Douglas. 
 Keywords: 1923, 5th meeting, A2133, bmcrc, brooklands, December 2009, glass plate, Straight from the plate, The Classic Motorcycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Glass plates > Carshalton Motor Cycle Club Pillion Trial 1932 (1 file)

TCM FTP 18 
 Carshalton Motorcycle Club's Pillion Trial, May 1932. The lady pillions pose for a group picture. 
 Keywords: glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Straight from the plate

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Glass plates > Crystal Palace 1927 (1 file)

062 SFTP 002 
 Crystal Palace road races, September 1927 - P J Twitchett poses with his unusually constructed 'Gasoline Hare,' powered by a 247cc Villiers engine. 
 Keywords: 1927, Crystal Palace, Glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > SFP Aug 12 AJS and Matchless (1 file)

SFTP 18 
 AJS and Matchless lightweight singles - June Lines, wife of Sussex dealer Harold LInes and a regular grass track and scrambles competior, poses with the newcomers. 
 Keywords: 2012, AJS, August, Matchless, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Scootering Classics (5 files)

This collection from our archive shows off some of the classic scootering scenes from the 50's onwards. Many of these images have appeared with the Scootering Magazine as a centrespead.
WD569674@66 196~1 
 1965 – THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: “In winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before starting”!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ‘National Personality Girl’ contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
‘Publicity runs’ were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ‘experiment 
 Keywords: 1965 – THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD569675@66 1965 London-Mil 
 1965 – THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: “In winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before starting”!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ‘National Personality Girl’ contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
‘Publicity runs’ were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ‘experiment 
 Keywords: 1965 – THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD569676@66 1965 Brighton 9 
 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: ìIn winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before startingî!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ëNational Personality Girlí contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
ëPublicity runsí were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ëexperiment 
 Keywords: 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD569677@66 1965 Fringe Li 
 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: ìIn winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before startingî!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ëNational Personality Girlí contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
ëPublicity runsí were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ëexperiment 
 Keywords: 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD569678@66 1965 Brighton C 
 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: ìIn winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before startingî!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ëNational Personality Girlí contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
ëPublicity runsí were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ëexperiment 
 Keywords: 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa

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