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BSA-A7-A10-Black-and-White-002 BSA A7 A10 BW - 3 in 1 motor oil been tests where produced in Yorkshire Keywords: BSA, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
Icons-Of-Off-Road-02 Jeff Smith 500cc World Moto Cross Champion, attendoing the preview day of the Motor Cycle Show at Earl's Court, stand beside the replica of his world beating machine. THe 440cc BSA Victor will now be produced for sale to sportsmen in all parts of the world. Keywords: BSA, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
Spa-A-O-brett-July-10-1921 A neatly designed racing model Spa produced by Spa Motor and Engineering Co. Scarborough. This particular machine was ridden by A O Brett, who did remarkably well in speed events in Yorkshire. Keywords: 1922, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycle, Static

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MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection (2 files)

A collection of images from our vast archive depicting motorcycles and motorcycling lifestyle from the early 1900's through to the present day.
XGB0000019 How's this for a smart Honda? This CB77 three-o-five is owned by 23 year old Tony Eldridge. But it's a Honda with a difference, Tony took delivery of it in the crate from Reads of Leytonstone. Then he gave it the treatment; all the silver-finish parts were re-stove enamelled and the light-alloy castings were polished to a mirror brightness. In short, the machine received the sort of meticulous attention that no mass-produced job could ever get. It's an Eldridge special right down to that number - M(o)y One, D! Keywords: Ex GB, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBE640000003 The factory that makes Fumio Itoh's 140 mph rotary valve two-fifty also produces superb roadsters. Here Vic Willoughby tries out a super-sports Yamaha twin at Brands Hatch. Keywords: Ex GB 1964, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection > From our issues - motorcycles (15 files)

Images used in our publications, now available for commercial use.
058 Middleweights (1) The middleweight all-rounder sector's smoking hot right now, with manufactures fighting tooth and nail to produce the most comfortable, paractical and versatile of two-wheelers. From left to right the BMWF650 GS, Honda Crossrunner, Triumph Tiger 800 and a Suziki V-Storm. Keywords: 2012, February, Joe Dick, Middleweights, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
070 Closer Look Kreidler 03 Capable of 50kph and producing 2.3bhp, the R50 Kreilder Keywords: 2015, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
106 I34 Wally Rawlings works on producing Seeley engines Keywords: AJS and Matchless Scrapbook, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
1954-36 15 x 10 In the Douglas Bay Hotel courtyard our photographer spotted Wellworthy’s van, makers of Bonded Light Alloy Cylinder Barrels. Their adverts began ‘Al-fin cylinder barrels are a revolutionary development of Wellworthy research. At least, metallurgists have succeeded in producing a light cylinder with cast iron lining bonded as one.’ Keywords: Manx display images 2013, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
A O Brett - Spa - Jap engine 1922 A neatly designed racing model Spa produced by Spa Motor and Engineering Co. Scarborough. This machine was ridden by A O Brett and did well in speed events in Yorkshire. Keywords: 1922, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycle
E Marshall Pioneering Policework, 1951 'Man in blue assists in producing blue sparks inside E. Marshall's 1897, 150cc Beeston tricycle' and helps get him back in the running of the Epson to Brighton Pioneer run in 1951. Keywords: 1951, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycle
Goldstar BSA 06 BSA produce a 250cc Goldie and debuted it at the 1956 Welsh Triel/ Keywords: 2013, April, BSA, Classic Bike Guide, Gold Star, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
L 017 Silky Smooth these Scoots - The Scott Motorcycle - Show-stopper - but never produced. Vertical cylinder 350cc twin at Earls Court in 1930. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD127477@10 Salsbury model For those who didn't guess it was a Salsbury Model 85 (standard model - the deluxe model having a faired in front end with a windscreen and a rear pillion seat). The Model 85 had a production run starting in 1946 and ending in 1949 after 700-1000 units were produced. The official public debut of the Model 85 was at a press conference in late 1946 on Fargo Street in Los Angeles (chosen as Fargo Street was the steepest road in Los Angeles, with a 32 degree slope). The idea was to display the Model 85's hill climbing ability - a task it apparently managed with ease. So know you know! Keywords: 2006, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
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
XGBL610000010 This is the sort of spirit an English rally on "Elephant" lines could produce. At the last Nurburgring two enthusiasts went so far as to build an igloo - and slept in it! Keywords: Ex GB 1961, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection > From our issues - motorcycles > Kitchen Garden images (10 files)

doddington hall 081 Farm shop produce at Doddington Hall Keywords: cafe, inside, Kitchen Garden, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, shop, staff
doddington hall 082 Farm shop produce at Doddington Hall Keywords: fresh produce, Kitchen Garden, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
doddington hall 082 Vegetables collceted from the Kitchen Garden at Doddington Hall Keywords: fresh produce, Kitchen Garden, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
doddington hall 086 Farm shop produce at Doddington Hall Keywords: fresh produce, Kitchen Garden, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
doddington hall 086 Varieties of carrots grown at Doddington Hall Keywords: fresh produce, Kitchen Garden, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
doddington hall 087 Farm shop produce at Doddington Hall Keywords: fresh produce, Kitchen Garden, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
doddington hall 087 Vegetables collceted from the Kitchen Garden at Doddington Hall Keywords: fresh produce, Kitchen Garden, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
doddington hall 088 Farm shop produce at Doddington Hall Keywords: fresh produce, Kitchen Garden, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
doddington hall 088 Vegetables collceted from the Kitchen Garden at Doddington Hall Keywords: fresh produce, Kitchen Garden, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
doddington hall 089 Farm shop produce at Doddington Hall Keywords: cafe, inside, Kitchen Garden, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, shop, staff

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection (6 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.
058 Middleweights (1) The middleweight all-rounder sector's smoking hot right now, with manufactures fighting tooth and nail to produce the most comfortable, paractical and versatile of two-wheelers. From left to right the BMWF650 GS, Honda Crossrunner, Triumph Tiger 800 and a Suziki V-Storm. Keywords: 2012, February, Joe Dick, Middleweights, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
106 I34 Wally Rawlings works on producing Seeley engines Keywords: AJS and Matchless Scrapbook, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
1954-36 15 x 10 In the Douglas Bay Hotel courtyard our photographer spotted Wellworthy’s van, makers of Bonded Light Alloy Cylinder Barrels. Their adverts began ‘Al-fin cylinder barrels are a revolutionary development of Wellworthy research. At least, metallurgists have succeeded in producing a light cylinder with cast iron lining bonded as one.’ Keywords: Manx display images 2013, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
E Marshall Pioneering Policework, 1951 'Man in blue assists in producing blue sparks inside E. Marshall's 1897, 150cc Beeston tricycle' and helps get him back in the running of the Epson to Brighton Pioneer run in 1951. Keywords: 1951, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycle
Goldstar BSA 06 BSA produce a 250cc Goldie and debuted it at the 1956 Welsh Triel/ Keywords: 2013, April, BSA, Classic Bike Guide, Gold Star, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
L 017 Silky Smooth these Scoots - The Scott Motorcycle - Show-stopper - but never produced. Vertical cylinder 350cc twin at Earls Court in 1930. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection > From our issues - motorcycles (6 files)

Images used in our publications, now available for commercial use.
058 Middleweights (1) The middleweight all-rounder sector's smoking hot right now, with manufactures fighting tooth and nail to produce the most comfortable, paractical and versatile of two-wheelers. From left to right the BMWF650 GS, Honda Crossrunner, Triumph Tiger 800 and a Suziki V-Storm. Keywords: 2012, February, Joe Dick, Middleweights, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
106 I34 Wally Rawlings works on producing Seeley engines Keywords: AJS and Matchless Scrapbook, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Goldstar BSA 06 BSA produce a 250cc Goldie and debuted it at the 1956 Welsh Triel/ Keywords: 2013, April, BSA, Classic Bike Guide, Gold Star, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
L 017 Silky Smooth these Scoots - The Scott Motorcycle - Show-stopper - but never produced. Vertical cylinder 350cc twin at Earls Court in 1930. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD127477@10 Salsbury model For those who didn't guess it was a Salsbury Model 85 (standard model - the deluxe model having a faired in front end with a windscreen and a rear pillion seat). The Model 85 had a production run starting in 1946 and ending in 1949 after 700-1000 units were produced. The official public debut of the Model 85 was at a press conference in late 1946 on Fargo Street in Los Angeles (chosen as Fargo Street was the steepest road in Los Angeles, with a 32 degree slope). The idea was to display the Model 85's hill climbing ability - a task it apparently managed with ease. So know you know! Keywords: 2006, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
XGBL610000010 This is the sort of spirit an English rally on "Elephant" lines could produce. At the last Nurburgring two enthusiasts went so far as to build an igloo - and slept in it! Keywords: Ex GB 1961, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection > Kitchen Garden images (4 files)

doddington hall 082 Vegetables collceted from the Kitchen Garden at Doddington Hall Keywords: fresh produce, Kitchen Garden, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
doddington hall 086 Varieties of carrots grown at Doddington Hall Keywords: fresh produce, Kitchen Garden, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
doddington hall 087 Vegetables collceted from the Kitchen Garden at Doddington Hall Keywords: fresh produce, Kitchen Garden, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
doddington hall 088 Vegetables collceted from the Kitchen Garden at Doddington Hall Keywords: fresh produce, Kitchen Garden, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

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MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Scootering Classics (7 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.
032 VESPA DOUGLAS 04 One of the first Douglas Vespas to be produced.
WD127477@10 Salsbury model For those who didn't guess it was a Salsbury Model 85 (standard model - the deluxe model having a faired in front end with a windscreen and a rear pillion seat). The Model 85 had a production run starting in 1946 and ending in 1949 after 700-1000 units were produced. The official public debut of the Model 85 was at a press conference in late 1946 on Fargo Street in Los Angeles (chosen as Fargo Street was the steepest road in Los Angeles, with a 32 degree slope). The idea was to display the Model 85's hill climbing ability - a task it apparently managed with ease. So know you know! Keywords: 2006, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
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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