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10 Dan-Shorey Dan Shorey - Dan's first real road race was at Mallory Park on this Rudge 250 in 1956. He had a lonely ride in midfield. Keywords: Dan Shorey, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
463-COVER From teh snow covered Elephant Rally held in Germany in January 1967 comes this photograph of a Zundapp Bella anda sidecar outfit. Apparently there was a door in the elephant's back side to allow the passenger to gain entry! Keywords: 2008, Centrespreads, December, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
ABC-3-5hp-1915-spring-frame-horizontal-engine-01 1915 3.5 horse power spring frame horizontal engined ABC. Note the perferated pipe from exhaust to carb. This serves to pre warm the air supply aiding carburation. Keywords: 1915, 3.5 horse power, spring frame, horizontal engine, ABC
ABC-3-5hp-1915-spring-frame-horizontal-engine-02 1915 3.5 horse power spring frame horizontal engined ABC. Note the perferated pipe from exhaust to carb. This serves to pre warm the air supply aiding carburation. Keywords: 1915, 3.5 horse power, spring frame, horizontal engine, ABC
BSA-Front-Fork-Assembly-01 BSA promotional products. Poster, flyer or brochure. This is a spread from the 1968 250 Star model C15 spare parts catalogue. Pages 54 and 55. Showing the front suspension components and part numbers. Keywords: BSA, promotional, products, 1968, 250, Star, model, C15, spare parts, catalogue, front suspension, forks, components, part numbers
BSA-Rocket-3-11 BSA Rocket 3. This shot shows it stripped back to a rolling chassis so the engine is easy to see. Keywords: BSA Rocket 3, stripped, rolling chassis, engine
BSA-Rocket-3-14 1970 BSA Rocket 3 engined 750cc dirt tracker, know as a 'Sporting 70'. This shot shows it stripped back so the engine is easy to see. Keywords: BSA, Rocket 3, 1970, stripped, 750cc, dirt tracker, dirt, american, BSA sporting 70
BSA-Rocket-3-15 1970 BSA Rocket 3 engined 750cc dirt tracker, know as a 'Sporting 70'. This shot shows it stripped back so the engine is easy to see. Keywords: BSA, Rocket 3, 1970, stripped, 750cc, dirt tracker, dirt, american, BSA sporting 70
BSA08 0002 This areil view of the factory shows how big an operation it was. Keywords: BSA, Factory, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
BSA14 0002 The BSA plant was the most modern in Europe - this images shows the new plating vats which can be programmed to deal with a varity of jobs. Keywords: BSA, Factory, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
Bud-Ekins-06 James Bud Ekins collecting his 650cc Triumph Trophy from the works at Meriden. He will ride this machine in the ISDT next week. Keywords: James Bud Ekins, Bud Ekins, Ekins, 650cc, Triumph Trophy, Meriden, ISDT
Early-Trial-Riding-in-the-Lake-District-01 At the summit of Blea Tarn Pass with the lofty Langdale Peaks in the background. A group of the successful riders who reached the top of this notorious Pass from Great Langdale. To the fore of the group is a Sunbeam, presumably the one ridden by T Rutherford who showed how it should be done; while the sidecar is most likely a Sunbeam also -perhaps that of Macdonald, though it seems Rutherford may have actually driven it to reach the summit. Other sidecar outfits (including Captain TD Craig's 6hp AJS, driven on this section by J J Dias) made it up, as did several other machines, with among those mentioned the 2½hp Clyno of R Pape, who made one of the best ascents of the day. Keywords: summit, Blea Tarn Pass, Langdale Peaks, group, successful, riders, notorious, Pass, Great Langdale, Sunbeam, ridden, T Rutherford, sidecar, Macdonald, Rutherford, driven, Captain TD Craig's, 6hp AJS, J J Dias, machines, 2½hp, Clyno, R Pape, motorcycle, motorbike, riders, rider, off road, vintage, veteran
Hovercraft-001 A remerkable machine, the Hover Scooter, being demonstrated for the first time at Long Ditton in Surry, UK on the 9th November 1960. The rider (this is a single person mode of transport) sits on a scootoer type seat and controls the airflow with handlebars. Manufactured in the US and brouhjt to the UK to be displayed at 'The International Cycle and Motor Show' held at Earls Court. Hovercraft made from a motorcycle engine Keywords: Motorcycle, Motorbike, bike, rider, ride, riding, race, racer, racing, machine, Mortons Archive, hovercraft, hover scooter, 1960
Hovercraft-002 A remerkable machine, the Hover Scooter, being demonstrated for the first time at Long Ditton in Surry, UK on the 9th November 1960. The rider (this is a single person mode of transport) sits on a scootoer type seat and controls the airflow with handlebars. Manufactured in the US and brouhjt to the UK to be displayed at 'The International Cycle and Motor Show' held at Earls Court. Hovercraft made from a motorcycle engine Keywords: Motorcycle, Motorbike, bike, rider, ride, riding, race, racer, racing, machine, Mortons Archive, hovercraft, hover scooter, 1960
Hovercraft-003 A remerkable machine, the Hover Scooter, being demonstrated for the first time at Long Ditton in Surry, UK on the 9th November 1960. The rider (this is a single person mode of transport) sits on a scootoer type seat and controls the airflow with handlebars. Manufactured in the US and brouhjt to the UK to be displayed at 'The International Cycle and Motor Show' held at Earls Court. Hovercraft made from a motorcycle engine Keywords: Motorcycle, Motorbike, bike, rider, ride, riding, race, racer, racing, machine, Mortons Archive, hovercraft, hover scooter, 1960
Hovercraft-004 A remerkable machine, the Hover Scooter, being demonstrated for the first time at Long Ditton in Surry, UK on the 9th November 1960. The rider (this is a single person mode of transport) sits on a scootoer type seat and controls the airflow with handlebars. Manufactured in the US and brouhjt to the UK to be displayed at 'The International Cycle and Motor Show' held at Earls Court. Hovercraft made from a motorcycle engine Keywords: Motorcycle, Motorbike, bike, rider, ride, riding, race, racer, racing, machine, Mortons Archive, hovercraft, hover scooter, 1960
Hovercraft-006 A remerkable machine, the Hover Scooter, being demonstrated for the first time at Long Ditton in Surry, UK on the 9th November 1960. The rider (this is a single person mode of transport) sits on a scootoer type seat and controls the airflow with handlebars. Manufactured in the US and brouhjt to the UK to be displayed at 'The International Cycle and Motor Show' held at Earls Court. Hovercraft made from a motorcycle engine Keywords: Motorcycle, Motorbike, bike, rider, ride, riding, race, racer, racing, machine, Mortons Archive, hovercraft, hover scooter, 1960
Hovercraft-008 A remerkable machine, the Hover Scooter, being demonstrated for the first time at Long Ditton in Surry, UK on the 9th November 1960. The rider (this is a single person mode of transport) sits on a scootoer type seat and controls the airflow with handlebars. Manufactured in the US and brouhjt to the UK to be displayed at 'The International Cycle and Motor Show' held at Earls Court. Hovercraft made from a motorcycle engine Keywords: Motorcycle, Motorbike, bike, rider, ride, riding, race, racer, racing, machine, Mortons Archive, hovercraft, hover scooter, 1960
Hovercraft-009 A remerkable machine, the Hover Scooter, being demonstrated for the first time at Long Ditton in Surry, UK on the 9th November 1960. The rider (this is a single person mode of transport) sits on a scootoer type seat and controls the airflow with handlebars. Manufactured in the US and brouhjt to the UK to be displayed at 'The International Cycle and Motor Show' held at Earls Court. Hovercraft made from a motorcycle engine Keywords: Motorcycle, Motorbike, bike, rider, ride, riding, race, racer, racing, machine, Mortons Archive, hovercraft, hover scooter, 1960
Hovercraft-011 A remerkable machine, the Hover Scooter, being demonstrated for the first time at Long Ditton in Surry, UK on the 9th November 1960. The rider (this is a single person mode of transport) sits on a scootoer type seat and controls the airflow with handlebars. Manufactured in the US and brouhjt to the UK to be displayed at 'The International Cycle and Motor Show' held at Earls Court. Hovercraft made from a motorcycle engine Keywords: Motorcycle, Motorbike, bike, rider, ride, riding, race, racer, racing, machine, Mortons Archive, hovercraft, hover scooter, 1960
Hovercraft-012 A remerkable machine, the Hover Scooter, being demonstrated for the first time at Long Ditton in Surry, UK on the 9th November 1960. The rider (this is a single person mode of transport) sits on a scootoer type seat and controls the airflow with handlebars. Manufactured in the US and brouhjt to the UK to be displayed at 'The International Cycle and Motor Show' held at Earls Court. Hovercraft made from a motorcycle engine Keywords: Motorcycle, Motorbike, bike, rider, ride, riding, race, racer, racing, machine, Mortons Archive, hovercraft, hover scooter, 1960
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
Specials-002 BSA Lightning ridden by Italian film star Luciana Paoluzzi in the James Bond Film 'Thunderball' This picture was taken at the Motorcycle Show at Brighton in September 1965. Keywords: BSA, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
Stafford-Show-01 This motorcycle attracted a lot of interest at the 1960 Earls Court Show in London Keywords: 1960, Earls Court, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycle, Show
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,  
Villiers-Lilliputian-engine Lilliputian in the true sense of the word is this 10c.c. Villiers two – stroke model aeroplane engine. The bore is 7/8th inch and the stroke 1 inch. A roller bearing big end is fitted, while the tiny alloy piston has two compression rings. Lubrication is by petroil, and the tank capacity is 2 1/2 ounces. Keywords: Lilliputian in the true sense of the word is this 10c.c. Villiers, two stroke, model, aeroplane, engine, .bore, 7/8th inch, stroke 1 inch, roller bearing, big end, tiny, alloy, piston, two, compression, rings, Lubrication, petroil, tank, capacity, 2 1/2, ounces

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Barry Sheene (3 files)

BS0000003 Barry Sheene team were presented the new DAF truck which will put the team on the road throughout the world this season. Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
BS0000005 Barry Sheene - This is your Life. Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Sheenebookazine21 Sheene tucks behind the screen of his Seeley-framed TR500 Suzuki and pushes the twin-cylinder engine up to its 8000rpm red line. This shot was taken at the Hutchinson 100 on 8 August 1971. The previous weekend he had won his third 125 GP of the season at Imatra. A few weeks later he broke a wrist in a crash at Hengelo in Holland - the first of many bones he was to break during his 14 years as a GP racer. If the World Championships had been scored the way they are now he would have taken the 125 title that year, his first as a professional racer. Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Sheene

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates (5 files)

Straight from the plate images as used in the Classic MotorCycle magazine.
Royal-Enfield-1960-350cc-Bullet Boost peak power output to 21 bhp @ 6,500 rpm by various tweaks, add a bigger front stopper, drop the handlebar ends, spray on some lustrous polychromatic paint and dip the lot in the chrome vat and this is how the “350 Clipper” emerged! In fairness there was a little more to it than that, but in essence the 1960 “350 Bullet” was a sporting variant of its rather plain class-mate. Again, Royal Enfield was keeping faith with a fast disappearing market sector in continuing this model. Twins were taking over and rorty singles were not going to be the future. New for ‘60 on the Bullet was an entirely AC/DC lighting and ignition system, gone was the magneto ignition of yore, a contact breaker housing taking the place of the old ‘mag’. In that much, at least, Redditch was following a trend. Keywords: Royal Enfield, 1960, 350 Clipper, Clipper, Glass Plate, Tried and Tested, Tried & Tested, Motorcycle
Royal-Enfield-1960-350cc-Clipper-01 70mm x 90mm bore and stroke dimensions gave the Clipper its 346cc capacity. The 17 bhp developed by this alloy-head, ohv motor, was identical with that obtained from the 248cc “Crusader Sports” but, there was much more low-down grunt, more flexibility and with peak power coming in at 5,500 rpm, a more leisurely ride. A q.d., rear wheel was standard and the 33/4 gallon tank offered a good touring range. This was a single-cylinder motorcycle in the best British tradition, would there be enough takers out there to justify its well-intentioned makeover? Keywords: Royal Enfield, 1960, 350 Clipper, Clipper, Glass Plate, Tried and Tested, Tried & Tested, Motorcycle
Royal-Enfield-1960-350cc-Clipper Royal Enfield’s model designations began to get complicated at about this point; as the “350 Clipper” for 1960 was more in tune with the; spec level of the standard 250 “Crusader”; rather than its “250 Clipper” namesake. Actually; this was a new introduction and a breakaway; from earlier middleweight Clippers; in that it represented a detuned and dechromed “Bullet”; rather than the utility model it had previously; been.; By reducing the compression ratio; fitting 6” diameter brakes; touring ‘bars; applying a sober mist grey/black paint finish and omitting most; of the chrome; the sporty “Bullet” had bred the new “350 Clipper”.; At a moment when others in the industry were moving to scaled-up 250s for their middle capacity mounts; Enfield were staying faithful to; the scaled-down 500 approach; at least for another twelve months. Keywords: Royal Enfield, 1960, 350 Bullet, Bullet, Glass Plate, Tried and Tested, Tried & Tested, Motorcycle
Vic- 55-007 Dinner at the Long Mynd Hotel on this table is Bert Kershaw, Jack Williams, George Rowley, Bert Perrigo and Harry Perry Keywords: 1955, Feet up in the Fifties, Glass Plate Collection, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Victory Cup Trial
Vic- 55-014 Humphries/Wilkes struggling in this section Keywords: 1955, Feet up in the Fifties, Glass Plate Collection, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Victory Cup Trial

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

036 brooklands 05 Wide nature of Brooklands track is brilliantly illustrated ion this picture. Keywords: June 2011, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > 1927 Brooklands (1 file)

062 SFTP 18 Thrills, spills and new world records Brooklands, 1927. Riders pressing on in the 350cc race, in this unusual view. Keywords: 2014, Glass plates, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > 1927 Kickham Memorial Trial (2 files)

053 glass plates 06 The Kickham Memorial Trial, 1927 - One sidecar outfit attempts to negotiate one of the narrow gulleys that were a regular feature of this Kickham Memorial Trial. Keywords: 2015, Glass plate, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle, Trials
053 glass plates 07 The Kickham Memorial Trial, 1927 - The tunnel in the Doynton Hill section was one of the most demanding parts of the trail, as this rider is finding out. Keywords: 2015, Glass plate, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle, Trials

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > 1928 Southern Trial (1 file)

062 SFTP A9130 We think that this is Len Heath, on his 500cc Ariel. Keywords: 1928, 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, September, Southern Trial, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > 1954 ACU National Rally (1 file)

057 SFTP 04 F H Roberts (Douglas) stops for a break outside this garage Keywords: 1954, ACU National Rally, Glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > 1954 Belgian Sidecar Grand Prix (1 file)

047 Glass Plate 06 Box-16015 Will Noll, with Fritz Cronin the chair. Runner up in this race, Noll would be world champion come season's end. Keywords: Belgian Grand Prix, December, Glass Plates, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Sidecar, The Classic MotorCycle

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

SFTP 12 AJS and Matchless lightweight singles - June Lines again, this time with just the AJS 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 04 Record breakers, Arpajon August 1930 - Another Rovin-JAP; this with de Latour in the saddle. It set three 175cc class records. Keywords: 2012, December, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > Oliver's Mount September 1949 (1 file)

062 SFTP C25674 Martin again, this time on his 500cc Gilera, with a Grand Prix Triumph adn MkVIII KTT Velocette in pursuit. Keywords: 1949, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Oliver's Mount, Scarborough, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > Sunbeam point-to-point April 1953 (1 file)

062 SFTP 04 Sunbeam point-to-point, April 1953 - The open nature of the course is perfectly illustrated in this picture. Keywords: 2013, Glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October, Point to point, Straight from the plate, Sunbeam, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > The Southern Scott Scramble, March 1925 (2 files)

047 SFTP 06 The Southern Scott Scramble, March 1925 - The steepness of the hill christened 'Wild and Woolly' is well illustrated in this picture of an early competitor making an ascent. Keywords: 2014, February, Glass Plates, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle
047 SFTP 14 The Southern Scott Scramble, March 1925 - Several didn't make it to the top, among them; this is it seems, well-known racer Rex Judd. Keywords: 2014, February, Glass Plates, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Joe Dick collection (19 files)

092 BMW K1300GT JOE 7718 Don't ignore this bike - BMW's K1300GT Keywords: Apr 11, BMW, Joe Dick, K1300GT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
092 BMW K1300GT JOE 7725 Don't ignore this bike - BMW's K1300GT Keywords: Apr 11, BMW, Joe Dick, K1300GT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
092 BMW K1300GT JOE 7738 Don't ignore this bike - BMW's K1300GT Keywords: Apr 11, BMW, Joe Dick, K1300GT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
092 BMW K1300GT JOE 7792 Don't ignore this bike - BMW's K1300GT Keywords: Apr 11, BMW, Joe Dick, K1300GT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
092 BMW K1300GT JOE 7807 Don't ignore this bike - BMW's K1300GT Keywords: Apr 11, BMW, Joe Dick, K1300GT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
092 KAW1400GTR Don't ignore this bike - BMW's K1300GT Keywords: Apr 11, BMW, Joe Dick, K1300GT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
CBSNewark ShowJan 2015 48 The Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic Show Sat, Jan 03 and Sun, Jan 04 - this Suzuki was a prize winner on the VJMC stand Keywords: 2015, January, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Newark Show, Nick Nicholls
D81 0153 The 35th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show, April 2015, Stafford. Dedication this lady even had her nails done to match the paint work on the Triumph Keywords: 2015, April, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Stafford Show
WD600578@042 Gp Test Majest Yamaha Majesty 400 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £5899 (plus OTR) [TEXT] The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600580@042 Gp Test Majest Yamaha Majesty 400 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £5899 (plus OTR) [TEXT] The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600583@042 Gp Test Majest Yamaha Majesty 400 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £5899 (plus OTR) [TEXT] The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600584@042 Gp Test Majest Yamaha Majesty 400 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £5899 (plus OTR) [TEXT] The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600587@042 Gp Test Majest Yamaha Majesty 400 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £5899 (plus OTR) [TEXT] The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600588@042 Gp Test Majest Yamaha Majesty 400 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £5899 (plus OTR) [TEXT] The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600589@044 Gp Test Sateli Peugeot Satelis RS 500 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £4699 (OTR including £800 discount) [TEXT] I was the first person in the country to ride the Satelis 500 at its’ UK launch a few years ago and I loved the scooter back then. Even now the scooter still looks as good as it did – better in fact thanks to this special RS version. Peugeot know how to build a good-looking scooter and this one is no exception. The obvious difference to the standard Satelis is the black paintwork with contrasting red trim, but it also comes with conventional brakes, as opposed to the ‘Executive’ model with ABS (a fact that helps to make the RS as sporty as it looks and save a few quid). With twin 260mm discs up front and a single 240mm disc at the rear, stopping is never going to be a problem; in fact the brakes are a little bit too sharp until you get used to them and it’s quite easy to lock the wheels if you use them in anger. Peugeot know how to make nice looking instruments and I’d say the clocks on the Satelis are as classy, crisp and clear as on any other bike or scooter on the market. They’re just so good looking and useable with their white fascias and crystal clear display that they put the lack lustre efforts of the other manufacturers to shame. To help keep the Satelis as rigid on the road as possible Peugeot use 40mm forks up front and four position adjustable twin rear shocks. The shocks work with Peugeots Dual Swinging Linkage (DSL) engine mounting system to give great handling characteristics and it seems to work. The Piaggio derived engine is fuel injected and has plenty of power (38bhp) both from a standing start and in the mid range. It’ll hit just over an indicated 100mph and those few extra cc’s are noticeable over the Majesty and Burgman. Even at high speed the excellent chassis feels solid and stable and the scooter didn’t seem to suffer quite as badly as the other three in the wind. Everything on the Satelis looks well put together and is finished perfectly. Perhaps Keywords: 2010 Peugeot Satelis RS 500, Joe Dick, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Peugeot, Satelis RS500, Twist & Go
WD600590@044 Gp Test Sateli Peugeot Satelis RS 500 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £4699 (OTR including £800 discount) [TEXT] I was the first person in the country to ride the Satelis 500 at its’ UK launch a few years ago and I loved the scooter back then. Even now the scooter still looks as good as it did – better in fact thanks to this special RS version. Peugeot know how to build a good-looking scooter and this one is no exception. The obvious difference to the standard Satelis is the black paintwork with contrasting red trim, but it also comes with conventional brakes, as opposed to the ‘Executive’ model with ABS (a fact that helps to make the RS as sporty as it looks and save a few quid). With twin 260mm discs up front and a single 240mm disc at the rear, stopping is never going to be a problem; in fact the brakes are a little bit too sharp until you get used to them and it’s quite easy to lock the wheels if you use them in anger. Peugeot know how to make nice looking instruments and I’d say the clocks on the Satelis are as classy, crisp and clear as on any other bike or scooter on the market. They’re just so good looking and useable with their white fascias and crystal clear display that they put the lack lustre efforts of the other manufacturers to shame. To help keep the Satelis as rigid on the road as possible Peugeot use 40mm forks up front and four position adjustable twin rear shocks. The shocks work with Peugeots Dual Swinging Linkage (DSL) engine mounting system to give great handling characteristics and it seems to work. The Piaggio derived engine is fuel injected and has plenty of power (38bhp) both from a standing start and in the mid range. It’ll hit just over an indicated 100mph and those few extra cc’s are noticeable over the Majesty and Burgman. Even at high speed the excellent chassis feels solid and stable and the scooter didn’t seem to suffer quite as badly as the other three in the wind. Everything on the Satelis looks well put together and is finished perfectly. Perhaps Keywords: 2010 Peugeot Satelis RS 500, Joe Dick, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Peugeot, Satelis RS500, Twist & Go
WD600591@044 Gp Test Sateli Peugeot Satelis RS 500 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £4699 (OTR including £800 discount) [TEXT] I was the first person in the country to ride the Satelis 500 at its’ UK launch a few years ago and I loved the scooter back then. Even now the scooter still looks as good as it did – better in fact thanks to this special RS version. Peugeot know how to build a good-looking scooter and this one is no exception. The obvious difference to the standard Satelis is the black paintwork with contrasting red trim, but it also comes with conventional brakes, as opposed to the ‘Executive’ model with ABS (a fact that helps to make the RS as sporty as it looks and save a few quid). With twin 260mm discs up front and a single 240mm disc at the rear, stopping is never going to be a problem; in fact the brakes are a little bit too sharp until you get used to them and it’s quite easy to lock the wheels if you use them in anger. Peugeot know how to make nice looking instruments and I’d say the clocks on the Satelis are as classy, crisp and clear as on any other bike or scooter on the market. They’re just so good looking and useable with their white fascias and crystal clear display that they put the lack lustre efforts of the other manufacturers to shame. To help keep the Satelis as rigid on the road as possible Peugeot use 40mm forks up front and four position adjustable twin rear shocks. The shocks work with Peugeots Dual Swinging Linkage (DSL) engine mounting system to give great handling characteristics and it seems to work. The Piaggio derived engine is fuel injected and has plenty of power (38bhp) both from a standing start and in the mid range. It’ll hit just over an indicated 100mph and those few extra cc’s are noticeable over the Majesty and Burgman. Even at high speed the excellent chassis feels solid and stable and the scooter didn’t seem to suffer quite as badly as the other three in the wind. Everything on the Satelis looks well put together and is finished perfectly. Perhaps Keywords: 2010 Peugeot Satelis RS 500, Joe Dick, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Peugeot, Satelis RS500, Twist & Go
WD600593@044 Gp Test Sateli Peugeot Satelis RS 500 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £4699 (OTR including £800 discount) [TEXT] I was the first person in the country to ride the Satelis 500 at its’ UK launch a few years ago and I loved the scooter back then. Even now the scooter still looks as good as it did – better in fact thanks to this special RS version. Peugeot know how to build a good-looking scooter and this one is no exception. The obvious difference to the standard Satelis is the black paintwork with contrasting red trim, but it also comes with conventional brakes, as opposed to the ‘Executive’ model with ABS (a fact that helps to make the RS as sporty as it looks and save a few quid). With twin 260mm discs up front and a single 240mm disc at the rear, stopping is never going to be a problem; in fact the brakes are a little bit too sharp until you get used to them and it’s quite easy to lock the wheels if you use them in anger. Peugeot know how to make nice looking instruments and I’d say the clocks on the Satelis are as classy, crisp and clear as on any other bike or scooter on the market. They’re just so good looking and useable with their white fascias and crystal clear display that they put the lack lustre efforts of the other manufacturers to shame. To help keep the Satelis as rigid on the road as possible Peugeot use 40mm forks up front and four position adjustable twin rear shocks. The shocks work with Peugeots Dual Swinging Linkage (DSL) engine mounting system to give great handling characteristics and it seems to work. The Piaggio derived engine is fuel injected and has plenty of power (38bhp) both from a standing start and in the mid range. It’ll hit just over an indicated 100mph and those few extra cc’s are noticeable over the Majesty and Burgman. Even at high speed the excellent chassis feels solid and stable and the scooter didn’t seem to suffer quite as badly as the other three in the wind. Everything on the Satelis looks well put together and is finished perfectly. Perhaps Keywords: 2010 Peugeot Satelis RS 500, Joe Dick, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Peugeot, Satelis RS500, Twist & Go
WD600595@044 Gp Test Sateli Peugeot Satelis RS 500 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £4699 (OTR including £800 discount) [TEXT] I was the first person in the country to ride the Satelis 500 at its’ UK launch a few years ago and I loved the scooter back then. Even now the scooter still looks as good as it did – better in fact thanks to this special RS version. Peugeot know how to build a good-looking scooter and this one is no exception. The obvious difference to the standard Satelis is the black paintwork with contrasting red trim, but it also comes with conventional brakes, as opposed to the ‘Executive’ model with ABS (a fact that helps to make the RS as sporty as it looks and save a few quid). With twin 260mm discs up front and a single 240mm disc at the rear, stopping is never going to be a problem; in fact the brakes are a little bit too sharp until you get used to them and it’s quite easy to lock the wheels if you use them in anger. Peugeot know how to make nice looking instruments and I’d say the clocks on the Satelis are as classy, crisp and clear as on any other bike or scooter on the market. They’re just so good looking and useable with their white fascias and crystal clear display that they put the lack lustre efforts of the other manufacturers to shame. To help keep the Satelis as rigid on the road as possible Peugeot use 40mm forks up front and four position adjustable twin rear shocks. The shocks work with Peugeots Dual Swinging Linkage (DSL) engine mounting system to give great handling characteristics and it seems to work. The Piaggio derived engine is fuel injected and has plenty of power (38bhp) both from a standing start and in the mid range. It’ll hit just over an indicated 100mph and those few extra cc’s are noticeable over the Majesty and Burgman. Even at high speed the excellent chassis feels solid and stable and the scooter didn’t seem to suffer quite as badly as the other three in the wind. Everything on the Satelis looks well put together and is finished perfectly. Perhaps Keywords: 2010 Peugeot Satelis RS 500, Joe Dick, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Peugeot, Satelis RS500, Twist & Go

MORTONS ARCHIVE > John Surtees Collection (3 files)

J S 0134 John Surtees takes viewers for a ride when the BBC's television programme 'Lets go motor cycling with world champion John Surtees.' This was done at Oulton Park in August 1957 Keywords: John Surtees, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Social
J S 0148 Time to relax John Surtees with this family Keywords: John Surtees, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Social
J S 0149 John Surtees seeks success in the motor car racing, this was his Formula II Cooper Keywords: John Surtees, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Social

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection (112 files)

A collection of images from our vast archive depicting motorcycles and motorcycling lifestyle from the early 1900's through to the present day.
06 no line 1963 Dragon Rally in a snow cover North Wales, the snow and sleet didn't spoil the fun for this group of riders. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, greetings card
BS0000003 Barry Sheene team were presented the new DAF truck which will put the team on the road throughout the world this season. Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
BS0000005 Barry Sheene - This is your Life. Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
BSA129a One of many attempted rebirths - this would seem to be the 'Budgie', a Small Heath-built updated Bantam. Keywords: BSA, BSA Bookazine, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, motor cycle, motorcycle, The Scrapbook Series
BSA19A This sporting life, 1925. Keywords: BSA, BSA Bookazine, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, motor cycle, motorcycle, The Scrapbook Series
Eynsford-Kent Sunday visitors to the usually quite backwater of Eynsord in Kent regularly transform the picturesque village into this scene of activity. Keywords: 1955, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motor Cycle, Scenic
GB0000023 A corner of one of the car parks - showing the tightly packed machines of some of the many thousands of spectators. Scenes like this are a feature of Clubman's Day at Brooklands. Keywords: Brooklands, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GCC0000001 Gymkhana fun - everyone eggs her on. This event was organised by the Greenwich Club. Keywords: Clubs and Cafe, Greenwich Club, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GCR0000001 Water splashes were fairly common along the highways of the pre-Kaiser War era. This picture was taken in Yorkshire. Keywords: Club Rallies etc., Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GCR0000003 59 Club, Reverend Bill Shergold - Norton Atlas mounted - fronts a run by this popular London motorcycle club. Keywords: Club Rallies etc., Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Norton
GCR0000003 copy 59 Club, Reverend Bill Shergold - Norton Atlas mounted - fronts a run by this popular London motorcycle club. Keywords: Club Rallies etc., Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Norton
GCR0000006 What, one wonders, is the Church coming to... This is a passion play, in the final stages of rehearsal, at St. James' in Kidbrooke, Kent. It was performed with a cast of 250 young people. The bikes provide the backing for "one of the dramatic moments in the play". Keywords: Club Rallies etc., Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GCR0000006 copy What, one wonders, is the Church coming to... This is a passion play, in the final stages of rehearsal, at St. James' in Kidbrooke, Kent. It was performed with a cast of 250 young people. The bikes provide the backing for "one of the dramatic moments in the play". Keywords: Club Rallies etc., Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GCR0000007 Early on Sunday morning the roads were wet through, the rain had stopped when this group checked in at the Chester control. Keywords: Club Rallies etc., Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GCR0000007 copy Early on Sunday morning the roads were wet through, the rain had stopped when this group checked in at the Chester control. Keywords: Club Rallies etc., Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GDR0000005 The clerk of the weather obliged with snow as the rallyists trekked homeward. This wintry scene is near Llangollen. Keywords: Dragon Rally, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GDR0000006 Always a humorist, Bill Thacker is a bit lighthearted about his bikes. This one, which he rode to the Dragon Rally, is a masterly hybrid: AJS front fork and wheel; Arial frame and rear wheel; Norton 16H engine. Cost about £10 for the lot! Keywords: AJS, Ariel, Dragon Rally, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Norton
General70 Seeley Suzuki twins like this Barry Sheene version would qualify for a 1970s two-stroke 500cc class 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
General78 'This is your life' Eamonn Andrews chats to Barry Sheene with the big red book in his hand. Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
GFR0000001 This weeks burning topic: "should MCC events be open to lady competitors?". Keywords: Female Riders, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Gloves General Clothes15 A good pair of gloves is esssential to the everyday rider in our climate. This design is from Eddie Dow and range from 30s upwards to about £4 back in December 1968 Keywords: Lewis Leathers, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
GM0000002 There's nothing like being prepared, and in the Army's Eastern Command Trial in June 1938, competitors had to tackle some observed sections while wearing gas masks. This is the RASC team, on 550 cc side-valve Triumphs and 350cc ohv G3 Matchlesses, led by Cpl. H. Morley, at Chobham Ridge. Keywords: 350cc, 500cc, Matchless, Military, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Triumph
GM0000025 The sidecar outfir, equipped with a machine gun, mentioned by "ARJ" in a letter on this page. Keywords: Military, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GM0000026 This smart looking NFS despatch rider attracted the attention of members of the American forces when they visited London's Fire Service Headquarters. Keywords: Military, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GM0000028 In Holland just before the invasion. The grim reality of warfare now replaces ceremonial parades such as shown in this picture, note the unusual tircar. Keywords: Military, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GMR0000001 Hat decoration has gone to his head. Should think that the weight of this collection is a bit much, though. Keywords: Mods and Rockers, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GMR0000007 A real master piece! But a short lived one - this 1.5 cwt birthday cake was gobbled up at the 59 Club last Saturday. The cake a faithful replica of Brands, was baked by Arthur Keen, of Cranbrook Kent. Fiddly work, the icing was left to well - known cake artist "Jiminy", of the Crimony Company, Twickenham. Complete down to the pits, railings and controll tower (there's even "oil" on the track!) the cake was 48in long, 28in wide and 12in deep. Keywords: 59 Club, Mods and Rockers, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GMR0000016 This impressive Harley-Davidson outfit came all the way from Essen in Germany. Keywords: Harley-Davidson, Mods and Rockers, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GMR0000019 Dig that clobber! This picture is not, as you may imagine, from Brooklyn but from Fulham, London, and shows a member of the Harly Davidson Riders' Club preparing for an outing. Here is leathered, cameraed and light-metered Trevor Butts on leave from the Army. Keywords: Harly Davidson Riders' Club, Mods and Rockers, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GP0000014 Soviet leaders go to the palace. General view of the scene at Buckingham Palace this morning when the Soviet Leaders arrived. 14/4/1956. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Police
GP0000016 Getting their final orders. Some of the Police Motorcyclists receiving their final instructions on the course this morning, to cope with traffic jams. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Police, Triumph
GP0000019 Very smart turn out, is it not? The snapshot was taken at the Brighton Speed Trials, where this mobile and his White-helmeted policeman pillion passenger, assisted in the organisation. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Police, Sunbeam
GP0000020 H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester inspecting the police escort at Adelaide during his Australian tour. This smart and efficient force is equipped with Ariel "Square Four" machines. Keywords: Ariel, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Police
GPB0000002 They didn't know it at the time but these Glamorgan policemen are looking at a machine which forms the basis of BSA's two new high-performance models, the Cyclone and Lightning. The machine in this picture is the 'export only' Royal Star available only in America. Keywords: BSA, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Police Bikes
GPB0000006 The motor cycle escort - seen outside Buckingham Palace as they wait for the Soviet leaders to leave this morning, 19/4/1956. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Police Bikes, Triumph
GPB0000008 Inspector R. Beardwell, with motorcycle, discussing last minute arrangements with assistant commissioner J. L. Waldron, at Crystal Palace this afternoon. 26/8/1959. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Police Bikes, Triumph
GPB0000013 London Mounted Police were recently put on duty as an experiment. This officer's signals suggest that he is conducting an orchestra - but perhaps the real reason is that the fair enquirer is Mlle Jouve, the seventeen year old "beauty queen" of Paris. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Police Bikes
GPOMB0000002 Envious eyes were cast on this youthful telegraph boy by his pedal cycle friends when this new idea was tried out in Leeds yesterday. 2/2/1933. Keywords: BSA, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Post Office
GPOMB0000003 Last call of this round. Colin checks that the address is correct, under the eye of the hall porter, Worcestershire Hotel, Droitwich. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Post Office
GPOMB0000004 The message boy will deliver telegrams more quickly than ever with the aid of Cyclemaster - "the magic wheel that wings your heel". This wheel fits any 26" cycle; embodies a 2-stroke engine; costs £25 fitted, and does 300 mpg. Keywords: Cyclemaster, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Post Office
GR0000005 The best kept outfit of any make or type was this Ariel and Swallow owned by J. Marshall. Keywords: Ariel, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Rallies
GR0000011 This group of lads - members of Bill Shergold's 59 Club - gave up their Saturday afternoon recently to distribute posters for Christian Aid Week. On the church steps is the Rev. Austen Williams, vicar of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Keywords: 59 Club, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Rallies
GRR0000004 A festival with the participation of 1500 athletes took place at the Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, to mark the opening of the summer season. This photo shows the central view of the stadium. May 1955, Moscow. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Russian Road Racing
GRS0000003 A motorcycle race took place in Kursk. 80 motorcyclists from the Moscow Oblast, the cities of Krasnodar, Tula, Rostov, Lipetzk, Kursk, Kharkov completed for championship in this 60km race through highlt broken country. May 1959, Moscow. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Russian Scrambling
GS0000032 Of the many ancient lock-ups in the country,and there are many, this one at Wheatley, Oxfordshire, is one of the most curious looking buildings. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic
GS0000035 A breath of spring for the early tourist. This picturesque lane near Bovey Trecay was one of many scenes to delight the author. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic
GS0000039 Almost like Elizabethan London. where housewives chatted across the street. But this is in Chartres, France. The spires in the background belong to the cathedral. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic
GS0000041 This imposing, lion-topped gateway being inspected by the sidecar crew leads to the ancestral home of the Frewen family, near Northiam, Sussex. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic
GS0000046 This picturesque corner of Thruxton village, Wiltshire, is passed by many visitors to the Ashton Combine Road Race meetings on the nearby Aerodrome. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic
GS0000050 A stop was made at Pevensey. near Eastbourne. This is the old Mint House, a 600-year-old cottage which was once the home of a famous 16th century physician. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic
GS0000051 At the base of San Jacinto with the Clevelands. This mountain rises to a height of 10,805 feet. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic
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
GS0000056 This view, from the top of Lower Street, Dittisham, looking towards Stoke Gabriel, shows the Dart in the middle distance. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic
GS0000070 A scene familiar to tourists to Snowdonia - this old stagecoach is labelled Bodmin - Okehampton and passes its retirement at Tyn-y-Coed. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic
GS0000074 At this time of year the countryside assumes a new attraction. This shot was taken at Water End, Hertfordshire. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic
GS0000082 Recent winds have no doubt been tugging at the sails of this windmill in White Roding, Essex, but all is no avail - the ancient landmark is no longer in use. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic
GS0000085 Many of the roads run through limestone dales. This is Eyam Dale. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic
GS0000090 Rye. "a fascinating little town." This picture is of Mermaid Street; the inn on the right was once the haunt of smugglers, Sussex. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic
GSS0000015 Testing never stops - not at Triumphs, anyway. This tester is doing his stuff alongside a freak snowdrift on the Meriden - Fillingley road, not far from the factory. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic, Snow Scene, Triumph
GSS0000034 In spite of bad weather work must go on and in no shere is this more true than in farming. This picture taken during recent snowfalls on the Cobham-Byfleet road shows a tractor hauling a load of winter feed. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic, Snow Scene
GSS0000050 Upward, ever upward along the highest road in Britain. This shot was taken near the 2,000 ft contour. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic, Snow Scene
GSS0000051 This hard-packed frozen snow is a more serious matter. Wheel grip is scarcely better then that on black ice - but at least you can see what you're riding on. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic, Snow Scene
GSS0000071 This sort of surface is easy. A heavy snowfall is thawing and rapidly becoming slush and water. The rider in this shot is footing because he has just started away from rest not because he is in trouble. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic, Snow Scene
GSS0000085 Something like a trail! A good idea for the weather conditions in which the South Liverpool Club's Cup Trial was held may be gained from this view of the start at the Loggerheads (North Wales). And bad weather had already caused one postponement! Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic, Snow Scene
GWR0000038 Miss Florrie Richards, age sixteen years, said to be the first lady motor cyclist on Nottingham. Miss Richards has been a motor cyclist for two years. Her present mount is a 2.5 h.p. Elswick; on this she has ridden as much as 200 miles a day. She is particularly clever in traffic, and often drives her father out in a Sun-Precision and sidecar. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Women Riders
GWR0000040 The 6 h.p. Enfield sidecar on the road. This machine has proved an admirable outfit for a lady to handle where power is needed. Its two-speed gear is probably the simplest type fitted to a powerful mount. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Women Riders
GWR0000042 The wife or fiancee of a motor cyclist is wise indeed who learns to handle a motor cycle. What can be nicer than to get out on the open road whilst the husband is at business, instead of waiting got him to take the machine out at weekends? This sidecar illustrated is a Lea - Francis, on a Kentish road. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Women Riders
Mermaid-Street,-Rye Rye. "a fascinating little town." This picture is of Mermaid Street; the inn on the right was once the haunt of smugglers, Sussex. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic
Police Bike 010 Lightweight motorcycles for police beat duty in the fight against crime in London, for use by Scotland Yard's new 'lightweight squad.' This shows the policeman undergoing training on the lightweight motorcycles at the Hendon Police Training College in 1957. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Police
Rem Fowler 1911 The first TT held on the Mountain Course was in 1911; this is Rem Fowler, on a New Hudson, on Mountain mile. Keywords: 1911 TT, Action, Mar 11, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Hudson, The Classic MotorCycle
sco238p78 "Taken in February 1966, this pictures shows one Vivian Jones (aged 16), taking part in Moto Baldet’s ‘Scooter & Holiday Show’ in a town hall, presumably near the shop in Northampton." Keywords: Apr 06, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scootering
sco246p74 "This is the Vespa Club of Great Britain Rally to Woburn Abbey in the summer of 1957" Keywords: Dec 06, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scootering
Sheenebookazine21 Sheene tucks behind the screen of his Seeley-framed TR500 Suzuki and pushes the twin-cylinder engine up to its 8000rpm red line. This shot was taken at the Hutchinson 100 on 8 August 1971. The previous weekend he had won his third 125 GP of the season at Imatra. A few weeks later he broke a wrist in a crash at Hengelo in Holland - the first of many bones he was to break during his 14 years as a GP racer. If the World Championships had been scored the way they are now he would have taken the 125 title that year, his first as a professional racer. Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Sheene
Sheenebookazine31 Barry began messing about on trials bikes after buying a Triumph Tiger Cub from future British sidecar champion Mick Boddice when they were both about 12 or 13 years old. The Cub was replaced by a Bultaco Sherpa when Barry began entering Kent club trials. This shot of him messing about at Snetterton on 13 October 1968 was taken shortly after he got back to Britain after acting as GP mechanic that season for Lewis 'Del Boy' Young. (You tube) Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Nick Nicholls, Nick Nicholls Collection at Mortons Archive, Sheene
Sheenebookazine32 For most of the 60s the famous Sheene was dad Frank. Although a top two-stroke tuner, it was still only a sideline. Nine to five he worked as a maintenance engineer at the Royal College of Surgeons. This shot of him on a 50cc Itom-based Sheene Special was taken at the college in Holborn where the family had a flat and Barry spent his childhood. (You Tube) Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Sheene
Sheenebookazine34 The tucked in style of Sheene during his apprenticeship years. This shot was taken of him racing a 125 Bultaco at Snetterton in August 1969. Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Nick Nicholls Collection at Mortons Archive, Sheene
Sheenebookazine46 The slip that cost 20,000. That was the bonus on offer to anyone who could win all six 1982 US v UK Match races. Sheene won five but this happened at Mallory - jammed steering at the hairpin. He picked the bike up but Roger Marshall had already nipped ahead and Sheene finished second. Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Sheene
Sheenebookazine57 A few weeks after his Daytona crash, Sheene bought himself this second-hand Rolls-Royce to cheer himself up. The famous personalised Barry Sheene racing plate followed. This picture was taken at the Match Races at Brands in April 1975. American rider Dave Aldana is the back seat passenger and the driver is Merv Wright, who moved from America to Britain to manage the Texaco Heron Team Suzuki squad the following year. If the picture had been taken a few minutes and few miles down the road it would have captured Aldana introducing the drivers of Kent to the American practice of mooning. Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Nick Nicholls Collection at Mortons Archive, Sheene
Sheenebookazine59 Sheene's first full season as a works Suzuki rider saw him fall out with team-mate Stan Woods (pictured right) when he tried to commandeer his bike to help him win the FIM F750 title. This 1975 shot also features team-manager Rex White (left), alongside chief technician Martyn Ogborne, fellow works rider John Newbold and, with the mechanics, Frank Sheene. Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Sheene
Sheenebookazine66 Would you believe a worm could derail this TR750? Sheene claimed that's what happened at a tyre testing session at Silverstone in 1973 when he dumped the bike at high speed. Despite the spill, he still went on to win the MCN Superbike series at Brands. Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Nick Nicholls Collection at Mortons Archive, Sheene
Sheene 045 Start line shot from OLiver's Mount Scarborough there are man familiar riders in this line up Pat Hennen, Steve Parrish, Barry Bitchburn, Barry Sheene to name a few Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scarborough
Sheene 046 Start line shot from OLiver's Mount Scarborough there are man familiar riders in this line up Pat Hennen, Steve Parrish, Barry Bitchburn, Barry Sheene to name a few Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scarborough
Sheene 047 Start line shot from OLiver's Mount Scarborough there are man familiar riders in this line up Pat Hennen, Steve Parrish, Barry Bitchburn, Barry Sheene to name a few Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scarborough
Sheene 049 Start line shot from OLiver's Mount Scarborough there are man familiar riders in this line up Pat Hennen, Steve Parrish, Barry Bitchburn, Barry Sheene to name a few Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scarborough
TCM CAL 2011 09 “Fill her up” is the command from this rider of a 1955 BSA Shooting Star. Keywords: BSA A7/A10 Twins, Ex. guard book, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Motor Cycle
Triumph bookazine031 'Find this please'. Despatch riders' trial, September 1922. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, The Scrapbook Series, Triumph
Triumph bookazine146 Dave Croxford - partnered by Alex George - won the 1975 Production TT on 'Slippery Sam', the famous racing Trident. 'Sam' was a TT winner five times in a row, this year the last. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, The Scrapbook Series, Triumph
WD340247@SC Centre Spread The Singing Nun was a 1966 'semi-biographical' film about the like of Jeanine Deckers (aka Sisiter Luc Gabriel), a Belgian nun who recorded a chart topping song in 1963 'Dominique'. This is a promotional photograph of the time (riding a Lambretta Li Series 3 with an apparently loose side panel), and was discribed as a 'work of fiction' by the nun herself. Keywords: 2008, Centrespreads, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering
WD34150@FAO - 12 Charlie was still actively riding his products in the years after WWII, as this 1949 shot from the Pioneer Run illustrates. Keywords: From the archive, May 05, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle, The racing Colliers
WD34160@FAO - 14 'Mr. Charlie' passed away in 1954 just three weeks after this photo was taken. Keywords: From the archive, May 05, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle, The racing Colliers
WD349087@Centre s Scooterin Back in the day, Lambretta Concessionaires actively supported owners carrying out their own maintenance on their scooters, either through local dealers, or even specialist staff from HQ attending club meetings. The photograph is dated 19.03.59 which if correct suggests that the Series 1 Lambretta was well established by now (note the diagrams on the wall behind), so maybe this class in the London area was for 'shaft drive' models only? Keywords: 2008, Centrespreads, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering
WD434936@Centre Spread From teh snow covered Elephant Rally held in Germany in January 1967 comes this photograph of a Zundapp Bella anda sidecar outfit. Apparently there was a door in the elephant's back side to allow the passenger to gain entry! Keywords: 2008, Centrespreads, December, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD502251@Centre Spread Aug0 This picture from April 1953 shows a Danish radio reporter Mrs Elizabeth Jorgensen and her brother Erik Thrane, a film cameraman, at the start of their successful journey by Vespa scooter from Copenhagen to India. Keywords: Aug 09, Centrespreads, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering
WD513453@Scoot DPS Oct09 Three-wheeled vehicles are nothing new, this picture was taken in 1952. Keywords: Centrespreads, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Oct 09, Scootering
WD549832@Centre Spread This picture was from Motor Cycle 17th March 1960showing a showroom in Birmingham. Keywords: 2010, Centrespreads, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering
WD600531@Forsale 1 Prepared for the TT is this 1953 Manx Norton represented state-of-the-art GP machinery in the early 50s. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Norton, Oct 2010, Old Bike Mart
XGB0000001 Honda's PRO, Allan Robinson, says this is one of the tough assignments he has to do in his job. Dianne Minassian is all ready to abandon ship on her Monkey Bike during the Boat Show at Earls Court. Keywords: Ex GB, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGB0000006 Wouldn't you like one of these 360cc CZ Scramblers, valued at about £500 each? This picture was taken at the Swiss 500cc Moto Cross GP at Payerne where Czech machines took the first 11 places. In the background is one of the BSAs. Keywords: Ex GB, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGB0000013 Typical scene at a Dunlop depots in Austria. Depots like this are familiar to all big-time riders. Keywords: Ex GB, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGB0000015 Start of the French 125cc GP. This year the French classic is on Sunday, May 29 - and the day after is Whit Monday, so you could see it in a weekend. Keywords: Ex GB, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGB0000017 That famous Honda two-fifty four in a typical Australian setting. This is in 1962, the second season Carruthers rode it. He has lost count of the number of races the bike has won. Keywords: Ex GB, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
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
XGB0000021 Arthur Morton's picture captures the grandeur and excitement of touring in Northern Norway. This shot was taken on the pass over to Geiranger. Because of the extreme climate, most Norwegian mountain roads are dirt surfaced. Keywords: Ex GB, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGB0000024 This unusual shot taken at the Finnish 500cc Moto-Cross Grand Prix shows some of the switvhback, sandy going of the circuit near Helsinki. Leading rider is the Finn, Olavi Hokkanen (CZ) and close behind him is Mogens Pederson (Hedlund) of Denmark. Keywords: Ex GB, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGB0000032 Out of luck, or out of steam? so far this season, Max Deubel (BMW) and passenger Emil Horner have managed no better than second or third places behind Fritz Scheidegger's BMW. Seen here in the Dutch GP, they tramp on to second place. Keywords: Ex GB, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBE640000023 Russia and Scandinavia are not the only places where ice racing is popular. This shot shows Horst Leitner performing an Austria. His Honda tyres are armoured with two-inch spikes. Keywords: Ex GB 1964, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBE650000005 Definately not the place to have to kick-start a motor bike. Still, this is no Crewe main line! Yamaha Eighty. Keywords: Ex GB 1965, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBE650000020 Upswept bars provide more than usual comfort on this Ducati. The bike is light and handleable. 249cc Ducati Daytona GT. Keywords: Ex GB 1965, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL650000013 Is this the most talked about motor bike in Britain? The Brighton fans gloat over the sensational Honda four-fifty twin. Keywords: Ex GB 1965, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL650000021 On his way to winning the 250cc ACU Star, Dave Simmonds (Honda) raises the spray for the opposition. Later, he fell at this spot while leading the 125cc Race. Keywords: Ex GB 1965, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL650000025 Unfair competition! Well, can you imagine a British manufacturer providing a swimsuit - clad beauty with everything now model? Truth is, this model is Betty Smatt from Jamaica. A professional swimmer, she has saved her cents for this model - a 1966 Harley-Davidson Electra-Glide. She will use it, as she did her 1960 Duo-Glide, to take her on spear fishing trips. Where are your flippers! Keywords: Ex GB 1965, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection > From our issues - motorcycles (271 files)

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001 cover D80 3557 Another man's cause - The Falklads War is the theme on this Lambretta Jet 200 Keywords: 2014, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scootering
001 Cover Vincent 1950 Vincent Touring Rapide - A Vincent V-twin is an eye catching machine in normal circumstances - this red one is even more so. Keywords: 2012, Cover, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, The Classic MotorCycle
001 POSTER 001 The Lambretta TV175 didn't arrive in the UK until 1958. This photograph was taken during a road test which was published in Motor Cycling in February of that year. Keywords: 2013, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering
001 POSTER 002 The British public got their first chance to view the new Lambretta Li at the Earls Court Show in November 1958, where this cutaway model was displayed to show everyone its inner workings. Keywords: 2013, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering
002-003 DSC 0197 Built by Arrow Tech, this racing Arrow has thousands of putnds worth of work on the engine alone. Keywords: 2014, Ariel, Joe Dick, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Old Bike Mart, Stafford Show
004 Archive 01 Douglas Special 1931 596cc overhead valve twin formed the basis for this well engineered sidecar outfit. Keywords: 2013, Archive piece, August, Classic Bike Guide, Douglas, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
004 Archive 02 Douglas Special 1931 596cc overhead valve twin formed the basis for this well engineered sidecar outfit. Keywords: 2013, Archive piece, August, Classic Bike Guide, Douglas, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
004 Archive 03 Douglas Special 1931 596cc overhead valve twin formed the basis for this well engineered sidecar outfit. Keywords: 2013, Archive piece, August, Classic Bike Guide, Douglas, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
006 A18 Three men and a lady apparently, the owner of this Matchless outfit overtook the two soldiers and a lady walking to a country station, one of the men being trench bound after seven days' leave. The sidecar owner insisted on taking the trio the remainder of their journey, a distance of two and a half miles. Keywords: AJS and Matchless Scrapbook, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
006 Archive Yamaha TD1B 01 The cost of racing? Earls Court Show 1966 on the Yamaha stands was this TD1B Keywords: 2013, Archive Shot, Classic Racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nov/Dec
006 Classic Archive 01 A dog's life - Mans best friend helping to work on this side-valve Model 7 from 1930 or 1931 Keywords: 2015, August, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
006 Classic Archive 01 A dog's life - Mans best friend helping to work on this side-valve Model 7 from 1930 or 1931 Keywords: 2015, August, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
008 road P1030880 This railway bridge at Camlough was used to transport stone from a nearby quarry to waiting boats. Keywords: 2015, Issue, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scooter, Scootering
010 3440 Bristol Show February 2014 - Best in Show was this Sans-Sou-Pap Keywords: 2014, April, Classic Bike Guide, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
016 letters 2 The Villiers-powered Baker, this one dated to 1927. Keywords: 2014, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, October, The Classic MotorCycle
017 archive Classic Scootering Lambretta 1962 02 This picture was taken during their ride to the Lambretta Rally in Istanbul in 1962. At the top of the Simplon Pass in the Swiss Alps are Derek Guy of Lambretta Concessionsires (and secretary of the British Lambretta Owners Associatio) sat on a Lambretta Rallymaster, with David Clements (who presumably rode the Series 2 Li parked behind). Keywords: 2014, February, From the archive, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scootering
018 Off-road show 5 Classic Off-road and Racing Show ar Telford - Five of the best Ron Langston machineswere on display - this 500T Norton and HS Ariel Keywords: 2014, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
020 BikeShed (1) In the Shed ... Old, new custom, classic its all there at the BikeShed event, this year held on May 22-24. Keywords: 2015, August, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
020 BikeShed (2) In the Shed ... Old, new custom, classic its all there at the BikeShed event, this year held on May 22-24. Keywords: 2015, August, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
020 BikeShed (3) In the Shed ... Old, new custom, classic its all there at the BikeShed event, this year held on May 22-24. Trackmaster-framed Triumph. Keywords: 2015, August, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
020 BikeShed (4) In the Shed ... Old, new custom, classic its all there at the BikeShed event, this year held on May 22-24. Updated bevel V-twin Ducati looks the part. Keywords: 2015, August, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
020 BikeShed (5) In the Shed ... Old, new custom, classic its all there at the BikeShed event, this year held on May 22-24. A unit Triumph with grider forks, rigid frame and a bicycle saddle. Keywords: 2015, August, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
020 BikeShed (6) In the Shed ... Old, new custom, classic its all there at the BikeShed event, this year held on May 22-24. BSA A7. Keywords: 2015, August, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
020 Bristol show (1) This petrol tank was on the 'blown New Imp V-twin that Ginger Wood rode at Brooklands Keywords: 2015, April, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
020 Stafford show (12) Special Stafford - This Vincent Comet was for sale outside Keywords: 2015, April, Joe Dick, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Stafford Show, The Classic MotorCycle
020 Telford off-road show (6) Off-road enthusiasm a the Telford Classic Dirt Bike Show - Though not a dirt bike, this 490cc Norton side-valve was welcome at the show Keywords: 2015, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
020 Telford off-road show (8) Off-road enthusiasm a the Telford Classic Dirt Bike Show - This trials Villiers-engined Francis-Barnett Keywords: 2015, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
022 BID DON NOYS 01 August 1960: Don Moya (or rather off) his Lambretta demonstrating how to corner faster than his machine, having just taken avoiding action. He remounted to finish third in this particular race. Keywords: Back in the day, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooter, Scooterist Scene
022 Letters 01 Ernie Searle was successful in speed events on his tuned pushrod Nortons this was taken at Lowestoft in 1928. Keywords: 2015, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
022 Sidecars04 This image was from a 1963 issue of Motor Cycle, the Watsonian Avon sidecar is attached to Albert G Young's 1949 Triumph Tiger 100. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Sidecar, Triumph
024 ARCHIVE 01 A passion for headaches - This is the Idris Evans 875cc Impudent outfit, at Brands Hatch in May 1967. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Retrospective
024 Banbury Run (9) VMCC Banbury Run 2015 - Jon Cooper pushes his recently-purchased pride-and-joy, this beautiful 350cc 1929 ohc AJS M7 Keywords: 2015, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, September, The Classic MotorCycle
024 Bonhams - 2 Bonhams auction at Stafford April 2015 - this is what a £43,300 Coventry Eagle Flying 8 kit, with JAP four-valve (Side-valve) engine, looks like. Keywords: 2015, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
026 ARCHIVE SCOTT TRIAL 3 Scotts were water-cooled to begin with. This rider clearly felt that some extra cooling was needed. Keywords: Classic Dirt Bike, Issue 33, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
026 ARCHIVE SCOTT TRIAL 4 Scott course plotting was difficuilt enough, as this image from 1927 shows. Keywords: Classic Dirt Bike, Issue 33, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
026 ARCHIVE SCOTT TRIAL 6 A typically Scott scene from the early 1950's possibly 1951 as this looks like Jeff Smith on his Norton in the stream Keywords: Classic Dirt Bike, Issue 33, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
026 D80 9405 Top twin The Rocket Gold Star can lay claim to being BSA's best-ever twin cylinder model. This was the end of the pre-unit twin line in 1962. Keywords: 2014, BSA, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Rocket Gold Star, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
026 D80 9432 Top twin The Rocket Gold Star can lay claim to being BSA's best-ever twin cylinder model. This was the end of the pre-unit twin line in 1962. Keywords: 2014, BSA, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Rocket Gold Star, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
026 D80 9434 Top twin The Rocket Gold Star can lay claim to being BSA's best-ever twin cylinder model. This was the end of the pre-unit twin line in 1962. Keywords: 2014, BSA, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Rocket Gold Star, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
026 D80 9441 Top twin The Rocket Gold Star can lay claim to being BSA's best-ever twin cylinder model. This was the end of the pre-unit twin line in 1962. Keywords: 2014, BSA, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Rocket Gold Star, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
026 D80 9460 Top twin The Rocket Gold Star can lay claim to being BSA's best-ever twin cylinder model. This was the end of the pre-unit twin line in 1962. Keywords: 2014, BSA, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Rocket Gold Star, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
026 D80 9467 Top twin The Rocket Gold Star can lay claim to being BSA's best-ever twin cylinder model. This was the end of the pre-unit twin line in 1962. Keywords: 2014, BSA, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Rocket Gold Star, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
028 D80 6446 Top twin The Rocket Gold Star can lay claim to being BSA's best-ever twin cylinder model. This was the end of the pre-unit twin line in 1962. Keywords: 2014, BSA, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Rocket Gold Star, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
028 D80 6453 Top twin The Rocket Gold Star can lay claim to being BSA's best-ever twin cylinder model. This was the end of the pre-unit twin line in 1962. Keywords: 2014, BSA, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Rocket Gold Star, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
028 D80 6492 Top twin The Rocket Gold Star can lay claim to being BSA's best-ever twin cylinder model. This was the end of the pre-unit twin line in 1962. Keywords: 2014, BSA, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Rocket Gold Star, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
028 Triumph3TD80 1871 Forgotten Triumph - Now largely unremembered, the postwar 350cc Triumph twin has plenty to recommend it. This pair of 350cc Triumphs are pretty much everything one (or two) could want in a classic. a 3TA ans a Twenty One. Owners Peter Rosenthal and partner Rowena. Keywords: 2015, January, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle, Triumph
028 Triumph 3T (1) Forgotten Triumph - Now largely unremembered, the postwar 350cc Triumph twin has plenty to recommend it. This pair of 350cc Triumphs are pretty much everything one (or two) could want in a classic. a 3TA ans a Twenty One. Owners Peter Rosenthal and partner Rowena. Keywords: 2015, January, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle, Triumph
028 Triumph 3T (10) Forgotten Triumph - Now largely unremembered, the postwar 350cc Triumph twin has plenty to recommend it. This pair of 350cc Triumphs are pretty much everything one (or two) could want in a classic. a 3TA ans a Twenty One. Owners Peter Rosenthal and partner Rowena. Keywords: 2015, January, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle, Triumph
028 Triumph 3T (11) Forgotten Triumph - Now largely unremembered, the postwar 350cc Triumph twin has plenty to recommend it. This pair of 350cc Triumphs are pretty much everything one (or two) could want in a classic. a 3TA ans a Twenty One. Owners Peter Rosenthal and partner Rowena. Keywords: 2015, January, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle, Triumph
028 Triumph 3T (12) Forgotten Triumph - Now largely unremembered, the postwar 350cc Triumph twin has plenty to recommend it. This pair of 350cc Triumphs are pretty much everything one (or two) could want in a classic. a 3TA ans a Twenty One. Owners Peter Rosenthal and partner Rowena. Keywords: 2015, January, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle, Triumph
028 Triumph 3T (13) Forgotten Triumph - Now largely unremembered, the postwar 350cc Triumph twin has plenty to recommend it. This pair of 350cc Triumphs are pretty much everything one (or two) could want in a classic. a 3TA ans a Twenty One. Owners Peter Rosenthal and partner Rowena. Keywords: 2015, January, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle, Triumph
028 Triumph 3T (15) Forgotten Triumph - Now largely unremembered, the postwar 350cc Triumph twin has plenty to recommend it. This pair of 350cc Triumphs are pretty much everything one (or two) could want in a classic. a 3TA ans a Twenty One. Owners Peter Rosenthal and partner Rowena. Keywords: 2015, January, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle, Triumph
028 Triumph 3T (2) Forgotten Triumph - Now largely unremembered, the postwar 350cc Triumph twin has plenty to recommend it. This pair of 350cc Triumphs are pretty much everything one (or two) could want in a classic. a 3TA ans a Twenty One. Owners Peter Rosenthal and partner Rowena. Keywords: 2015, January, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle, Triumph
028 Triumph 3T (24) Forgotten Triumph - Now largely unremembered, the postwar 350cc Triumph twin has plenty to recommend it. This pair of 350cc Triumphs are pretty much everything one (or two) could want in a classic. a 3TA ans a Twenty One. Owners Peter Rosenthal and partner Rowena. James Robinson putting the Twenty one to the test. Keywords: 2015, January, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle, Triumph
028 Triumph 3T (6) Forgotten Triumph - Now largely unremembered, the postwar 350cc Triumph twin has plenty to recommend it. This pair of 350cc Triumphs are pretty much everything one (or two) could want in a classic. a 3TA ans a Twenty One. Owners Peter Rosenthal and partner Rowena. Keywords: 2015, January, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle, Triumph
028 Triumph 3T (7) Forgotten Triumph - Now largely unremembered, the postwar 350cc Triumph twin has plenty to recommend it. This pair of 350cc Triumphs are pretty much everything one (or two) could want in a classic. a 3TA ans a Twenty One. Owners Peter Rosenthal and partner Rowena. Keywords: 2015, January, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle, Triumph
028 Triumph 3T (8) Forgotten Triumph - Now largely unremembered, the postwar 350cc Triumph twin has plenty to recommend it. This pair of 350cc Triumphs are pretty much everything one (or two) could want in a classic. a 3TA ans a Twenty One. Owners Peter Rosenthal and partner Rowena. Keywords: 2015, January, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle, Triumph
028 Triumph 3T (9) Forgotten Triumph - Now largely unremembered, the postwar 350cc Triumph twin has plenty to recommend it. This pair of 350cc Triumphs are pretty much everything one (or two) could want in a classic. a 3TA ans a Twenty One. Owners Peter Rosenthal and partner Rowena. Keywords: 2015, January, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle, Triumph
028 Triumph 3T - Pete and Rowena (25) Forgotten Triumph - Now largely unremembered, the postwar 350cc Triumph twin has plenty to recommend it. This pair of 350cc Triumphs are pretty much everything one (or two) could want in a classic. a 3TA ans a Twenty One. Owners Peter Rosenthal and partner Rowena. Keywords: 2015, January, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle, Triumph
03 Superb steering and excellent brakes, was the tester's verdict on this Lambretta Li150. It certainly made some stop and think. Keywords: 1960, 2005, February, From our archive, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
030 CMMSuzukiGoose Suzuki Goose SG350, started to appear in catalogues in 1992,this one is a 348cc, air cooled, four-stroke single sohc, four valve Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, November, Suzuki
030 CMMSuzukiGoose 02 Suzuki Goose SG350, started to appear in catalogues in 1992,this one is a 348cc, air cooled, four-stroke single sohc, four valve Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, November, Suzuki
030 CMMSuzukiGoose 03 Suzuki Goose SG350, started to appear in catalogues in 1992,this one is a 348cc, air cooled, four-stroke single sohc, four valve Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, November, Suzuki
030 CMMSuzukiGoose 04 Suzuki Goose SG350, started to appear in catalogues in 1992,this one is a 348cc, air cooled, four-stroke single sohc, four valve Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, November, Suzuki
030 CMMSuzukiGoose 09 Suzuki Goose SG350, started to appear in catalogues in 1992,this one is a 348cc, air cooled, four-stroke single sohc, four valve Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, November, Suzuki
030 CMMSuzukiGoose 10 Suzuki Goose SG350, started to appear in catalogues in 1992,this one is a 348cc, air cooled, four-stroke single sohc, four valve Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, November, Suzuki
030 CMMSuzukiGoose 12 Suzuki Goose SG350, started to appear in catalogues in 1992,this one is a 348cc, air cooled, four-stroke single sohc, four valve Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, November, Suzuki
030 CMMSuzukiGoose 13 Suzuki Goose SG350, started to appear in catalogues in 1992,this one is a 348cc, air cooled, four-stroke single sohc, four valve Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, November, Suzuki
030 CMMSuzukiGoose 15 Suzuki Goose SG350, started to appear in catalogues in 1992,this one is a 348cc, air cooled, four-stroke single sohc, four valve Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, November, Suzuki
030 CMMSuzukiGoose 20 Suzuki Goose SG350, started to appear in catalogues in 1992,this one is a 348cc, air cooled, four-stroke single sohc, four valve Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, November, Suzuki
030 CMMSuzukiGoose 23 Suzuki Goose SG350, started to appear in catalogues in 1992,this one is a 348cc, air cooled, four-stroke single sohc, four valve Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, November, Suzuki
030 CMMSuzukiGoose 24 Suzuki Goose SG350, started to appear in catalogues in 1992,this one is a 348cc, air cooled, four-stroke single sohc, four valve Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, November, Suzuki
030 CMMSuzukiGoose 25 Suzuki Goose SG350, started to appear in catalogues in 1992,this one is a 348cc, air cooled, four-stroke single sohc, four valve Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, November, Suzuki
030 D80 3854 Suzuki Goose SG350, started to appear in catalogues in 1992,this one is a 348cc, air cooled, four-stroke single sohc, four valve Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, November, Suzuki
032 Archive South African sojorn, November 1965. A record crowd of 4000 congregated at Isipingo, near Durban South Africa, on Sunday, November 21, 1965 to watch British scramblers Derek Rickman and Jerry Scott comppletely dominate the lodal opposition when they competed in the second meeting of this South African tour. Keywords: 2013, Archive picture, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
033 Roger Replacement screen for BMW F650ST from Givi the owner is over the moon with this Keywords: 2015, January, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
036 D80 3431 Another man's cause - The Falklads War is the theme on this Lambretta Jet 200 Keywords: 2014, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scootering
036 D80 3542 Another man's cause - The Falklads War is the theme on this Lambretta Jet 200 Keywords: 2014, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scootering
038 BFTP Lamb Series 1 03 This photograph shows members of the Bromley Lambretta Club, aka The Innocents, at a local pageant or parade on, what would have been at the time three brand new TV175 Lambrettas. Keywords: 2013, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering
040 Goldie Pictorial 05 The BSA Gold Star in action - Jeff Smith putting this late model Goldie to the test in this muddy scramble Keywords: 2014, Classic Dirt Bike, Issue 31, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Off road
044 Helmets - 11 This face mask came straight from an episode of Monty Python Keywords: 2014, Classic Scooterist Scene, Feb/Mar, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Those were the days
046 B-I-D scooter jousting1 1965 looks like this could be a scooter rally? Keywords: 2015, Back in the day, Classic Scooterist Scene, June/July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
046 Back in the Day 1967 Joan Thorne of Bristol Lambretta Club ‘The Neptunes’, earns herself the title of ‘Scooter Girl’ at the 1967 Manx Scooter Rally, winning the Lycett Rose Bowl trophy. This wasn’t the first time Joan had won a competition, as she was crowned ‘Scooter Girl’ at the 1966 Earls Court Motorcycle Show. We don’t know any history in relation to ‘The Neptunes’ SC – perhaps someone out there can enlighten us? Keywords: Classic Scooterist Scene, Lambretta, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
050 1947 Roma Monte Mario hillclimb Villa at start 01 Gilera Saturno - Model History. Il 'Gold Star' Italiano (The Italian Gold Star) The 1947 Roma Mario Hillclimb; this is Ettore Villa (later the owner of our test machine) at the start. Keywords: 2013, January, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
050 Gilera Saturno 02 Gilera Saturno - Model History. The 1939 supercharged Gilera four; the design was bought from Rondine. This is the Ulster GP won by rider Dorino Serafini, at 100.03mph Keywords: 2013, January, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
050 Gilera Saturno 07 Gilera Saturno - Model History. Ant the last of the 'road racing' developments. This from 1954. Keywords: 2013, January, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
050 Norton at Daytona 01 This image will give you an idea of the 1937 Daytona beach course. Keywords: 2013, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
054 Bikes 01 This photo dates from 1932 and shows The Covered Wagon, one of a fleet of Motorcycle Delivery 'vans' operated by the Liverpool branch of Daily Bread Ltd. Keywords: 2014, Heritage Commercials, Heritage Commercials, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Sidecar
054 Bikes 03 If you're a motorcycle dealer, why not use a side car to deliver new Machines! This Leeds based outfit was Photographed in June 1925. Keywords: 2014, Heritage Commercials, Heritage Commercials, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Sidecar
054 Bikes 04 This fantastic photo, dates October 1924, shows some of the tools and spares carried by Triumph's own service outfits. Keywords: 2014, Heritage Commercials, Heritage Commercials, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Sidecar
054 Bikes 05 1931 saw this motorcycle 'mobile shop' take to the roads. It was used by greengrocer Bebe Bunting of Winchmore Hill, North London. Keywords: 2014, Heritage Commercials, Heritage Commercials, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Sidecar
054 Bikes 06 Royal Mail was also a user of sidecar outfits. This New Hudson dates from May 1914. Keywords: 2014, Heritage Commercials, Heritage Commercials, Mortons Media Group Ltd,Sidecar
054 Bikes 07 Some unusual bike-based commercials also appeared on the market, such as this unidentified machine from 1922. Keywords: 2014, Heritage Commercials, Heritage Commercials, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Sidecar
054 Bikes 10 Even heavy engineering firms used outfits, such as this 1924 Chater Lea Keywords: 2014, Heritage Commercials, Heritage Commercials, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Sidecar
054 Reg Everett 01 Its the man Inchley again this time giving Everett a hard time at Oulton Park. Keywords: 2013, Classic Racer, May/June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Reg Everett
054 Reg Everett 05 This time its TOm Phillips giving Reg a hard time. They are both Greeves mounted. Keywords: 2013, Classic Racer, May/June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Reg Everett
056 Brian Kemp 07 In this race Brain saw off the cream of 500cc aces as he heads for victory in front of Percy May, 60 Nigel Palmer, 21, Peter Williams, and Barry Randle, 3. Keywords: Action, Classic Racer, Mar/Apr 11, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls
057 SFTP 04 F H Roberts (Douglas) stops for a break outside this garage Keywords: 1954, ACU National Rally, Glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle
058 D80 6203 Moto Major - Built as an engineering and styling excercise, this Italian one off wowed crowds on its debut, at the Stafford Show. Keywords: 2014, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
058 D80 6207 Moto Major - Built as an engineering and styling excercise, this Italian one off wowed crowds on its debut, at the Stafford Show. Keywords: 2014, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
058 D80 6209 Moto Major - Built as an engineering and styling excercise, this Italian one off wowed crowds on its debut, at the Stafford Show. Keywords: 2014, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
058 D80 6221 Moto Major - Built as an engineering and styling excercise, this Italian one off wowed crowds on its debut, at the Stafford Show. Keywords: 2014, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
058 D80 6226 Moto Major - Built as an engineering and styling excercise, this Italian one off wowed crowds on its debut, at the Stafford Show. Keywords: 2014, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
058 D80 6232 Moto Major - Built as an engineering and styling excercise, this Italian one off wowed crowds on its debut, at the Stafford Show. Keywords: 2014, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
058 D80 6236 Moto Major - Built as an engineering and styling excercise, this Italian one off wowed crowds on its debut, at the Stafford Show. Keywords: 2014, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
058 D80 6242 Moto Major - Built as an engineering and styling excercise, this Italian one off wowed crowds on its debut, at the Stafford Show. Keywords: 2014, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
058 D80 6246 Moto Major - Built as an engineering and styling excercise, this Italian one off wowed crowds on its debut, at the Stafford Show. Keywords: 2014, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
058 D80 6253 Moto Major - Built as an engineering and styling excercise, this Italian one off wowed crowds on its debut, at the Stafford Show. Keywords: 2014, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
062-063 STAFFORD SHOW REPORT DSC02849 Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, October 2013 - if you haven't seen enough of these this issue. Keywords: 2013, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, December, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Stafford Show
064 Closer Look 04 Brooklands - Racing in 1920 - Frank McNab bends low over his Wooler. On this machine he would break 16 records in 12 hours Keywords: 2015, April, Brooklands, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
066 archive Classic Scootering Lambretta 1962 02 This picture was taken during their ride to the Lambretta Rally in Istanbul in 1962. At the top of the Simplon Pass in the Swiss Alps are Derek Guy of Lambretta Concessionsires (and secretary of the British Lambretta Owners Associatio) sat on a Lambretta Rallymaster, with David Clements (who presumably rode the Series 2 Li parked behind). Keywords: 2014, Classic Scooterist Scene, February, From the archive, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scootering
066 Pete Eddy 02 Almost looks too clean for scramble but this was the Swanley round in November 1967 and Jeff Smith is looking very determined. Keywords: 2013, Classic Dirt Bike, Issue 29, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scrambling
068 MOTO MORINI 04 Tommy Robb one of the Honda team who had to do battle with the Morini in this race, the wet 1963 Ulster Grand Prix. Keywords: Classic Racer, Classic Racer Machine, May/June 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
070 Bob McIntyre 007 A Tribute to Bob Mac - Its that man Surtees taking the race to McIntyre again, this time at the scary Oliver's Mout. Keywords: 2012, Classic Racer, Clssic Racer People, July August, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
070 BROTHERS IN ARMS 02 Brothers in arms - Instantly reconisable: The CR Metisse road race chassis, in this instance fitted with AJS 7R power unit in 1967. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, January, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
070 Closer Look Kreidler 02 The Kreilder moped, this one dated to 1956. Keywords: 2015, July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
070 Closer Look Kreilder 08 Lots of attention was paid to streamlining. This is Jos Schrugers third in the 1971 title chase. Team leader de Vries was the champion. Keywords: 2015, August, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
072 closer look08 The start of the re-run of the trial, which took place in the Midlands during the following spring. This was the scene outside the Railway Hotel in Oxford. Keywords: 2015, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, September, The Classic MotorCycle
072 Closer Look 07 The Summer of ' 46 - Sand racing was popular in 1946 this is Bob Berry, at Pendine Sands, with his Brough Superior. Keywords: 2014, August, Closer look, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
076 D MINTER 04 A tribute to the mint - Snetterton action this time with the Mint aboard Colin Seeley's Mark 1. Keywords: Classic Racer, Clssic Racer People, May/June 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
082 B R Nicholls10 On the other side of the camera lens this time B R Nichaolls (Nick) - Mallory Park 2nd March 1975 Keywords: Classic Dirt Bike, Issue 35, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls
082 Moto Memories Scottish 6 Days 1971 Mick Andrews Ossa 250 Edramucky Section winner SSDT 1971 Ossa ace Mick Andrews scored his second win in this event. Keywords: Classic Dirt Bike, Issue 27, 2013, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, Off road
084 TACL 07 An Anzani twin cylinder engined job, with Armstrong patent forks. One assumes this to be a prototype. Keywords: June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
084 TACL BROCHURE Tandon brochure - the 125cc Supaglid, in its full colour glory. This dates to 1951-52. Keywords: June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
086 Closer Look 06 Ernie Nott - Profile, after retiring from motorcycle sport, Ernie was often to be found in car racing paddocks, this image was taken at Donington in 1937. Keywords: 2014, Closer look, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
086 TACL 1 While a mechanic fiddles, (from left) Hartle, Duke and Read discuss. This was June 1963. Keywords: 2013, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Take a closer look, The Classic MotorCycle
088 YWA 08 Acetylene lighting remained popular into the 1920s. This is a Rotax set. Keywords: 2015, January, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle, You were asking
08 CLOSERLOOK06 This is the Lockhead's disc brake Keywords: 1966, 2016, Closer look, Earls Court, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, October, Show, The Classic MotorCycle
090 Oddballs Scout Jamboree Scout City Slicker - summer 1957 and the World Scout Jubilee Jamboree is being held in Sutton Park, Warwickshire. This scout is on a BSA Dandy Keywords: 2015, Classic Scooterist Scene, Feb/Mar, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Oddball, Scooters
090 oddblls Hovercraft Lambrettair - This twin-engined machine caused a stirwhen it first appeared at Brands Hatch during the late 1960s. Keywords: 2014, Classic Scooterist Scene, June/July, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
090 YWA 01 Law changes meant machines like this C15 BSA were the learners fare from 1961 Keywords: 2013, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October, The Classic MotorCycle
114 CLASSIC CAMERA 01 Self-service pump, November 1961. Soon to be opened to the general public was this self-service station in London. Keywords: Classic Camera, June, 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
122 J10 Peter Pykett built this handsome batch of 'brand new' AJS machines, for use in pre-65 trials. Keywords: AJS and Matchless Scrapbook, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
13 Chadwick was recovering from an injury, but this is the style that earned him the MZ ride, as he hustles a 125cc Ducati along in the 1958 TT. Keywords: 1960, 2005, February, From our archive, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
1954 20 Eric Houseley's highest TT place in the 1954 Lightweight event, riding this Velocette KTT sleeved down to 250cc. Eric finished in 8th at 77.17 mph. Keywords: Classic Images, Glass Plate Collection, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, TT
26 May 1910018 Dutch MotorCycle Club first summer meeting 1910. This image was taken at Apedoorn, the summer residence of Queen Wilhelmina. There are two British machines in the group, a Douglas, and a Matchless. The remained are of the F.N. and N.S.U. make. Keywords: 1910, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycle
A12 James Landsdowne Norton at the controls, with his father in the sicar. At this time (1912) Norton was generally known as Jas. L Norton - 'Pa' came later. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
Archive 01 These students need no encouragement! - What fascinating 'ballast' to have for learning to use the travelling overhead hauling gear. This Bristol Jupiter aircraft engine is among the items which are dismantled from time to time. Keywords: 1941, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycle, November, Workshop
Archive 02 1953 Leightweight 125cc TT, Won at 77.79mph by R L Graham (MV Agusta) his first TT victory. This is the field tightly bunched at Quarter Bridge on the first lap. The leaders then are W N Webb, B Purslow and A Jones (MV Agustas) Keywords: 1953, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycle, TT
ARCHIVE 03 This image is from The Motor Cycle May 4th 1933 and featured in Ixion's column. Jack the clacksmith watches over the Carshalton Pillion Trial competitors. Keywords: 2013, Classic Bike Guide, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
ARCHIVE 03 This image is from The Motor Cycle May 4th 1933 and featured in Ixion's column. Jack the clacksmith watches over the Carshalton Pillion Trial competitors. Keywords: 2013, Classic Bike Guide, May, 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
A Shephaerd 002 14th September 1964 Alan Shepherd (left) , and Derek Woodman enthuse over their MZx in the Monza Paddock. Thi s was Alan's last classic on MZs and Derek's first. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
brough 5 This period Brough Superior sales brochure, featuring Lawrence on his penultimate SS100, plus a letter to George Brough extolling its virtues.
BSA 31 32 33 34 11 "THE HOLLYWOOD DARE DEVILS", A TEAM OF STUNT RIDERS USING BOTH CARS AND MOTORCYCLES FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE, IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SHOWS IN NORTH AMERICA. LAST YEAR USING "INDIAN" MOTOR CYCLES, THEY PLAYED TO JUST UNDER 300,000 PAID ADMISSIONS; THIS YEAR THEY EXPECT TO STAGE 250 SHOWS TO AN AVERAGE AUDIENCE OF 3,000, OVER DOUBLE LAST YEAR'S RECORD. AT THE MOMENT THEY ARE TOURING CANADA WHERE THEY ARE THRILLING THECROWDS WITH THEIR REALLY DARING DISPLAYS. SEEN HERE AFTER A PERFORMANCE ARE FOUR MEMBERS OF THE TEAM WITH MR.HERBERT RADMORE, VICE PRESIDENT OF ARLINGTON CYCLE AND SPORTS LTD, MOTREAL ONE OF THE B.S.A DISTRIBUTORS IN CANADA, WHO SUPPLIED THEM WITH THE BSA 500 O.H.V. MOTOR CYCLES WHICH ARE THEY ARE NOW USING EXCLUSIVELY IN ALL THEIR PERFORMANCES. Keywords: B31 B32 B33 B34, BSA, Machine file, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
BSA Factory 009 The BSA plant was the most modern in Europe - this images shows the new plating vats which can be programmed to deal with a varity of jobs. Keywords: BSA, Factory, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
BSA Factory 013 This areil view of the factory shows how big an operation it was. Keywords: BSA, Factory, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
B R Nicholls10 On the other side of the camera lens this time B R Nicholls (Nick) - Mallory Park 2nd March 1975 Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls
B R Nicholls11 On the other side of the camera lens this time B R Nicholls (Nick) - Taking part in the Press Trial on December 4th 1960 Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls
B R Nicholls12 On the other side of the camera lens this time B R Nicholls (Nick) - Mallory Park 2nd March 1975 Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls
C28 Grimsby's Freddie Frith, with Joe Craig at this shoulder. Frith won the 1937 Senior TT. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
CBG Archive Shot 01 Iced Thames - As far as we know this photo records the first and possibly only ever un-assisted crossing of the river Thames by motorcycle, in January 1963. Keywords: 2013, Archive news, Classic Bike Guide, January, Mortons Archive, The Motor Cycle, The Scrapbook Series
CBG Archive Shot 02 Iced Thames - As far as we know this photo records the first and possibly only ever un-assisted crossing of the river Thames by motorcycle, in January 1963. Keywords: 2013, Archive news, Classic Bike Guide, January, Mortons Archive, The Motor Cycle, The Scrapbook Series
cr2009caug We can only guess what it is that Barry Sheene and Graeme Crosby find so amusing about Randy Mamola’s knee sliders in this 1981 assembly area shot. As you can see from the DIY knee protection used by both Suzuki ace Crosby and Yamaha’s Sheene the knee slider generation was still in its infancy, but clearly American Mamola’s radical hang off style called for something a little more substantial. What the image does illustrate is that Grand Prix racing was still a whole lot of fun and while things got serious out on the track, in the paddock even the top riders could still enjoy a laugh and joke. Keywords: 1981, 2009 calendar, classic racer, crosby, Grand Prix, mamola, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, sheene
cr2009cmar This poignant shot, taken on one of the dangerous Armco lined bends at the Salzburgring shows just how far safety has moved on in Grand Prix road racing. The two gladiators going at it hammer and tongs, just as they had all of the 1973 season, are Yamaha’s Jarno Saarinen and factory Aermacchi Harley- Davidson rider Renzo Pasolini. In what was a classic confrontation the experienced Pasolini needed all his time-served track craft to run with the rising Finnish ace Saarinen. Just weeks after this shot was taken both riders lost their lives at the equally dangerous Monza, robbing the sport of two of its all time greats. Keywords: 2009 calendar, action, classic racer, GP, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
cr2009cmay Those were the days, when factory riders rode Grand Prix machinery at circuits such as Mallory Park. On this occasion the meeting was the Race of the Year, which carried a prize fund worth winning even back in 1981. Hugging the inside line is works Kawasaki rider Kork Ballington on the innovative aluminium box frame 500 with Barry Sheene up high and wide on his 500 Grand Prix Yamaha. In the feature Race of the Year the two GP stars battled for the whole race distance, but Kiwi Graeme Crosby on the works Suzuki took full advantage, slipped by the pair, and eventually claimed victory by a comfortable margin. Crosby’s Suzuki team mate Californian Randy Mamola was fourth. Keywords: 2009 calendar, action, classic racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
C 005 New Wold Order - Cadwell Park - Fondly nicknamed as the mini-Nurburgring. Tommy Wood, one of the real Cadwell specialists. Machine is a KTT Velo, upwards of 10 years old at this postwar meeting. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Cadwell Park, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
C 015 New Wold Order - Cadwell Park - Fondly nicknamed as the mini-Nurburgring. The 1964 British 250cc Motorcross GP, this is Belgian Joel Robert, CZ. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Cadwell Park, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
DMW postwar In 1952 this 197cc D.M.W. competition model with a spring frame would of cost you around a £130.00 Keywords: 1952, DMW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycle, October
DSC 6526 Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at Stafford October 2014 - Treasures on sale like this Royal Enfield Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, October, Stafford Show
DSC 6529 Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at Stafford October 2014 - Treasures on sale like this Royal Enfield Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, October, Stafford Show
DSC 6533 Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at Stafford October 2014 - Treasures on sale like this Royal Enfield Keywords: 2014, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, October, Stafford Show
D 004 Snarling Beasts & Black Shadows - Vincent V-Twins - Of course, the Series A's speed made it popular for performance events on - this from 1938. Keywords: Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vincent
F11 "Haha, this is the one for me, for sure ..." 1953. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
F2 The first world championship winning Norton - the 1951 Manx, this a 350cc version, used by Dule to win the Junior TT. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
Family Splash-brown Sunday visitors to the usually quite backwater of Eynsford in Kent regularly transform the picturesque village into this scene of activity. Keywords: 1955, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motor Cycle, Scenic
F 017 The Coolest Rotary Club... Rotary Norton - Spray again, at Brands Good Friday 1990; he crashed just after this picture, remounting to come fifth. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
G0000005 Christmas comes to Moseley - Birmingham, as the lights on this tree gives a warm, colourful glow for a picture of Bob Currie with an Ariel Leader. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
G01 This image was used in the Triumph Scrapbook on page 58 it shows Edward Turner out on a factory test. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GCR0000003 59 Club, Reverend Bill Shergold - Norton Atlas mounted - fronts a run by this popular London motorcycle club. Keywords: Club Rallies etc., Garage Wall Poster Collection No. 1, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Norton
Iconic Engine Norton 500T Norton managed to create a legend by raiding the parts bins in the factory and adding an alloy barrel and head to their ES2 500cc engine to make the 500T. This superb line drawing is of the 1950 version. Keywords: BSA, Gold Star, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycle
Image 1 This wonderful aerial shot, taken in 1964, shows just how much the Grandstand area and Douglas have changed. Keywords: Isle of Man, Manx, Manx Grand Prix, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Image 1 Though Triumphs were predominantly used by the police, others like this Matchless saw service too. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Image 2 Though Triumphs were predominantly used by the police, others like this Matchless saw service too. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Image 3 Though Triumphs were predominantly used by the police, others like this Matchless saw service too. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Image 4 This atmospheric shot catches Ray Breigan tipping his Norton into Ginger Hall in the 1966 Senior TT. Enthusiasts enjoyed a month of racing that year as a seaman’s strike meant the TT ran in August just ahead of the Manx. Keywords: Isle of Man, Manx, Manx Grand Prix, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Image 40 This is a neat little scooter Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooters
Image 44 This is testing. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooters
Image 46 An all weather Vespa alpongside an all weather Javelin fighter aircraft. This young lady found her Vespa indispensible at the Farnborough Air Show this week, in September 1956. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooters
Image 57 Whilst out on her scooter this lady rider to look at the Old Curiosity Shop in York in 1963. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooters
Italian MC Club Stand Stafford On the Italian MC Owners Club Stand, this 1955 200cc horizontal twin called the Spring Lasting Keywords: 2014, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, October, Stafford Show
I 017 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - RAF pilot Chris Staniland with tuner Woolly Worters and 250cc Rex-Acme Blackburne. He'd just won this race, in 1930, at 90.22mph. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
J 023 The first postwar motorcycling superstar - Geoff Duke - Back to where it all began, riding a 'Garden gate' Norton Single. THis is at Mallory Park VMCC meeting in 1975 - note the footwear! Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
J S 0134 John Surtees takes viewers for a ride when the BBC's television programme 'Lets go motor cycling with world champion John Surtees.' This was done at Oulton Park in August 1957 Keywords: John Surtees, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Social
J S 0148 Time to relax John Surtees with this family Keywords: John Surtees, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Social
J S 0149 John Surtees seeks success in the motor car racing, this was his Formula II Cooper Keywords: John Surtees, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Social
K 016 No lightweight performer - BSA Bantam - BSA was fond of Bond girls; this is Varon Gardner, at Earls Court in 1964. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
letters CDB 33 02 Peter Fraser road this for the day in the test Keywords: Classic Dirt Bike, Issue 33, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
L 013 Silky Smooth these Scoots - The Scott Motorcycle - So this is YOurkshire; the Scott Trial, 1925. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Machine Radco Archive 2 copy Radco's new 1923 model two-stroke, spring framed, lightweight which had a new type rear brake. It also had a new suspension systema and was their new chain driven Model. This was on display at Olympia in November 1922. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
Mike Hailwood0007 Eamon Andrews surprises Mike Hailwood with the big red book and the words 'this is your life' Keywords: Mike Hailwood, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
motorcycling 3 The man who made Donington - How many trials organizers have used Rolls Royces to mark courses? Fred Craner did on many occasions, but he was a tester at the works. This snapshot was taken as he was setting off to do some surreptitios marking. Keywords: 1941, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycling
nortonoctobm Prepared for the TT is this 1953 Manx Norton represented state-of-the-art GP machinery in the early 50s. Keywords: Old Bike Mart, OBM, Norton, 1964, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
obm cover pic1 Outside the Craven Arms Hotel - seen in the 1960s this group of Ariel Leader and Arrow riders Keywords: Cover, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Old Bike Mart
Rickman005 Copy King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Rickman010 King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Rickman011 King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Rickman018 King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Rickman023 King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Rickman024 King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Rickman033 King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Rickman039 King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Rickman054 King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Sheene 045 Start line shot from OLiver's Mount Scarborough there are man familiar riders in this line up Pat Hennen, Steve Parrish, Barry Bitchburn, Barry Sheene to name a few Keywords: Barry Sheene, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Colour, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scarborough
Sheene 046 Start line shot from OLiver's Mount Scarborough there are man familiar riders in this line up Pat Hennen, Steve Parrish, Barry Bitchburn, Barry Sheene to name a few Keywords: Barry Sheene, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Colour, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scarborough
Sheene 047 Start line shot from Oliver's Mount Scarborough there are man familiar riders in this line up Pat Hennen, Steve Parrish, Barry Bitchburn, Barry Sheene to name a few Keywords: Barry Sheene, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Colour, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scarborough
Sheene 049 Start line shot from OLiver's Mount Scarborough there are man familiar riders in this line up Pat Hennen, Steve Parrish, Barry Bitchburn, Barry Sheene to name a few Keywords: Barry Sheene, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Colour, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scarborough
TCM SUP 03 The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. Britain's allies also used motorcycles built in the UK, including this Belgian dispatch rider (DR) mounted on a 31/2hp Triumph with three-speed hub gear. Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
TCM SUP 18 The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. Despite the chaotic scene at this ASC machine stripping and frame repair shop photographed at a depot near South London these teams returned ocer 60 war damaged motorcycles to active service every week. Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
TCM SUP 19 The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. Service motorcyclists escorting lorries had died under the wheels of these heavy vehicles. This staged photograph was used to demonstrate ideal procedure - unfortunately, many roads in France were much narrower. Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
TCM SUP 25 The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. BSA, Matchless and Norton can be spotted in this rank of 12 military personal training for the 1939 Scottish Six Day Trial. Of these riders nine were selected fo form three teams of three and the remainder were reserves. Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
TCM SUP 26 The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. An autumn 1936 press release launch photograph of the 496cc BSA M20. The War Department twice rejected this model as unfit for military service, yet after modifications it became in production terms the most successful motorcycle of the Second World War. Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
TCM SUP 29 The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. Officers of the 47th (2nd London) Divisional Signals (Territorials) were responsible for inventing this wireless station, mounted in a trailer towed by a solo motorcycle. Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
TCM SUP 33 The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. War is generally not a great experience for either side on the ground. Here Signalman J Melia of the English pauses by this stricken German tank somewhere in Italy. Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
TCM SUP 38 The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. How cruel and indignified was life for a military lightweight. It could be wheeled nose down through axle deep water to keep the engine dry as demonstrated by this famous journalist of The Motor Cycle with the Royal Enfield 'Flying Flea.' Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
TCM SUP 43 The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. Keen to support the military, Aurthur Bourne, of The Motor Cycle, visited many establishments and activities during the war, including this motorcycle riders' training day by the Officers' Training School of the RASC (Royal Army Service Corps). Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
TCM SUP 46 The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. Agan the military needed motorcycles adn before ordering , models were tested over 10,000 gruelling miles, including this dismantled side valve 350cc Royal Enfield, readied for inspection. Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
TCM SUP 51 The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. War over... but the training continues with this group learning how to roll the 347cc Matchless G3L off its rear stand. Its battered tank and toolbox evidence of past mishapes; true 'battle scars' or at the hands of raw trainees, one wonderes... Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
Vincent Rapide 1950 Vincent Touring Rapide - A Vincent V-twin is an eye catching machine in normal circumstances - this red one is even more so. Keywords: 2012, In the spotlight, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Reader Restoration, The Classic MotorCycle
Vincent Rapide (1) 1950 Vincent Touring Rapide - A Vincent V-twin is an eye catching machine in normal circumstances - this red one is even more so. Keywords: 2012, In the spotlight, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Reader Restoration, The Classic MotorCycle
Vincent Rapide (2) 1950 Vincent Touring Rapide - A Vincent V-twin is an eye catching machine in normal circumstances - this red one is even more so. Keywords: 2012, In the spotlight, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Reader Restoration, The Classic MotorCycle
Vincent Rapide (5) 1950 Vincent Touring Rapide - A Vincent V-twin is an eye catching machine in normal circumstances - this red one is even more so. Keywords: 2012, In the spotlight, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Reader Restoration, The Classic MotorCycle
WD116289@SS-11 Pride & Clarke were selling this Kangol Mk 7 helmet for £2 14s and the goggles for 18s 3d in 1963 Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD116290@SS-09 Remembering 1963 - Another Manx 400 shot - the rider in this picture is KW Harris on his Vespa Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD116292@SS-14 Remembering 1963 - This is a photo of Graeme Hansard from New Zealand, whose Vespa became home to a whole swarm of bees. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD116293@SS-13 Rembering 1963 - For the best in weather protection, what about this Belstaff Trialmaster stormproof jacket at £6 4s 6d and matching trousers at £4 18s Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD116294@SS-08 Remembering 1963 - To be fair, not every scooter related article was frivolous, and the photo of regular columnist Bob Currie with Triumph Tigress engaged in one of his travel features represents a particular genre. In an age when the freedom of personal transport was still something of a novelty, articles such as this were eagerly read. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD116299@SS-04 Rembering 1963 - This TV3 in the foyer was actually being displayed at the Carlton Tower Hotel. The magazine, possibly unintentionally, laid bare another motorcyclist/scooterist division by describing the Lambretta as being "amongst the Toffs". Motorcycling had rather a down-market image, Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD127030@1959 - RHIANDO LOC This Rhiando Scootokaddy would od set you back £13 17s 6d in 1959. Keywords: 2006, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD127032@1959 - WATSONIAN This TV2, with a Watsonian sidecar and public address system, was one of several bought by the Methodist Home Mission in order to spread their message to rural England. Keywords: 2006, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD127043@1959 - MAICOLETTA Images of scooters riding over see-saws (in this instance a Maicoletta) added colour and variety to the normal motorcycle content, while at the same time emphasising the apperant differances between sccoterists and motorcyclists. Keywords: 2006, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD127044@1959 - LAMBRETTA A custom scooter of its day. This Lambretta LDB, owned by Douglas Dixon of Garforth, Yorkshire, won several major rally prizes around the UK. Keywords: 2006, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD134803@SC CENTRE-239 This photograph was taken on the outskirts of Stockport, on the way to the Morecombe National Run in 1985 and appeared in the very first edition of Scootering. Keywords: 2006, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering, Scooters
WD145301@NW200 PIC 4 Doesn't this look absolutely miserable? Countless thousands of road race enthusiasts obviously thought otherwise. I wonder if the lonley Yamaha rider John Williams felt the same. In the 1974 NW200 350cc race in 1974. Keywords: Action, Classic Racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, North West 200, The call of the roads
WD161261@SS40 - A la This is a cutaway illustration of a Series 1 Lambretta TV 175, it shows its structure. Keywords: 2006, Lambretta, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD167860@TCM-CHRIS H 02 This sporting life - Chris Horsfield was one of the best scramblers of his generation. New verses the old, new Matchless man Horsfield leads like mounted Dave Curtis, at the Brill TV scramble in late 1964. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
WD167861@TCM-CHRIS H 03 This sporting life - Chris Horsfield was one of the best scramblers of his generation. At Canada Heights in 1965, Horsfield (Matchless) battles to keep ahead of Don Rickman (Matchless Metisse) Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
WD167862@TCM-CHRIS H 013 This sporting life - Chris Horsfield was one of the best scramblers of his generation. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
WD167863@TCM-CHRIS H 05 This sporting life - Chris Horsfield was one of the best scramblers of his generation. A nose-heavy crossed-up landing for Horsfield (CZ), as he strives to keep Dave Bickers at bay. Norwich TV scramble, Lyng, December 1965. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
WD167864@TCM-CHRIS H 09 This sporting life - Chris Horsfield was one of the best scramblers of his generation. On the works Greeves, Horsfield leads Andy Roberton (36, CZ) while Alan Cloiugh (Greeves) makes a be-line for the cameraman... Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
WD167865@TCM-CHRIS H 011 This sporting life - Chris Horsfield was one of the best scramblers of his generation. Back on a CZ Chris leads Dave Smith (24, Sprite), Badger Goss (6, Husqvarna), Arthur Browning (9, Greeves) and Fred Mayes (8, CZ) Swanley, November 1967 Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
WD167866@TCM-CHRIS H 04 This sporting life - Chris Horsfield was one of the best scramblers of his generation. Chris (left) talks to BSA competition cheif Brian Martin in 1965. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
WD167867@TCM-CHRIS H 010 This sporting life - Chris Horsfield was one of the best scramblers of his generation. The Cheney Greeves prototype, with underseat fuel tanka nd up-and-over-the-engine exhaust. Chris wasn't allowed to race it. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
WD167868@TCM-CHRIS H 012 This sporting life - Chris Horsfield was one of the best scramblers of his generation. During the 1968 Briish 250cc GP at Donington, on the AJS Stormer. Chris finished in 14th in race one and was running second in race two, until the gearbox drive scoket came adrift, forcinghim out. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
WD176283@FOA - 06b Villiers introduced the 3T version of their popular paralled twin, but it wasn't made withmotorcycle use in mind. Its first application was in the Frisky micro-car, a four-wheeler launch, though it eventually it would lose one of its back pair, as in this 1961 photograph. Keywords: 2006, From our archive, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October, The Classic MotorCycle
WD176285@FOA - 10 Excatly the sort of specials builder the Ixion had in mind would undoubtedly have been John Catchpole. This is a fine example of his workmanship. Keywords: 2006, From our archive, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October, The Classic MotorCycle
WD176293@FOA - 06a Villiers introduced the 3T version of their popular paralled twin, but it wasn't made withmotorcycle use in mind. Its first application was in the Frisky micro-car, a four-wheeler launch, though it eventually it would lose one of its back pair, as in this 1961 photograph. Keywords: 2006, From our archive, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October, The Classic MotorCycle
WD177137@BIGGER 04 The bigger question - For 1971, the Lightning had switched to OIF - this is the British market model, complete with unpopular grey frame. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October, The Classic MotorCycle, You were asking
WD181611@SS P54 - 03 In the same issue there is a photograph of a shop window full of helmets which span the range of what was on offer at this time. In the centre is what we would still recognise as a standard "open face" type extending down over the ears. This was a relatively new idea to motorcycling/scootering having originated with fighter pilots, reaching Formula 1 around 1959 and the general public about two years later. To the left can be seen its predecessor, the "Piss Pot" and underneath the standard white "Everoak" beloved of so many regular scooterists. The Everoak (and similarly-styled helmets from other makers) was especially despised by the Mods and it comes as a bit of a culture shock today to see a scooter resplendent with lights and mirrors being ridden by someone wearing such a thing. Still, in 1963, such considerations were years away - Mods not generally wearing helmets in any case. Mod fashion in a motor cycle magazine? It never happened again! Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD181612@SS P54 - 02 In the same issue there is a photograph of a shop window full of helmets which span the range of what was on offer at this time. In the centre is what we would still recognise as a standard "open face" type extending down over the ears. This was a relatively new idea to motorcycling/scootering having originated with fighter pilots, reaching Formula 1 around 1959 and the general public about two years later. To the left can be seen its predecessor, the "Piss Pot" and underneath the standard white "Everoak" beloved of so many regular scooterists. The Everoak (and similarly-styled helmets from other makers) was especially despised by the Mods and it comes as a bit of a culture shock today to see a scooter resplendent with lights and mirrors being ridden by someone wearing such a thing. Still, in 1963, such considerations were years away - Mods not generally wearing helmets in any case. Mod fashion in a motor cycle magazine? It never happened again! Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD181613@SS P54 - 01 A LULL BEFORE THE STORM IT'S a received wisdom that the general public knew nothing about Mods prior to the events of Easter 1964, but like most received wisdoms, it's only partially true. Many people are aware of the 1962 Town article featuring (amongst others) Marc Bolan, but if you look hard enough there is other material around pre-dating the seaside riots. In December 1963 Motor Cycle magazine ran a light-hearted 'Are you a Mod or a Rocker?' quiz. Readers were asked questions about their attire and habits. The top three levels of scoring (Mod, Mid and Rocker) were all considered "with it", while the lowest scoring category (Old Fogey) was definitely considered to be "without it". The piece was written by one Mike Evans and it is he who is featured as the example Mod, with a suitably scruffy Rocker alongside for comparison. Mike's clothes include a tab-collared shirt, Cuban heels and a collarless jacket and at this distance in time, it's difficult to recall if these were specifically Mod fashions in late '63. The scooter (a well used GS150 with chrome panels) looks about right though. The article obviously isn't meant to be taken too seriously, and there's no sense of the friction that was to erupt four or five months later. This sort of thing could not have appeared in a motorcycle magazine after April 1964. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD181681@SS - Gold, Frank & Gold, Frankincense - and a Lambretta? This is a reminder that if the British were reluctant to thank God for the scooter, then the Italians had no such inhibitions! Shown here during the 1958 Feast of Epiphany, are three members of the Innocenti Lambretta Club of Milan dressed as the Three Wise Men adding a Lambretta TV175 to gifts already donated to the Milan Traffic Police. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD242033@70 Nigel Hole-Trai Nigel Hole Nigel is TAG s Publisher at Mortons Media and apart from bringing us great bike and scooter titles to read every month, he s also a committed funky moped owner - well technically his Honda 90 isn t a moped, but we ll let him off Here s what he had to say: What the hell do you want that for? is usually the question I m asked when people see my Honda CT90. The constant ribbing at work about my hobby becomes tiresome, but you know what, they don t know what they re missing. My obsession - sorry I meant hobby - centres on two things; uniqueness and economy. I fell in love with this American import, also known as the Trail 90, a few years back having seen one of these orange funkmeisters at a show. I loved the knobbly tyres, eight gears, altitude adjuster, spare fuel tank, stubby mudguard, the colour and it fitted in nicely with my 70s renaissance that seems to dog the student world every five-or-so years. This bike had it all for me. The economy side is twofold; firstly I can run this bike at around 120mpg and enjoy the world passing by at around 50mph, just sitting back and relaxing. The other bit is the price. You can buy this classic bike with 1200 miles on the clock for about 800 (Stateside you d pay twice that!) what other mint classic bike would you get for that with the coolness my bike has got. Stretch T-shirts are back! Keywords: a nostalgic look at the past, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, FUNKY MOPEDS, Many lifelong motorcyclists and, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Rebuild, The idea was to force kids onto, The new breed of moped would hi, The new found moped craze soon, Way back in the early 1970s 16y, Workshop
WD25600@Classic Camera Causing a splash, August 1935 - A cold drench for this competitor adn his lady passenger in the bucket event at the Wembley Speedway SMC gymkhan a at Yeading. Keywords: 2005, April, Classic Camera, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
WD43328@FOA 13 Mike Hailwood wins his third TT on this Senior Mans Norton. It was the first victory at over 100mph on a British single. Keywords: June 2005, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
WD435847@Tech 04 Stunts like this were used to show the inherent stabilty if the Ner-a-Car Keywords: Dec 08, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, 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
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
XGBL610000011 One of South Africa's finest riders, David Berry was caught with his leathers down when this picture was taken. He was trying out the modified Roy Hesketh circuit in Maritzburg, and is here seen at Henry's knee. Club officials turned a blind eye at his dress, but listened to his statement that the new 1.8033 mile course might provide laps of 90 mph - plus; due to its superb pre-mix surface and modified layout. Keywords: Ex GB 1961, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL620000007 There were miles of this sort of going -Fritz Selling (246 Greeves) of Holland, who won a gold. Keywords: Ex GB 1962, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL620000007 There were miles of this sort of going -Fritz Selling (246 Greeves) of Holland, who won a gold. Keywords: Ex GB 1962, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL630000007 Moto-Cross draws big crowds in China, too. This shot comes from a championship meeting held near Peking. Keywords: Ex GB 1963, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL630000013 Only the clip-clop of horses' hooves breaks the stillness of the early morning in this typical village. Keywords: Ex GB 1963, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL630000018 Why not flagmen in white over here? This neat, conspicuous official is at the Springfield 50-miler, in Illinois, waving in (3) Al Gunter (BSA), (64) Dick Mann (BSA), and (62) Gary Nixon (Triumph). Keywords: Ex GB 1963, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL640000008 To cope with fantastically large crowds at their world - championship road races, both the West and East Germans close great lengths of autobahn for parking. This picture was taken near Sachsenring. Most of the bikes are MZ lightweights with "flying banana" headlamp styling. Keywords: Ex GB 1964, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL640000019 Typical of the American drag cars are the massive rear tyres and enormously powerful engines. This Ton Ivo special has a blown vee-eight Chrystler engine of over six litres. Keywords: Ex GB 1964, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection > From our issues - motorcycles > BSA Goldie (1 file)

Goldie 07 First of the big fin engines, this a 1954 CB32. Keywords: BSA, Gold Star, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection > From our issues - motorcycles > Heritage images (32 files)

012 0825 Best Original International was this International 8/16 from 1912 Keywords: 2015, January, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Newark Show, Other Keywords, Tractor and Farming Heritage
014 JOE 8737 Bird of Paradise - Could this '64 ragtop be the best Thunderbird in Britian? Keywords: 2013, Classic American, Joe Dick, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
018 JOE 9079 Bird of Paradise - Could this '64 ragtop be the best Thunderbird in Britian? Keywords: 2013, Classic American, Joe Dick, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
018 JOE 9201 Bird of Paradise - Could this '64 ragtop be the best Thunderbird in Britian? Keywords: 2013, Classic American, Joe Dick, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
018 JOE 9295 Bird of Paradise - Could this '64 ragtop be the best Thunderbird in Britian? Keywords: 2013, Classic American, Joe Dick, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
018 JOE 9385 Bird of Paradise - Could this '64 ragtop be the best Thunderbird in Britian? Keywords: 2013, Classic American, Joe Dick, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
018 JOE 9397 Bird of Paradise - Could this '64 ragtop be the best Thunderbird in Britian? Keywords: 2013, Classic American, Joe Dick, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
018 JOE 9408 Bird of Paradise - Could this '64 ragtop be the best Thunderbird in Britian? Keywords: 2013, Classic American, Joe Dick, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
018 JOE 9418 Bird of Paradise - Could this '64 ragtop be the best Thunderbird in Britian? Keywords: 2013, Classic American, Joe Dick, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
018 JOE 9475 Bird of Paradise - Could this '64 ragtop be the best Thunderbird in Britian? Keywords: 2013, Classic American, Joe Dick, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
018 JOE 9478 Bird of Paradise - Could this '64 ragtop be the best Thunderbird in Britian? Keywords: 2013, Classic American, Joe Dick, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
018 JOE 9479 Bird of Paradise - Could this '64 ragtop be the best Thunderbird in Britian? Keywords: 2013, Classic American, Joe Dick, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
018 JOE 9482 Bird of Paradise - Could this '64 ragtop be the best Thunderbird in Britian? Keywords: 2013, Classic American, Joe Dick, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
034 Davenport Statfold A ambitious project is this Davenport 0-4-0 (No. 1586 of 1917) from the Bihar State sugar factory in India. Keywords: 2014, Heritage Railway, Issue 191, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
042. DSC00781 copy All the way along the 86-mile route, crossing gates have been replaced by barriers and signal boxes have been closed. In this Sleaford North scene in April 2014, lifting barriers had been installed but not commissioned. Keywords: 2015, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Railway Magazine, Train
076 PHOTO 18 This little Ferguson T0-20 was a victim of Hurricane Irene Keywords: 2015, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Tractor and Farming Heritage
078 COACH GWR No. 9013 was built in 1929and the last survivor of 10 examples of this type Keywords: Heritage Railway, Issue 200, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
6xA4s mock up Could it ever be better than this? What the 2013 line-up at the National Railway Museum at York could look like. Keywords: Heritage Railway, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Sept 11
Never seen the Police like this before Keywords: Classic American, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
SUPP - NER 0-6-0 Green Edwardian & Victorian Locomotives in colour - North Eastern on Furness this 1917 0-6-0 Keywords: 2015, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Supplement, The Railway Magazine, Train
WD123119@HeartofWales 135 Heart of Wales Road Run this image shows this Bedfor'O' type on the Llanberis Pass. Keywords: Apr 06, Heritage Commercials, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD123456@18-16 BJJ Trucks restored this Foden eight wheel tipper to its full glory. Keywords: Apr 06, Heritage Commercials, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD124727@HC COVER - 01 BJJ Trucks restored this Foden eight wheel tipper to its full glory. Keywords: Apr 06, Heritage Commercials, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD124728@HC018 - 20 BJJ Trucks restored this Foden eight wheel tipper to its full glory. Keywords: Apr 06, Heritage Commercials, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD134619@HC - Comment Police riders on Ariel Leaders escort this loaded convoy. Keywords: Heritage Commercials, May 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD149345@18-04 This 1948 35-seat AEC Regal III bus was new to the Crossville as fleet no TA5. Keywords: Heritage Commercials, July 2006, Llandudno 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD159278@76-07 'Bettsie' this beautiful 1940 limousine-bodied pump with wheeled escape appliance is known to have seen service in Aberdeen. Keywords: Aug 06, Heritage Commercials, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD159280@76-08 This brace of Doncaster-built International Harvester Loadstars. Keywords: Aug 06, Heritage Commercials, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD159284@76-05 This 1952 Scammell Balfast Box Tracorm was new to Guinness before going into showman's service with Len Furborough. Keywords: Aug 06, Heritage Commercials, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD160481@44-02 This Foden DG6/10 is an ex-MOD vehicle that went to Lucas Batteries in 1944 before going into Showman's service. Keywords: Aug 06, Heritage Commercials, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD45060@50-01 The 1977 Leyland Marathon looks at home in this line-up of Scanias. Keywords: Heritage Commercials, June 2005, Kirkby Stephen 2005, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD45067@50-02 This 1960 'J' type Bedford swb tipper was beatifully restored by Mr. P Broomfield of Spennymoor. Keywords: Heritage Commercials, June 2005, Kirkby Stephen 2005, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection > From our issues - motorcycles > Mountain Milestones 2012 (1 file)

Manx 8B 8B – In this unusual view of Ballacraine Frank Fox tips his Norton into the right hander. Keywords: 2012, Exhibition of historic images, Manx Grand Prix, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Mountain Milestones - Memories from Mona's Isle

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

MV 19 Fighting the two-stroke tide led to prototypes such as this from 1975. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, MV

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Nick Nicholls collection (17 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.
AR Digby JB Jackson Triumph 500cc 1965 TT Quarter Bridge 1965 Isle of Man Sidecar TT this image was taken at Quater Bridge No. 43 Arnold Roger Digby with passenger James Barrie Jackson on a Triumph 500cc Keywords: 1965, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Sidecar, Triumph, TT
Cadwell-Park-1974-Mick-Grant-247-Yamaha-Colour Cadwell Park in 1974 see's Mick Grants 247cc Yamaha crest the iconic mountain on this small twisty technical Lincolnshire race track Colour Keywords: Nick Nicholls, Cadwell Park, 1974, Mick Grant, 247cc, Yamaha, mountain, Lincolnshire, race, track, Colour, race, motorcycle, motorbike, bike
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
John Cooper NNC 031 Aberdare Park 26.8.1961 - No. 82. John Cooper (348 Norton) No. 66 Lewis Young (348 Norton) this was when John had Jimmy Cricket motif on his helmet, moon eyes came in 1962 on a new helmet Keywords: John Cooper, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls
John Cooper NNC 031 Aberdare Park 26.8.1961 - No. 82. John Cooper (348 Norton) No. 66 Lewis Young (348 Norton) this was when John had Jimmy Cricket motif on his helmet, moon eyes came in 1962 on a new helmet Keywords: John Cooper, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls
Mike-Hailwood-Brands-Hatch-1960-125-Ducati-02 From the Nick Nicholls Collection - 21st August 1960 Mike Hailwood on the Ducati 125cc this is his one off 1958 triple cam desmo Barcone (Barge) model
Mike-Hailwood-Brands-Hatch-1960-125-Ducati-03 From the Nick Nicholls Collection - 21st August 1960 Mike Hailwood on the Ducati 125cc this is his one off 1958 triple cam desmo Barcone (Barge) model
Nicholls 09 The massive 500cc BMW Rennsport engine shown to good effect in this shot of Dickie Dale at Brands. Keywords: July 04, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, The Classic MotorCycle
Nicholls 17 Mike Hailwood winning the 1961 Senior TT to complete three victories in a week. This is the shot which Stan Hailwood had reproduced at 6ft x 4ft size for the Kings of Oxford showroom. Keywords: July 04, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, The Classic MotorCycle
NNC 25 01 2012 021 NNC 25 01 2012 021 - Charles Mortimer - Yamaha - Creg ny Baa, Charles went on to win this race Keywords: 1975, 250cc TT, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls
NNC 31 01 2012 029 NNC 31 01 2012 029 - Charles Mortimer - Yamaha at Kirkmichael he won this race Keywords: 1978, Isle of Man, Junior TT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls
NNC Derek Minter88 Brands Hatch 08.10.1961 500cc Experts Race, 1st No. 11 Derek Minter (499 Norton), 3rd No. 26 Mike Hailwood (499 Norton), 2nd No. 41 Phil Read (496 Arter Matchless) this was reads first race on the Arter Matchless and he went on to win the 1000cc race on it. Keywords: Derek Minter, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Racing
NNC P Read Yamaha 015 Phil Read (Yamaha) in the 1968 125cc TT at Parliament Square, Ramsey he went on to win this race with a record race speed of 99.12 mph and was the winner Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Phil Read, Road racing, Yamaha
NNC P Read Yamaha 018 Phil Read (Yamaha) in the 1968 125cc TT at Parliament Square, Ramsey he went on to win this race with a record race speed of 99.12 mph and was the winner Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Phil Read, Road racing, Yamaha
Sheene NNC Slide Suzuki 1976-7-8-9 004 We can only guess what it is that Barry Sheene and Graeme Crosby find so amusing about Randy Mamola’s knee sliders in this 1981 assembly area shot. As you can see from the DIY knee protection used by both Suzuki ace Crosby and Yamaha’s Sheene the knee slider generation was still in its infancy, but clearly American Mamola’s radical hang off style called for something a little more substantial. What the image does illustrate is that Grand Prix racing was still a whole lot of fun and while things got serious out on the track, in the paddock even the top riders could still enjoy a laugh and joke. Keywords: Barry Sheene, Colour, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls
S Herrero Brands 69 Brands Hatch 10.8.69 Santiago Herrero on a 250 Ossa he won this race. Keywords: Action, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, Ossa, Santiago Herrero
WD242052@Olivers - lead Jewel of the North - Oliver's Mount Scarborough, how many great riders can you itenify in this pack? Keywords: Action, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Road racing, Scarborough

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Nick Nicholls collection > Off road images (5 files)

40b38 6 11 60 Dick Langstone in the London Airport Trial in October 1960on a 500cc AJS with passenger John Wright, they won this race. Keywords: Dick Langstone, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, Off road, Trials
Nick Nicholls A047 Mick Andrews (347 AJS) winniner of the Northern Experts Trial 10.12.1961 this was the first time out on a works AJS Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Off road, Trials
Nick Nicholls A055 Mick Andrews (250 Ossa) on Ben Nevis in the 1971 SSDT he went onto win this event Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Off road, Trials
NNC BW ISDT23 1965 ISDT held in the Isle od Man this image was taken at the speed test No. 222 John Lewis (350cc AJS) No. 207 Dutchman J Van Dobben (246cc Greeves) and No. 253 Czech J Briza (350cc Jawa-CZ). John Lewis won a Gold medal and the other two won bronze medals. Keywords: Black and white, ISDT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Trials
NNC BW ISDT26 1961 ISDT held in Wales J R Briunson (246cc Greeves) from USA lost 15 marks won a silver medal. This was taken on the sixth day at the speed test Keywords: Black and white, ISDT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Trials

MORTONS ARCHIVE > British Motorcross GP 1982 (1 file)

Images from Mark Wernham and Nick Nicholls collections - famous motorcycle racing events from the TT to modern day World Superbike races.
British-MX-GP-1982-0032 British Motorcross Grand Prix GP 4th July 1982 at Farleigh Castle, it all looks to have gone wrong in this image. Keywords: British, Motorcycle, Grand Prix, GP, 4th, July, 1982, Farleigh Castle, Motorcross, MotoX, Race, Racer, Racing, Rider, Ride, Off Road

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection (2 files)

We have picked a range of stunning images from our vast archive for you to enjoy in print format. We add to this collection on a regular basis.
obm cover pic1 Outside the Craven Arms Hotel - seen in the 1960s this group of Ariel Leader and Arrow riders Keywords: Cover, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Old Bike Mart
WD242052@Olivers - lead Jewel of the North - Oliver's Mount Scarborough, how many great riders can you itenify in this pack? Keywords: Action, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Road racing, Scarborough

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection (96 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 Cover Vincent 1950 Vincent Touring Rapide - A Vincent V-twin is an eye catching machine in normal circumstances - this red one is even more so. Keywords: 2012, Cover, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, The Classic MotorCycle
002-003 DSC 0197 Built by Arrow Tech, this racing Arrow has thousands of putnds worth of work on the engine alone. Keywords: 2014, Ariel, Joe Dick, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Old Bike Mart, Stafford Show
006 A18 copy Three men and a lady apparently, the owner of this Matchless outfit overtook the two soldiers and a lady walking to a country station, one of the men being trench bound after seven days' leave. The sidecar owner insisted on taking the trio the remainder of their journey, a distance of two and a half miles. Keywords: AJS and Matchless Scrapbook, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
006 Classic Archive 01 A dog's life - Mans best friend helping to work on this side-valve Model 7 from 1930 or 1931 Keywords: 2015, August, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
022 Sidecars04 This image was from a 1963 issue of Motor Cycle, the Watsonian Avon sidecar is attached to Albert G Young's 1949 Triumph Tiger 100. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Sidecar, Triumph
024 ARCHIVE 01 A passion for headaches - This is the Idris Evans 875cc Impudent outfit, at Brands Hatch in May 1967. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Retrospective
026 D80 9405 Top twin The Rocket Gold Star can lay claim to being BSA's best-ever twin cylinder model. This was the end of the pre-unit twin line in 1962. Keywords: 2014, BSA, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Rocket Gold Star, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
026 D80 9467 Top twin The Rocket Gold Star can lay claim to being BSA's best-ever twin cylinder model. This was the end of the pre-unit twin line in 1962. Keywords: 2014, BSA, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Rocket Gold Star, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
028 D80 6446 Top twin The Rocket Gold Star can lay claim to being BSA's best-ever twin cylinder model. This was the end of the pre-unit twin line in 1962. Keywords: 2014, BSA, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Rocket Gold Star, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
028 D80 6453 Top twin The Rocket Gold Star can lay claim to being BSA's best-ever twin cylinder model. This was the end of the pre-unit twin line in 1962. Keywords: 2014, BSA, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Rocket Gold Star, September, Super Profile, The Classic MotorCycle
056 Brian Kemp 07 In this race Brain saw off the cream of 500cc aces as he heads for victory in front of Percy May, 60 Nigel Palmer, 21, Peter Williams, and Barry Randle, 3. Keywords: Action, Classic Racer, Mar/Apr 11, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls
068 MOTO MORINI 04 Tommy Robb one of the Honda team who had to do battle with the Morini in this race, the wet 1963 Ulster Grand Prix. Keywords: Classic Racer, Classic Racer Machine, May/June 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
06 no line 1963 Dragon Rally in a snow cover North Wales, the snow and sleet didn't spoil the fun for this group of riders. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, greetings card
070 BROTHERS IN ARMS 02 Brothers in arms - Instantly reconisable: The CR Metisse road race chassis, in this instance fitted with AJS 7R power unit in 1967. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, January, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
076 D MINTER 04 A tribute to the mint - Snetterton action this time with the Mint aboard Colin Seeley's Mark 1. Keywords: Classic Racer, Clssic Racer People, May/June 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
084 TACL 07 An Anzani twin cylinder engined job, with Armstrong patent forks. One assumes this to be a prototype. Keywords: June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
084 TACL BROCHURE Tandon brochure - the 125cc Supaglid, in its full colour glory. This dates to 1951-52. Keywords: June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
086 Closer Look 06 Ernie Nott - Profile, after retiring from motorcycle sport, Ernie was often to be found in car racing paddocks, this image was taken at Donington in 1937. Keywords: 2014, Closer look, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
092 BMW K1300GT JOE 7718 Don't ignore this bike - BMW's K1300GT Keywords: Apr 11, BMW, Joe Dick, K1300GT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
092 BMW K1300GT JOE 7725 Don't ignore this bike - BMW's K1300GT Keywords: Apr 11, BMW, Joe Dick, K1300GT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
092 BMW K1300GT JOE 7738 Don't ignore this bike - BMW's K1300GT Keywords: Apr 11, BMW, Joe Dick, K1300GT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
092 BMW K1300GT JOE 7792 Don't ignore this bike - BMW's K1300GT Keywords: Apr 11, BMW, Joe Dick, K1300GT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
092 BMW K1300GT JOE 7807 Don't ignore this bike - BMW's K1300GT Keywords: Apr 11, BMW, Joe Dick, K1300GT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
092 KAW1400GTR Don't ignore this bike - BMW's K1300GT Keywords: Apr 11, BMW, Joe Dick, K1300GT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
114 CLASSIC CAMERA 01 Self-service pump, November 1961. Soon to be opened to the general public was this self-service station in London. Keywords: Classic Camera, June, 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
122 J10 Peter Pykett built this handsome batch of 'brand new' AJS machines, for use in pre-65 trials. Keywords: AJS and Matchless Scrapbook, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
122 J12 The new-built G50 engines have been used for road machines too, most notably by ex-racer Steve Tonkin. This excample was built in 2003. Keywords: AJS and Matchless Scrapbook, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
122 J12 The new-built G50 engines have been used for road machines too, most notably by ex-racer Steve Tonkin. This excample was built in 2003. Keywords: AJS and Matchless Scrapbook, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
1911 Brough Valve side if Miss Lottie Berend's new (in 1911) motor cycle, a 3 1/2 hp free engine Brough, which is one of the sturdest and most practical looking ladies' mounts seen at the time. This was featured in the Motor Cycle 23rd February 1911. Keywords: 1911, Brough, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motor Cycle
1954 20 Eric Houseley's highest TT place in the 1954 Lightweight event, riding this Velocette KTT sleeved down to 250cc. Eric finished in 8th at 77.17 mph. Keywords: Classic Images, Glass Plate Collection, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, TT
40b38 6 11 60 Dick Langstone in the London Airport Trial in October 1960on a 500cc AJS with passenger John Wright, they won this race. Keywords: Dick Langstone, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, Off road, Trials
Archive 01 These students need no encouragement! - What fascinating 'ballast' to have for learning to use the travelling overhead hauling gear. This Bristol Jupiter aircraft engine is among the items which are dismantled from time to time. Keywords: 1941, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycle, November, Workshop
Archive 02 1953 Leightweight 125cc TT, Won at 77.79mph by R L Graham (MV Agusta) his first TT victory. This is the field tightly bunched at Quarter Bridge on the first lap. The leaders then are W N Webb, B Purslow and A Jones (MV Agustas) Keywords: 1953, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycle, TT
AR Digby JB Jackson Triumph 500cc 1965 TT Quarter Bridge 1965 Isle of Man Sidecar TT this image was taken at Quater Bridge No. 43 Arnold Roger Digby with passenger James Barrie Jackson on a Triumph 500cc Keywords: 1965, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Sidecar, Triumph, TT
A Shephaerd 002 14th September 1964 Alan Shepherd (left) , and Derek Woodman enthuse over their MZx in the Monza Paddock. Thi s was Alan's last classic on MZs and Derek's first. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
brough 3 T E Lawrence (Arabia) on his 1926 SS100 Brough Superior. He had another machine in-between this one and GW2275.
brough 5 This period Brough Superior sales brochure, featuring Lawrence on his penultimate SS100, plus a letter to George Brough extolling its virtues.
BSA129a One of many attempted rebirths - this would seem to be the 'Budgie', a Small Heath-built updated Bantam. Keywords: BSA, BSA Bookazine, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, motor cycle, motorcycle, The Scrapbook Series
BSA19A This sporting life, 1925. Keywords: BSA, BSA Bookazine, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, motor cycle, motorcycle, The Scrapbook Series
CBG Archive Shot 01 Iced Thames - As far as we know this photo records the first and possibly only ever un-assisted crossing of the river Thames by motorcycle, in January 1963. Keywords: 2013, Archive news, Classic Bike Guide, January, Mortons Archive, The Motor Cycle, The Scrapbook Series
CBG Archive Shot 02 Iced Thames - As far as we know this photo records the first and possibly only ever un-assisted crossing of the river Thames by motorcycle, in January 1963. Keywords: 2013, Archive news, Classic Bike Guide, January, Mortons Archive, The Motor Cycle, The Scrapbook Series
cr2009caug We can only guess what it is that Barry Sheene and Graeme Crosby find so amusing about Randy Mamola's knee sliders in this 1981 assembly area shot. As you can see from the DIY knee protection used by both Suzuki ace Crosby and Yamaha's Sheene the knee slider generation was still in its infancy, but clearly American Mamola's radical hang off style called for something a little more substantial. What the image does illustrate is that Grand Prix racing was still a whole lot of fun and while things got serious out on the track, in the paddock even the top riders could still enjoy a laugh and joke. Keywords: 1981, 2009 calendar, classic racer, crosby, Grand Prix, mamola, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, sheene
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
cr2009cmar This poignant shot, taken on one of the dangerous Armco lined bends at the Salzburgring shows just how far safety has moved on in Grand Prix road racing. The two gladiators going at it hammer and tongs, just as they had all of the 1973 season, are Yamaha’s Jarno Saarinen and factory Aermacchi Harley- Davidson rider Renzo Pasolini. In what was a classic confrontation the experienced Pasolini needed all his time-served track craft to run with the rising Finnish ace Saarinen. Just weeks after this shot was taken both riders lost their lives at the equally dangerous Monza, robbing the sport of two of its all time greats. Keywords: 2009 calendar, action, classic racer, GP, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
cr2009cmay Those were the days, when factory riders rode Grand Prix machinery at circuits such as Mallory Park. On this occasion the meeting was the Race of the Year, which carried a prize fund worth winning even back in 1981. Hugging the inside line is works Kawasaki rider Kork Ballington on the innovative aluminium box frame 500 with Barry Sheene up high and wide on his 500 Grand Prix Yamaha. In the feature Race of the Year the two GP stars battled for the whole race distance, but Kiwi Graeme Crosby on the works Suzuki took full advantage, slipped by the pair, and eventually claimed victory by a comfortable margin. Crosby's Suzuki team mate Californian Randy Mamola was fourth. Keywords: 2009 calendar, action, classic racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
C 005 New Wold Order - Cadwell Park - Fondly nicknamed as the mini-Nurburgring. Tommy Wood, one of the real Cadwell specialists. Machine is a KTT Velo, upwards of 10 years old at this postwar meeting. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Cadwell Park, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
C 015 New Wold Order - Cadwell Park - Fondly nicknamed as the mini-Nurburgring. The 1964 British 250cc Motorcross GP, this is Belgian Joel Robert, CZ. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Cadwell Park, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
DMW postwar In 1952 this 197cc D.M.W. competition model with a spring frame would of cost you around a £130.00 Keywords: 1952, DMW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycle, October
DMW postwar In 1952 this 197cc D.M.W. competition model with a spring frame would of cost you around a £130.00 Keywords: 1952, DMW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycle, October
D 004 Snarling Beasts & Black Shadows - Vincent V-Twins - Of course, the Series A's speed made it popular for performance events on - this from 1938. Keywords: Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vincent
Family Splash-brown Sunday visitors to the usually quite backwater of Eynsford in Kent regularly transform the picturesque village into this scene of activity. Keywords: 1955, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motor Cycle, Scenic
F 017 The Coolest Rotary Club... Rotary Norton - Spray again, at Brands Good Friday 1990; he crashed just after this picture, remounting to come fifth. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GCR0000003 59 Club, Reverend Bill Shergold - Norton Atlas mounted - fronts a run by this popular London motorcycle club. Keywords: Club Rallies etc., Garage Wall Poster Collection No. 1, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Norton
GDR0000006 Always a humorist, Bill Thacker is a bit lighthearted about his bikes. This one, which he rode to the Dragon Rally, is a masterly hybrid: AJS front fork and wheel; Arial frame and rear wheel; Norton 16H engine. Cost about £10 for the lot! Keywords: AJS, Ariel, Dragon Rally, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Norton
GP0000016 Getting their final orders. Some of the Police Motorcyclists receiving their final instructions on the course this morning, to cope with traffic jams. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Police, Triumph
GPOMB0000002 Envious eyes were cast on this youthful telegraph boy by his pedal cycle friends when this new idea was tried out in Leeds yesterday. 2/2/1933. Keywords: BSA, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Post Office
GPOMB0000003 Last call of this round. Colin checks that the address is correct, under the eye of the hall porter, Worcestershire Hotel, Droitwich. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Post Office
GPOMB0000004 The message boy will deliver telegrams more quickly than ever with the aid of Cyclemaster - "the magic wheel that wings your heel". This wheel fits any 26" cycle; embodies a 2-stroke engine; costs £25 fitted, and does 300 mpg. Keywords: Cyclemaster, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Post Office
GS0000070 A scene familiar to tourists to Snowdonia - this old stagecoach is labelled Bodmin - Okehampton and passes its retirement at Tyn-y-Coed. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic
GS0000090 Rye. "a fascinating little town." This picture is of Mermaid Street; the inn on the right was once the haunt of smugglers, Sussex. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic
GSS0000034 In spite of bad weather work must go on and in no shere is this more true than in farming. This picture taken during recent snowfalls on the Cobham-Byfleet road shows a tractor hauling a load of winter feed. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scenic, Snow Scene
Iconic Engine Norton 500T Norton managed to create a legend by raiding the parts bins in the factory and adding an alloy barrel and head to their ES2 500cc engine to make the 500T. This superb line drawing is of the 1950 version. Keywords: BSA, Gold Star, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motor Cycle
Image 1 Though Triumphs were predominantly used by the police, others like this Matchless saw service too. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Image 2 Though Triumphs were predominantly used by the police, others like this Matchless saw service too. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Image 3 Though Triumphs were predominantly used by the police, others like this Matchless saw service too. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Italian MC Club Stand Stafford On the Italian MC Owners Club Stand, this 1955 200cc horizontal twin called the Spring Lasting Keywords: 2014, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, October, Stafford Show
I 017 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - RAF pilot Chris Staniland with tuner Woolly Worters and 250cc Rex-Acme Blackburne. He'd just won this race, in 1930, at 90.22mph. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
J 023 The first postwar motorcycling superstar - Geoff Duke - Back to where it all began, riding a 'Garden gate' Norton Single. THis is at Mallory Park VMCC meeting in 1975 - note the footwear! Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
K 016 No lightweight performer - BSA Bantam - BSA was fond of Bond girls; this is Varon Gardner, at Earls Court in 1964. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
L 013 Silky Smooth these Scoots - The Scott Motorcycle - So this is YOurkshire; the Scott Trial, 1925. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Machine Radco Archive 2 copy Radco's new 1923 model two-stroke, spring framed, lightweight which had a new type rear brake. It also had a new suspension systema and was their new chain driven Model. This was on display at Olympia in November 1922. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
nortonoctobm Prepared for the TT is this 1953 Manx Norton represented state-of-the-art GP machinery in the early 50s. Keywords: Old Bike Mart, OBM, Norton, 1964, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
nortonoctobm Prepared for the TT is this 1953 Manx Norton represented state-of-the-art GP machinery in the early 50s. Keywords: Old Bike Mart, OBM, Norton, 1964, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
sco238p78 "Taken in February 1966, this pictures shows one Vivian Jones (aged 16), taking part in Moto Baldet’s ‘Scooter & Holiday Show’ in a town hall, presumably near the shop in Northampton." Keywords: Apr 06, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scootering
sco246p74 "This is the Vespa Club of Great Britain Rally to Woburn Abbey in the summer of 1957" Keywords: Dec 06, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scootering
Sheenebookazine21 Sheene tucks behind the screen of his Seeley-framed TR500 Suzuki and pushes the twin-cylinder engine up to its 8000rpm red line. This shot was taken at the Hutchinson 100 on 8 August 1971. The previous weekend he had won his third 125 GP of the season at Imatra. A few weeks later he broke a wrist in a crash at Hengelo in Holland - the first of many bones he was to break during his 14 years as a GP racer. If the World Championships had been scored the way they are now he would have taken the 125 title that year, his first as a professional racer. Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Sheene
Sheenebookazine32 For most of the 60s the famous Sheene was dad Frank. Although a top two-stroke tuner, it was still only a sideline. Nine to five he worked as a maintenance engineer at the Royal College of Surgeons. This shot of him on a 50cc Itom-based Sheene Special was taken at the college in Holborn where the family had a flat and Barry spent his childhood. (You Tube) Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Sheene
TCM CAL 2011 09 “Fill her up” is the command from this rider of a 1955 BSA Shooting Star. Keywords: BSA A7/A10 Twins, Ex. guard book, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Motor Cycle
TCM SUP 25 The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. BSA, Matchless and Norton can be spotted in this rank of 12 military personal training for the 1939 Scottish Six Day Trial. Of these riders nine were selected fo form three teams of three and the remainder were reserves. Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
TCM SUP 25 The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. BSA, Matchless and Norton can be spotted in this rank of 12 military personal training for the 1939 Scottish Six Day Trial. Of these riders nine were selected fo form three teams of three and the remainder were reserves. Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
TCM SUP 38 The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. How cruel and indignified was life for a military lightweight. It could be wheeled nose down through axle deep water to keep the engine dry as demonstrated by this famous journalist of The Motor Cycle with the Royal Enfield 'Flying Flea.' Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
TCM SUP 51 The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. War over... but the training continues with this group learning how to roll the 347cc Matchless G3L off its rear stand. Its battered tank and toolbox evidence of past mishapes; true 'battle scars' or at the hands of raw trainees, one wonderes... Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle
Triumph bookazine031 'Find this please'. Despatch riders' trial, September 1922. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, The Scrapbook Series, Triumph
Triumph bookazine146 Dave Croxford - partnered by Alex George - won the 1975 Production TT on 'Slippery Sam', the famous racing Trident. 'Sam' was a TT winner five times in a row, this year the last. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, The Scrapbook Series, Triumph
Vincent Rapide 1950 Vincent Touring Rapide - A Vincent V-twin is an eye catching machine in normal circumstances - this red one is even more so. Keywords: 2012, In the spotlight, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Reader Restoration, The Classic MotorCycle
Vincent Rapide (1) 1950 Vincent Touring Rapide - A Vincent V-twin is an eye catching machine in normal circumstances - this red one is even more so. Keywords: 2012, In the spotlight, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Reader Restoration, The Classic MotorCycle
Vincent Rapide (2) 1950 Vincent Touring Rapide - A Vincent V-twin is an eye catching machine in normal circumstances - this red one is even more so. Keywords: 2012, In the spotlight, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Reader Restoration, The Classic MotorCycle
Vincent Rapide (5) 1950 Vincent Touring Rapide - A Vincent V-twin is an eye catching machine in normal circumstances - this red one is even more so. Keywords: 2012, In the spotlight, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Reader Restoration, The Classic MotorCycle
WD145301@NW200 PIC 4 Doesn't this look absolutely miserable? Countless thousands of road race enthusiasts obviously thought otherwise. I wonder if the lonley John Williams Yamaha rider felt the same. Leading in the NW200 350cc race in 1974. Keywords: Action, Classic Racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, North West 200, The call of the roads
WD161261@SS40 - A la This is a cutaway illustration of a Series 1 Lambretta TV 175, it shows its structure. Keywords: 2006, Lambretta, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD34150@FAO - 12 Charlie was still actively riding his products in the years after WWII, as this 1949 shot from the Pioneer Run illustrates. Keywords: From the archive, May 05, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle, The racing Colliers
WD34156@fao10and11 Right: At Canning Town in October 1909, Charlie puts his TT disappointment behind him when on, his 85mm x 60mm Jap-engined Matchless, he put 50 miles858 yards into an hour to win THe Motor Cycle Challenge Cup. Left: THere was more to come, like a second in 1911 in the 'Junior' on this machine fitted with an Armstrong three-speed hub. Keywords: From the archive, May 05, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle, The racing Colliers
WD34160@FAO - 14 'Mr. Charlie' passed away in 1954 just three weeks after this photo was taken. Keywords: From the archive, May 05, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle, The racing Colliers
WD600531@Forsale 1 Prepared for the TT is this 1953 Manx Norton represented state-of-the-art GP machinery in the early 50s. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Norton, Oct 2010, Old Bike Mart
XGBL620000007 There were miles of this sort of going -Fritz Selling (246 Greeves) of Holland, who won a gold. Keywords: Ex GB 1962, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection > BSA Goldie (1 file)

Goldie 07 First of the big fin engines, this a 1954 CB32. Keywords: BSA, Gold Star, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection > From our issues - motorcycles (76 files)

Images used in our publications, now available for commercial use.
001 Cover Vincent 1950 Vincent Touring Rapide - A Vincent V-twin is an eye catching machine in normal circumstances - this red one is even more so. Keywords: 2012, Cover, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, The Classic MotorCycle
004 Archive 03 Douglas Special 1931 596cc overhead valve twin formed the basis for this well engineered sidecar outfit. Keywords: 2013, Archive piece, August, Classic Bike Guide, Douglas, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
006 A18 Three men and a lady apparently, the owner of this Matchless outfit overtook the two soldiers and a lady walking to a country station, one of the men being trench bound after seven days' leave. The sidecar owner insisted on taking the trio the remainder of their journey, a distance of two and a half miles. Keywords: AJS and Matchless Scrapbook, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
024 ARCHIVE 01 A passion for headaches - This is the Idris Evans 875cc Impudent outfit, at Brands Hatch in May 1967. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Retrospective
032 Archive South African sojorn, November 1965. A record crowd of 4000 congregated at Isipingo, near Durban South Africa, on Sunday, November 21, 1965 to watch British scramblers Derek Rickman and Jerry Scott comppletely dominate the lodal opposition when they competed in the second meeting of this South African tour. Keywords: 2013, Archive picture, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
050 Gilera Saturno 07 Gilera Saturno - Model History. Ant the last of the 'road racing' developments. This from 1954. Keywords: 2013, January, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
056 Brian Kemp 07 In this race Brain saw off the cream of 500cc aces as he heads for victory in front of Percy May, 60 Nigel Palmer, 21, Peter Williams, and Barry Randle, 3. Keywords: Action, Classic Racer, Mar/Apr 11, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls
068 MOTO MORINI 04 Tommy Robb one of the Honda team who had to do battle with the Morini in this race, the wet 1963 Ulster Grand Prix. Keywords: Classic Racer, Classic Racer Machine, May/June 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
070 Bob McIntyre 007 A Tribute to Bob Mac - Its that man Surtees taking the race to McIntyre again, this time at the scary Oliver's Mout. Keywords: 2012, Classic Racer, Clssic Racer People, July August, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
070 BROTHERS IN ARMS 02 Brothers in arms - Instantly reconisable: The CR Metisse road race chassis, in this instance fitted with AJS 7R power unit in 1967. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, January, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
076 D MINTER 04 A tribute to the mint - Snetterton action this time with the Mint aboard Colin Seeley's Mark 1. Keywords: Classic Racer, Clssic Racer People, May/June 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
082 Moto Memories Scottish 6 Days 1971 Mick Andrews Ossa 250 Edramucky Section winner SSDT 1971 Ossa ace Mick Andrews scored his second win in this event. Keywords: Classic Dirt Bike, Issue 27, 2013, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, Off road
084 TACL 07 An Anzani twin cylinder engined job, with Armstrong patent forks. One assumes this to be a prototype. Keywords: June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
084 TACL BROCHURE Tandon brochure - the 125cc Supaglid, in its full colour glory. This dates to 1951-52. Keywords: June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
114 CLASSIC CAMERA 01 Self-service pump, November 1961. Soon to be opened to the general public was this self-service station in London. Keywords: Classic Camera, June, 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
122 J10 Peter Pykett built this handsome batch of 'brand new' AJS machines, for use in pre-65 trials. Keywords: AJS and Matchless Scrapbook, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
A12 James Landsdowne Norton at the controls, with his father in the sicar. At this time (1912) Norton was generally known as Jas. L Norton - 'Pa' came later. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
ARCHIVE 03 This image is from The Motor Cycle May 4th 1933 and featured in Ixion's column. Jack the clacksmith watches over the Carshalton Pillion Trial competitors. Keywords: 2013, Classic Bike Guide, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
C28 Grimsby's Freddie Frith, with Joe Craig at this shoulder. Frith won the 1937 Senior TT. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
cr2009caug We can only guess what it is that Barry Sheene and Graeme Crosby find so amusing about Randy Mamola’s knee sliders in this 1981 assembly area shot. As you can see from the DIY knee protection used by both Suzuki ace Crosby and Yamaha’s Sheene the knee slider generation was still in its infancy, but clearly American Mamola’s radical hang off style called for something a little more substantial. What the image does illustrate is that Grand Prix racing was still a whole lot of fun and while things got serious out on the track, in the paddock even the top riders could still enjoy a laugh and joke. Keywords: 1981, 2009 calendar, classic racer, crosby, Grand Prix, mamola, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, sheene
cr2009cmar This poignant shot, taken on one of the dangerous Armco lined bends at the Salzburgring shows just how far safety has moved on in Grand Prix road racing. The two gladiators going at it hammer and tongs, just as they had all of the 1973 season, are Yamaha’s Jarno Saarinen and factory Aermacchi Harley- Davidson rider Renzo Pasolini. In what was a classic confrontation the experienced Pasolini needed all his time-served track craft to run with the rising Finnish ace Saarinen. Just weeks after this shot was taken both riders lost their lives at the equally dangerous Monza, robbing the sport of two of its all time greats. Keywords: 2009 calendar, action, classic racer, GP, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
cr2009cmay Those were the days, when factory riders rode Grand Prix machinery at circuits such as Mallory Park. On this occasion the meeting was the Race of the Year, which carried a prize fund worth winning even back in 1981. Hugging the inside line is works Kawasaki rider Kork Ballington on the innovative aluminium box frame 500 with Barry Sheene up high and wide on his 500 Grand Prix Yamaha. In the feature Race of the Year the two GP stars battled for the whole race distance, but Kiwi Graeme Crosby on the works Suzuki took full advantage, slipped by the pair, and eventually claimed victory by a comfortable margin. Crosby’s Suzuki team mate Californian Randy Mamola was fourth. Keywords: 2009 calendar, action, classic racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
C 005 New Wold Order - Cadwell Park - Fondly nicknamed as the mini-Nurburgring. Tommy Wood, one of the real Cadwell specialists. Machine is a KTT Velo, upwards of 10 years old at this postwar meeting. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Cadwell Park, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
C 015 New Wold Order - Cadwell Park - Fondly nicknamed as the mini-Nurburgring. The 1964 British 250cc Motorcross GP, this is Belgian Joel Robert, CZ. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Cadwell Park, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
D 004 Snarling Beasts & Black Shadows - Vincent V-Twins - Of course, the Series A's speed made it popular for performance events on - this from 1938. Keywords: Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vincent
F11 "Haha, this is the one for me, for sure ..." 1953. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
F2 The first world championship winning Norton - the 1951 Manx, this a 350cc version, used by Dule to win the Junior TT. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Norton, Norton Scrapbook Series
F 017 The Coolest Rotary Club... Rotary Norton - Spray again, at Brands Good Friday 1990; he crashed just after this picture, remounting to come fifth. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
G0000005 Christmas comes to Moseley - Birmingham, as the lights on this tree gives a warm, colourful glow for a picture of Bob Currie with an Ariel Leader. Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
GCR0000003 59 Club, Reverend Bill Shergold - Norton Atlas mounted - fronts a run by this popular London motorcycle club. Keywords: Club Rallies etc., Garage Wall Poster Collection No. 1, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Norton
Image 1 This wonderful aerial shot, taken in 1964, shows just how much the Grandstand area and Douglas have changed. Keywords: Isle of Man, Manx, Manx Grand Prix, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Image 4 This atmospheric shot catches Ray Breigan tipping his Norton into Ginger Hall in the 1966 Senior TT. Enthusiasts enjoyed a month of racing that year as a seaman’s strike meant the TT ran in August just ahead of the Manx. Keywords: Isle of Man, Manx, Manx Grand Prix, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 017 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - RAF pilot Chris Staniland with tuner Woolly Worters and 250cc Rex-Acme Blackburne. He'd just won this race, in 1930, at 90.22mph. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
J 023 The first postwar motorcycling superstar - Geoff Duke - Back to where it all began, riding a 'Garden gate' Norton Single. THis is at Mallory Park VMCC meeting in 1975 - note the footwear! Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
K 016 No lightweight performer - BSA Bantam - BSA was fond of Bond girls; this is Varon Gardner, at Earls Court in 1964. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
L 013 Silky Smooth these Scoots - The Scott Motorcycle - So this is YOurkshire; the Scott Trial, 1925. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
nortonoctobm Prepared for the TT is this 1953 Manx Norton represented state-of-the-art GP machinery in the early 50s. Keywords: Old Bike Mart, OBM, Norton, 1964, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
Rickman005 Copy King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Rickman010 King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Rickman011 King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Rickman018 King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Rickman023 King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Rickman024 King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Rickman033 King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Rickman039 King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Rickman054 King crimson - Rickman Triumph Bonneville- If only all of the specials were this good to ride. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October
Vincent Rapide 1950 Vincent Touring Rapide - A Vincent V-twin is an eye catching machine in normal circumstances - this red one is even more so. Keywords: 2012, In the spotlight, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Reader Restoration, The Classic MotorCycle
Vincent Rapide (1) 1950 Vincent Touring Rapide - A Vincent V-twin is an eye catching machine in normal circumstances - this red one is even more so. Keywords: 2012, In the spotlight, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Reader Restoration, The Classic MotorCycle
Vincent Rapide (2) 1950 Vincent Touring Rapide - A Vincent V-twin is an eye catching machine in normal circumstances - this red one is even more so. Keywords: 2012, In the spotlight, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Reader Restoration, The Classic MotorCycle
Vincent Rapide (5) 1950 Vincent Touring Rapide - A Vincent V-twin is an eye catching machine in normal circumstances - this red one is even more so. Keywords: 2012, In the spotlight, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, November, Reader Restoration, The Classic MotorCycle
WD116292@SS-14 Remembering 1963 - This is a photo of Graeme Hansard from New Zealand, whose Vespa became home to a whole swarm of bees. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD116294@SS-08 Remembering 1963 - To be fair, not every scooter related article was frivolous, and the photo of regular columnist Bob Currie with Triumph Tigress engaged in one of his travel features represents a particular genre. In an age when the freedom of personal transport was still something of a novelty, articles such as this were eagerly read. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD116299@SS-04 Rembering 1963 - This TV3 in the foyer was actually being displayed at the Carlton Tower Hotel. The magazine, possibly unintentionally, laid bare another motorcyclist/scooterist division by describing the Lambretta as being "amongst the Toffs". Motorcycling had rather a down-market image, Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD127030@1959 - RHIANDO LOC This Rhiando Scootokaddy would od set you back £13 17s 6d in 1959. Keywords: 2006, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD127032@1959 - WATSONIAN This TV2, with a Watsonian sidecar and public address system, was one of several bought by the Methodist Home Mission in order to spread their message to rural England. Keywords: 2006, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD127043@1959 - MAICOLETTA Images of scooters riding over see-saws (in this instance a Maicoletta) added colour and variety to the normal motorcycle content, while at the same time emphasising the apperant differances between sccoterists and motorcyclists. Keywords: 2006, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD127044@1959 - LAMBRETTA A custom scooter of its day. This Lambretta LDB, owned by Douglas Dixon of Garforth, Yorkshire, won several major rally prizes around the UK. Keywords: 2006, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD134803@SC CENTRE-239 This photograph was taken on the outskirts of Stockport, on the way to the Morecombe National Run in 1985 and appeared in the very first edition of Scootering. Keywords: 2006, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering, Scooters
WD145301@NW200 PIC 4 Doesn't this look absolutely miserable? Countless thousands of road race enthusiasts obviously thought otherwise. I wonder if the lonley John Williams Yamaha rider felt the same. NW200 350cc race in 1974. Keywords: Action, Classic Racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, North West 200, The call of the roads
WD161261@SS40 - A la This is a cutaway illustration of a Series 1 Lambretta TV 175, it shows its structure. Keywords: 2006, Lambretta, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD181611@SS P54 - 03 In the same issue there is a photograph of a shop window full of helmets which span the range of what was on offer at this time. In the centre is what we would still recognise as a standard "open face" type extending down over the ears. This was a relatively new idea to motorcycling/scootering having originated with fighter pilots, reaching Formula 1 around 1959 and the general public about two years later. To the left can be seen its predecessor, the "Piss Pot" and underneath the standard white "Everoak" beloved of so many regular scooterists. The Everoak (and similarly-styled helmets from other makers) was especially despised by the Mods and it comes as a bit of a culture shock today to see a scooter resplendent with lights and mirrors being ridden by someone wearing such a thing. Still, in 1963, such considerations were years away - Mods not generally wearing helmets in any case. Mod fashion in a motor cycle magazine? It never happened again! Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD181612@SS P54 - 02 In the same issue there is a photograph of a shop window full of helmets which span the range of what was on offer at this time. In the centre is what we would still recognise as a standard "open face" type extending down over the ears. This was a relatively new idea to motorcycling/scootering having originated with fighter pilots, reaching Formula 1 around 1959 and the general public about two years later. To the left can be seen its predecessor, the "Piss Pot" and underneath the standard white "Everoak" beloved of so many regular scooterists. The Everoak (and similarly-styled helmets from other makers) was especially despised by the Mods and it comes as a bit of a culture shock today to see a scooter resplendent with lights and mirrors being ridden by someone wearing such a thing. Still, in 1963, such considerations were years away - Mods not generally wearing helmets in any case. Mod fashion in a motor cycle magazine? It never happened again! Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD181613@SS P54 - 01 A LULL BEFORE THE STORM IT'S a received wisdom that the general public knew nothing about Mods prior to the events of Easter 1964, but like most received wisdoms, it's only partially true. Many people are aware of the 1962 Town article featuring (amongst others) Marc Bolan, but if you look hard enough there is other material around pre-dating the seaside riots. In December 1963 Motor Cycle magazine ran a light-hearted 'Are you a Mod or a Rocker?' quiz. Readers were asked questions about their attire and habits. The top three levels of scoring (Mod, Mid and Rocker) were all considered "with it", while the lowest scoring category (Old Fogey) was definitely considered to be "without it". The piece was written by one Mike Evans and it is he who is featured as the example Mod, with a suitably scruffy Rocker alongside for comparison. Mike's clothes include a tab-collared shirt, Cuban heels and a collarless jacket and at this distance in time, it's difficult to recall if these were specifically Mod fashions in late '63. The scooter (a well used GS150 with chrome panels) looks about right though. The article obviously isn't meant to be taken too seriously, and there's no sense of the friction that was to erupt four or five months later. This sort of thing could not have appeared in a motorcycle magazine after April 1964. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD181681@SS - Gold, Frank & Gold, Frankincense - and a Lambretta? This is a reminder that if the British were reluctant to thank God for the scooter, then the Italians had no such inhibitions! Shown here during the 1958 Feast of Epiphany, are three members of the Innocenti Lambretta Club of Milan dressed as the Three Wise Men adding a Lambretta TV175 to gifts already donated to the Milan Traffic Police. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD43328@FOA 13 Mike Hailwood wins his third TT on this Senior Mans Norton. It was the first victory at over 100mph on a British single. Keywords: June 2005, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
WD435847@Tech 04 Stunts like this were used to show the inherent stabilty if the Ner-a-Car Keywords: Dec 08, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
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
XGBL610000011 One of South Africa's finest riders, David Berry was caught with his leathers down when this picture was taken. He was trying out the modified Roy Hesketh circuit in Maritzburg, and is here seen at Henry's knee. Club officials turned a blind eye at his dress, but listened to his statement that the new 1.8033 mile course might provide laps of 90 mph - plus; due to its superb pre-mix surface and modified layout. Keywords: Ex GB 1961, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL620000007 There were miles of this sort of going -Fritz Selling (246 Greeves) of Holland, who won a gold. Keywords: Ex GB 1962, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL620000007 There were miles of this sort of going -Fritz Selling (246 Greeves) of Holland, who won a gold. Keywords: Ex GB 1962, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL630000007 Moto-Cross draws big crowds in China, too. This shot comes from a championship meeting held near Peking. Keywords: Ex GB 1963, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL630000013 Only the clip-clop of horses' hooves breaks the stillness of the early morning in this typical village. Keywords: Ex GB 1963, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL630000018 Why not flagmen in white over here? This neat, conspicuous official is at the Springfield 50-miler, in Illinois, waving in (3) Al Gunter (BSA), (64) Dick Mann (BSA), and (62) Gary Nixon (Triumph). Keywords: Ex GB 1963, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL640000008 To cope with fantastically large crowds at their world - championship road races, both the West and East Germans close great lengths of autobahn for parking. This picture was taken near Sachsenring. Most of the bikes are MZ lightweights with "flying banana" headlamp styling. Keywords: Ex GB 1964, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL640000019 Typical of the American drag cars are the massive rear tyres and enormously powerful engines. This Ton Ivo special has a blown vee-eight Chrystler engine of over six litres. Keywords: Ex GB 1964, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection > Heritage (2 files)

Images from our Heritage magazines
076 PHOTO 18 This little Ferguson T0-20 was a victim of Hurricane Irene Keywords: 2015, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Tractor and Farming Heritage
6xA4s mock up Could it ever be better than this? What the 2013 line-up at the National Railway Museum at York could look like. Keywords: Heritage Railway, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Sept 11

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection > Heritage > Heritage Railway (2 files)

Beautiful images from Heritage Railway Magazine.
FRED PROFILE A4-08 The Great Goodbye will be remembered for decades to come, if only for this iconic image from the evening photographic charters. In profile (from left) on February 19 are post-war steam record holder No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, No. 60008 Dwight D. Eisenhower, No. 60009 Union of South Africa, No. 4489 Dominion of Canada, heritage era steam record holder No. 4464 Bittern, and world steam railway speed record holder No. 4468 Mallard. FRED KERR
GG NIGHT TIME Copy Will six A4s be lined up together again? Images such as this one at Locomotion on February 19 surely represent a pinnacle of the preservation era. FRED KERR

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection > Mountain Milestones 2012 (1 file)

Manx 8B 8B – In this unusual view of Ballacraine Frank Fox tips his Norton into the right hander. Keywords: 2012, Exhibition of historic images, Manx Grand Prix, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Mountain Milestones - Memories from Mona's Isle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection > MV (1 file)

MV 19 Fighting the two-stroke tide led to prototypes such as this from 1975. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, MV

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Famous motorcycle events and riders (4 files)

Images from Mark Wernham and Nick Nicholls collections - famous motorcycle racing events from the TT to modern day World Superbike races.
G01 This image was used in the Triumph Scrapbook on page 58 it shows Edward Turner out on a factory test. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Image 1 This wonderful aerial shot, taken in 1964, shows just how much the Grandstand area and Douglas have changed. Keywords: Isle of Man, Manx, Manx Grand Prix, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Image 4 This atmospheric shot catches Ray Breigan tipping his Norton into Ginger Hall in the 1966 Senior TT. Enthusiasts enjoyed a month of racing that year as a seaman’s strike meant the TT ran in August just ahead of the Manx. Keywords: Isle of Man, Manx, Manx Grand Prix, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
S Herrero Brands 69 Brands Hatch 10.8.69 Santiago Herrero on a 250 Ossa he won this race. Keywords: Action, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, Ossa, Santiago Herrero

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Famous motorcycle events and riders > Nick Nicholls collection (10 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.
AR Digby JB Jackson Triumph 500cc 1965 TT Quarter Bridge 1965 Isle of Man Sidecar TT this image was taken at Quater Bridge No. 43 Arnold Roger Digby with passenger James Barrie Jackson on a Triumph 500cc Keywords: 1965, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Sidecar, Triumph, TT
Nicholls 09 The massive 500cc BMW Rennsport engine shown to good effect in this shot of Dickie Dale at Brands. Keywords: July 04, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, The Classic MotorCycle
Nicholls 17 Mike Hailwood winning the 1961 Senior TT to complete three victories in a week. This is the shot which Stan Hailwood had reproduced at 6ft x 4ft size for the Kings of Oxford showroom. Keywords: July 04, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, The Classic MotorCycle
NNC 25 01 2012 021 NNC 25 01 2012 021 - Charles Mortimer - Yamaha - Creg ny Baa, Charles went on to win this race Keywords: 1975, 250cc TT, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls
NNC 31 01 2012 029 NNC 31 01 2012 029 - Charles Mortimer - Yamaha at Kirkmichael he won this race Keywords: 1978, Isle of Man, Junior TT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls
NNC Derek Minter88 Brands Hatch 08.10.1961 500cc Experts Race, 1st No. 11 Derek Minter (499 Norton), 3rd No. 26 Mike Hailwood (499 Norton), 2nd No. 41 Phil Read (496 Arter Matchless) this was reads first race on the Arter Matchless and he went on to win the 1000cc race on it. Keywords: Derek Minter, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Racing
NNC P Read Yamaha 015 Phil Read (Yamaha) in the 1968 125cc TT at Parliament Square, Ramsey he went on to win this race with a record race speed of 99.12 mph and was the winner Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Phil Read, Road racing, Yamaha
NNC P Read Yamaha 018 Phil Read (Yamaha) in the 1968 125cc TT at Parliament Square, Ramsey he went on to win this race with a record race speed of 99.12 mph and was the winner Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Phil Read, Road racing, Yamaha
Sheene NNC Slide Suzuki 1976-7-8-9 004 We can only guess what it is that Barry Sheene and Graeme Crosby find so amusing about Randy Mamola’s knee sliders in this 1981 assembly area shot. As you can see from the DIY knee protection used by both Suzuki ace Crosby and Yamaha’s Sheene the knee slider generation was still in its infancy, but clearly American Mamola’s radical hang off style called for something a little more substantial. What the image does illustrate is that Grand Prix racing was still a whole lot of fun and while things got serious out on the track, in the paddock even the top riders could still enjoy a laugh and joke. Keywords: Barry Sheene, Colour, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls
S Herrero Brands 69 Brands Hatch 10.8.69 Santiago Herrero on a 250 Ossa he won this race. Keywords: Action, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, Ossa, Santiago Herrero

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Famous motorcycle events and riders > Nick Nicholls collection > Off road images (5 files)

40b38 6 11 60 Dick Langstone in the London Airport Trial in October 1960on a 500cc AJS with passenger John Wright, they won this race. Keywords: Dick Langstone, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, Off road, Trials
Nick Nicholls A047 Mick Andrews (347 AJS) winniner of the Northern Experts Trial 10.12.1961 this was the first time out on a works AJS Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Off road, Trials
Nick Nicholls A055 Mick Andrews (250 Ossa) on Ben Nevis in the 1971 SSDT he went onto win this event Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Off road, Trials
NNC BW ISDT23 1965 ISDT held in the Isle od Man this image was taken at the speed test No. 222 John Lewis (350cc AJS) No. 207 Dutchman J Van Dobben (246cc Greeves) and No. 253 Czech J Briza (350cc Jawa-CZ). John Lewis won a Gold medal and the other two won bronze medals. Keywords: Black and white, ISDT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Trials
NNC BW ISDT26 1961 ISDT held in Wales J R Briunson (246cc Greeves) from USA lost 15 marks won a silver medal. This was taken on the sixth day at the speed test Keywords: Black and white, ISDT, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Trials

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

036 brooklands 05 Wide nature of Brooklands track is brilliantly illustrated ion this picture. Keywords: June 2011, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > 1927 Kickham Memorial Trial (2 files)

053 glass plates 06 The Kickham Memorial Trial, 1927 - One sidecar outfit attempts to negotiate one of the narrow gulleys that were a regular feature of this Kickham Memorial Trial. Keywords: 2015, Glass plate, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle, Trials
053 glass plates 07 The Kickham Memorial Trial, 1927 - The tunnel in the Doynton Hill section was one of the most demanding parts of the trail, as this rider is finding out. Keywords: 2015, Glass plate, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle, Trials

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > 1928 Southern Trial (1 file)

062 SFTP A9130 We think that this is Len Heath, on his 500cc Ariel. Keywords: 1928, 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, September, Southern Trial, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > 1954 Belgian Sidecar Grand Prix (1 file)

047 Glass Plate 06 Box-16015 Will Noll, with Fritz Cronin the chair. Runner up in this race, Noll would be world champion come season's end. Keywords: Belgian Grand Prix, December, Glass Plates, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Sidecar, The Classic MotorCycle

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

SFTP 12 AJS and Matchless lightweight singles - June Lines again, this time with just the AJS 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 04 Record breakers, Arpajon August 1930 - Another Rovin-JAP; this with de Latour in the saddle. It set three 175cc class records. 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 > 1923 Brooklands (1 file)

036 brooklands 05 Wide nature of Brooklands track is brilliantly illustrated ion this picture. 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 > 1928 Southern Trial (1 file)

062 SFTP A9130 We think that this is Len Heath, on his 500cc Ariel. Keywords: 1928, 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, September, Southern Trial, 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 12 AJS and Matchless lightweight singles - June Lines again, this time with just the AJS 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 04 Record breakers, Arpajon August 1930 - Another Rovin-JAP; this with de Latour in the saddle. It set three 175cc class records. 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 > Oliver's Mount September 1949 (1 file)

062 SFTP C25674 Martin again, this time on his 500cc Gilera, with a Grand Prix Triumph adn MkVIII KTT Velocette in pursuit. Keywords: 1949, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Oliver's Mount, Scarborough, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Oliver's Mount September 1949 (1 file)

062 SFTP C25674 Martin again, this time on his 500cc Gilera, with a Grand Prix Triumph adn MkVIII KTT Velocette in pursuit. Keywords: 1949, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Oliver's Mount, Scarborough, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

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

SFTP 12 AJS and Matchless lightweight singles - June Lines again, this time with just the AJS 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 > Sunbeam point-to-point April 1953 (1 file)

062 SFTP 04 Sunbeam point-to-point, April 1953 - The open nature of the course is perfectly illustrated in this picture. Keywords: 2013, Glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October, Point to point, Straight from the plate, Sunbeam, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Scootering Classics (56 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.
001 cover D80 3557 Another man's cause - The Falklads War is the theme on this Lambretta Jet 200 Keywords: 2014, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scootering
001 POSTER 001 The Lambretta TV175 didn't arrive in the UK until 1958. This photograph was taken during a road test which was published in Motor Cycling in February of that year. Keywords: 2013, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering
001 POSTER 002 The British public got their first chance to view the new Lambretta Li at the Earls Court Show in November 1958, where this cutaway model was displayed to show everyone its inner workings. Keywords: 2013, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering
017 archive Classic Scootering Lambretta 1962 02 This picture was taken during their ride to the Lambretta Rally in Istanbul in 1962. At the top of the Simplon Pass in the Swiss Alps are Derek Guy of Lambretta Concessionsires (and secretary of the British Lambretta Owners Associatio) sat on a Lambretta Rallymaster, with David Clements (who presumably rode the Series 2 Li parked behind). Keywords: 2014, February, From the archive, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scootering
022 BID DON NOYS 01 August 1960: Don Moya (or rather off) his Lambretta demonstrating how to corner faster than his machine, having just taken avoiding action. He remounted to finish third in this particular race. Keywords: Back in the day, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooter, Scooterist Scene
03 Superb steering and excellent brakes, was the tester's verdict on this Lambretta Li150. It certainly made some stop and think. Keywords: 1960, 2005, February, From our archive, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
036 D80 3431 Another man's cause - The Falklads War is the theme on this Lambretta Jet 200 Keywords: 2014, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scootering
036 D80 3542 Another man's cause - The Falklads War is the theme on this Lambretta Jet 200 Keywords: 2014, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scootering
038 BFTP Lamb Series 1 03 This photograph shows members of the Bromley Lambretta Club, aka The Innocents, at a local pageant or parade on, what would have been at the time three brand new TV175 Lambrettas. Keywords: 2013, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering
046 Back in the Day 1967 Joan Thorne of Bristol Lambretta Club ‘The Neptunes’, earns herself the title of ‘Scooter Girl’ at the 1967 Manx Scooter Rally, winning the Lycett Rose Bowl trophy. This wasn’t the first time Joan had won a competition, as she was crowned ‘Scooter Girl’ at the 1966 Earls Court Motorcycle Show. We don’t know any history in relation to ‘The Neptunes’ SC – perhaps someone out there can enlighten us? Keywords: Classic Scooterist Scene, Lambretta, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
066 archive Classic Scootering Lambretta 1962 02 This picture was taken during their ride to the Lambretta Rally in Istanbul in 1962. At the top of the Simplon Pass in the Swiss Alps are Derek Guy of Lambretta Concessionsires (and secretary of the British Lambretta Owners Associatio) sat on a Lambretta Rallymaster, with David Clements (who presumably rode the Series 2 Li parked behind). Keywords: 2014, Classic Scooterist Scene, February, From the archive, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scootering
090 Oddballs Scout Jamboree Scout City Slicker - summer 1957 and the World Scout Jubilee Jamboree is being held in Sutton Park, Warwickshire. This scout is on a BSA Dandy Keywords: 2015, Classic Scooterist Scene, Feb/Mar, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Oddball, Scooters
Image 40 This is a neat little scooter Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooters
Image 57 Whilst out on her scooter this lady rider to look at the Old Curiosity Shop in York in 1963. Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooters
sco238p78 "Taken in February 1966, this pictures shows one Vivian Jones (aged 16), taking part in Moto Baldet’s ‘Scooter & Holiday Show’ in a town hall, presumably near the shop in Northampton." Keywords: Apr 06, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scootering
sco246p74 "This is the Vespa Club of Great Britain Rally to Woburn Abbey in the summer of 1957" Keywords: Dec 06, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Scootering
WD116289@SS-11 Pride & Clarke were selling this Kangol Mk 7 helmet for £2 14s and the goggles for 18s 3d in 1963 Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD116290@SS-09 Remembering 1963 - Another Manx 400 shot - the rider in this picture is KW Harris on his Vespa Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD116292@SS-14 Remembering 1963 - This is a photo of Graeme Hansard from New Zealand, whose Vespa became home to a whole swarm of bees. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD116293@SS-13 Rembering 1963 - For the best in weather protection, what about this Belstaff Trialmaster stormproof jacket at £6 4s 6d and matching trousers at £4 18s Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD116294@SS-08 Remembering 1963 - To be fair, not every scooter related article was frivolous, and the photo of regular columnist Bob Currie with Triumph Tigress engaged in one of his travel features represents a particular genre. In an age when the freedom of personal transport was still something of a novelty, articles such as this were eagerly read. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD116299@SS-04 Rembering 1963 - This TV3 in the foyer was actually being displayed at the Carlton Tower Hotel. The magazine, possibly unintentionally, laid bare another motorcyclist/scooterist division by describing the Lambretta as being "amongst the Toffs". Motorcycling had rather a down-market image, Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD127030@1959 - RHIANDO LOC This Rhiando Scootokaddy would od set you back £13 17s 6d in 1959. Keywords: 2006, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD127032@1959 - WATSONIAN This TV2, with a Watsonian sidecar and public address system, was one of several bought by the Methodist Home Mission in order to spread their message to rural England. Keywords: 2006, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD127043@1959 - MAICOLETTA Images of scooters riding over see-saws (in this instance a Maicoletta) added colour and variety to the normal motorcycle content, while at the same time emphasising the apperant differances between sccoterists and motorcyclists. Keywords: 2006, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD127044@1959 - LAMBRETTA A custom scooter of its day. This Lambretta LDB, owned by Douglas Dixon of Garforth, Yorkshire, won several major rally prizes around the UK. Keywords: 2006, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD134803@SC CENTRE-239 This photograph was taken on the outskirts of Stockport, on the way to the Morecombe National Run in 1985 and appeared in the very first edition of Scootering. Keywords: 2006, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering, Scooters
WD161261@SS40 - A la This is a cutaway illustration of a Series 1 Lambretta TV 175, it shows its structure. Keywords: 2006, Lambretta, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD181611@SS P54 - 03 In the same issue there is a photograph of a shop window full of helmets which span the range of what was on offer at this time. In the centre is what we would still recognise as a standard "open face" type extending down over the ears. This was a relatively new idea to motorcycling/scootering having originated with fighter pilots, reaching Formula 1 around 1959 and the general public about two years later. To the left can be seen its predecessor, the "Piss Pot" and underneath the standard white "Everoak" beloved of so many regular scooterists. The Everoak (and similarly-styled helmets from other makers) was especially despised by the Mods and it comes as a bit of a culture shock today to see a scooter resplendent with lights and mirrors being ridden by someone wearing such a thing. Still, in 1963, such considerations were years away - Mods not generally wearing helmets in any case. Mod fashion in a motor cycle magazine? It never happened again! Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD181612@SS P54 - 02 In the same issue there is a photograph of a shop window full of helmets which span the range of what was on offer at this time. In the centre is what we would still recognise as a standard "open face" type extending down over the ears. This was a relatively new idea to motorcycling/scootering having originated with fighter pilots, reaching Formula 1 around 1959 and the general public about two years later. To the left can be seen its predecessor, the "Piss Pot" and underneath the standard white "Everoak" beloved of so many regular scooterists. The Everoak (and similarly-styled helmets from other makers) was especially despised by the Mods and it comes as a bit of a culture shock today to see a scooter resplendent with lights and mirrors being ridden by someone wearing such a thing. Still, in 1963, such considerations were years away - Mods not generally wearing helmets in any case. Mod fashion in a motor cycle magazine? It never happened again! Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD181613@SS P54 - 01 A LULL BEFORE THE STORM IT'S a received wisdom that the general public knew nothing about Mods prior to the events of Easter 1964, but like most received wisdoms, it's only partially true. Many people are aware of the 1962 Town article featuring (amongst others) Marc Bolan, but if you look hard enough there is other material around pre-dating the seaside riots. In December 1963 Motor Cycle magazine ran a light-hearted 'Are you a Mod or a Rocker?' quiz. Readers were asked questions about their attire and habits. The top three levels of scoring (Mod, Mid and Rocker) were all considered "with it", while the lowest scoring category (Old Fogey) was definitely considered to be "without it". The piece was written by one Mike Evans and it is he who is featured as the example Mod, with a suitably scruffy Rocker alongside for comparison. Mike's clothes include a tab-collared shirt, Cuban heels and a collarless jacket and at this distance in time, it's difficult to recall if these were specifically Mod fashions in late '63. The scooter (a well used GS150 with chrome panels) looks about right though. The article obviously isn't meant to be taken too seriously, and there's no sense of the friction that was to erupt four or five months later. This sort of thing could not have appeared in a motorcycle magazine after April 1964. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD181681@SS - Gold, Frank & Gold, Frankincense - and a Lambretta? This is a reminder that if the British were reluctant to thank God for the scooter, then the Italians had no such inhibitions! Shown here during the 1958 Feast of Epiphany, are three members of the Innocenti Lambretta Club of Milan dressed as the Three Wise Men adding a Lambretta TV175 to gifts already donated to the Milan Traffic Police. Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD315944@52 Li-Wide-Style-1 Dave MacFarlane and his Series 1 Framebreather Keywords: 250 ori, Alan and all the lads at Beedsp, Although the Lambretta is finis, Artistic Fabrications for the p, Classic Scooterist Scene, Colin and everyone at Humbersid, Connie for helping on the last, Dave MacFarlane s Series 1 Fram, Dave s philosophy for building, Dislikes: Expensive prices at P, Doncaster Bearings, Favourite Dealers: Beedspeed, T, Favourite Rally: IoW, First scooter interest: Riding, First scooter: Starstream 125, Having got the frame from Rob S, He bought the bike for, Ian and the lads at Castleford, IF you think the face of this s, Lambretta, Meeting place: Punch Bowl, Thor, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Name: Dave MacFarlane, OWNER DETAILS:, Rob Skipsey for the frame, Russ at Custom Scooter Art, Scooter Club: Top Secret SC, THANKS & MENTIONS:, the bigg, The heart of the scooter is the, The paintwork was done by Dave, Thorne Superbikes for balancing, WIDE STYLE, Words and photos: Mau, Zac and Jules (Lambretta Cottag
WD315945@52 Li-Wide-Style-1 Dave MacFarlane and his Series 1 Framebreather Keywords: 250 ori, Alan and all the lads at Beedsp, Although the Lambretta is finis, Artistic Fabrications for the p, Classic Scooterist Scene, Colin and everyone at Humbersid, Connie for helping on the last, Dave MacFarlane s Series 1 Fram, Dave s philosophy for building, Dislikes: Expensive prices at P, Doncaster Bearings, Favourite Dealers: Beedspeed, T, Favourite Rally: IoW, First scooter interest: Riding, First scooter: Starstream 125, Having got the frame from Rob S, He bought the bike for, Ian and the lads at Castleford, IF you think the face of this s, Lambretta, Meeting place: Punch Bowl, Thor, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Name: Dave MacFarlane, OWNER DETAILS:, Rob Skipsey for the frame, Russ at Custom Scooter Art, Scooter Club: Top Secret SC, THANKS & MENTIONS:, the bigg, The heart of the scooter is the, The paintwork was done by Dave, Thorne Superbikes for balancing, WIDE STYLE, Words and photos: Mau, Zac and Jules (Lambretta Cottag
WD340247@SC Centre Spread The Singing Nun was a 1966 'semi-biographical' film about the like of Jeanine Deckers (aka Sisiter Luc Gabriel), a Belgian nun who recorded a chart topping song in 1963 'Dominique'. This is a promotional photograph of the time (riding a Lambretta Li Series 3 with an apparently loose side panel), and was discribed as a 'work of fiction' by the nun herself. Keywords: 2008, Centrespreads, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering
WD349087@Centre s Scooterin Back in the day, Lambretta Concessionaires actively supported owners carrying out their own maintenance on their scooters, either through local dealers, or even specialist staff from HQ attending club meetings. The photograph is dated 19.03.59 which if correct suggests that the Series 1 Lambretta was well established by now (note the diagrams on the wall behind), so maybe this class in the London area was for 'shaft drive' models only? Keywords: 2008, Centrespreads, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering
WD434936@Centre Spread From teh snow covered Elephant Rally held in Germany in January 1967 comes this photograph of a Zundapp Bella anda sidecar outfit. Apparently there was a door in the elephant's back side to allow the passenger to gain entry! Keywords: 2008, Centrespreads, December, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD502251@Centre Spread Aug0 This picture from April 1953 shows a Danish radio reporter Mrs Elizabeth Jorgensen and her brother Erik Thrane, a film cameraman, at the start of their successful journey by Vespa scooter from Copenhagen to India. Keywords: Aug 09, Centrespreads, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering
WD513453@Scoot DPS Oct09 Three-wheeled vehicles are nothing new, this picture was taken in 1952. Keywords: Centrespreads, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Oct 09, Scootering
WD549832@Centre Spread This picture was from Motor Cycle 17th March 1960showing a showroom in Birmingham. Keywords: 2010, Centrespreads, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scootering
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
WD600578@042 Gp Test Majest Yamaha Majesty 400 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £5899 (plus OTR) [TEXT] The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600580@042 Gp Test Majest Yamaha Majesty 400 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £5899 (plus OTR) [TEXT] The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600583@042 Gp Test Majest Yamaha Majesty 400 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £5899 (plus OTR) [TEXT] The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600584@042 Gp Test Majest Yamaha Majesty 400 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £5899 (plus OTR) [TEXT] The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600587@042 Gp Test Majest Yamaha Majesty 400 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £5899 (plus OTR) [TEXT] The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600588@042 Gp Test Majest Yamaha Majesty 400 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £5899 (plus OTR) [TEXT] The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600589@044 Gp Test Sateli Peugeot Satelis RS 500 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £4699 (OTR including £800 discount) [TEXT] I was the first person in the country to ride the Satelis 500 at its’ UK launch a few years ago and I loved the scooter back then. Even now the scooter still looks as good as it did – better in fact thanks to this special RS version. Peugeot know how to build a good-looking scooter and this one is no exception. The obvious difference to the standard Satelis is the black paintwork with contrasting red trim, but it also comes with conventional brakes, as opposed to the ‘Executive’ model with ABS (a fact that helps to make the RS as sporty as it looks and save a few quid). With twin 260mm discs up front and a single 240mm disc at the rear, stopping is never going to be a problem; in fact the brakes are a little bit too sharp until you get used to them and it’s quite easy to lock the wheels if you use them in anger. Peugeot know how to make nice looking instruments and I’d say the clocks on the Satelis are as classy, crisp and clear as on any other bike or scooter on the market. They’re just so good looking and useable with their white fascias and crystal clear display that they put the lack lustre efforts of the other manufacturers to shame. To help keep the Satelis as rigid on the road as possible Peugeot use 40mm forks up front and four position adjustable twin rear shocks. The shocks work with Peugeots Dual Swinging Linkage (DSL) engine mounting system to give great handling characteristics and it seems to work. The Piaggio derived engine is fuel injected and has plenty of power (38bhp) both from a standing start and in the mid range. It’ll hit just over an indicated 100mph and those few extra cc’s are noticeable over the Majesty and Burgman. Even at high speed the excellent chassis feels solid and stable and the scooter didn’t seem to suffer quite as badly as the other three in the wind. Everything on the Satelis looks well put together and is finished perfectly. Perhaps Keywords: 2010 Peugeot Satelis RS 500, Joe Dick, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Peugeot, Satelis RS500, Twist & Go
WD600590@044 Gp Test Sateli Peugeot Satelis RS 500 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £4699 (OTR including £800 discount) [TEXT] I was the first person in the country to ride the Satelis 500 at its’ UK launch a few years ago and I loved the scooter back then. Even now the scooter still looks as good as it did – better in fact thanks to this special RS version. Peugeot know how to build a good-looking scooter and this one is no exception. The obvious difference to the standard Satelis is the black paintwork with contrasting red trim, but it also comes with conventional brakes, as opposed to the ‘Executive’ model with ABS (a fact that helps to make the RS as sporty as it looks and save a few quid). With twin 260mm discs up front and a single 240mm disc at the rear, stopping is never going to be a problem; in fact the brakes are a little bit too sharp until you get used to them and it’s quite easy to lock the wheels if you use them in anger. Peugeot know how to make nice looking instruments and I’d say the clocks on the Satelis are as classy, crisp and clear as on any other bike or scooter on the market. They’re just so good looking and useable with their white fascias and crystal clear display that they put the lack lustre efforts of the other manufacturers to shame. To help keep the Satelis as rigid on the road as possible Peugeot use 40mm forks up front and four position adjustable twin rear shocks. The shocks work with Peugeots Dual Swinging Linkage (DSL) engine mounting system to give great handling characteristics and it seems to work. The Piaggio derived engine is fuel injected and has plenty of power (38bhp) both from a standing start and in the mid range. It’ll hit just over an indicated 100mph and those few extra cc’s are noticeable over the Majesty and Burgman. Even at high speed the excellent chassis feels solid and stable and the scooter didn’t seem to suffer quite as badly as the other three in the wind. Everything on the Satelis looks well put together and is finished perfectly. Perhaps Keywords: 2010 Peugeot Satelis RS 500, Joe Dick, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Peugeot, Satelis RS500, Twist & Go
WD600591@044 Gp Test Sateli Peugeot Satelis RS 500 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £4699 (OTR including £800 discount) [TEXT] I was the first person in the country to ride the Satelis 500 at its’ UK launch a few years ago and I loved the scooter back then. Even now the scooter still looks as good as it did – better in fact thanks to this special RS version. Peugeot know how to build a good-looking scooter and this one is no exception. The obvious difference to the standard Satelis is the black paintwork with contrasting red trim, but it also comes with conventional brakes, as opposed to the ‘Executive’ model with ABS (a fact that helps to make the RS as sporty as it looks and save a few quid). With twin 260mm discs up front and a single 240mm disc at the rear, stopping is never going to be a problem; in fact the brakes are a little bit too sharp until you get used to them and it’s quite easy to lock the wheels if you use them in anger. Peugeot know how to make nice looking instruments and I’d say the clocks on the Satelis are as classy, crisp and clear as on any other bike or scooter on the market. They’re just so good looking and useable with their white fascias and crystal clear display that they put the lack lustre efforts of the other manufacturers to shame. To help keep the Satelis as rigid on the road as possible Peugeot use 40mm forks up front and four position adjustable twin rear shocks. The shocks work with Peugeots Dual Swinging Linkage (DSL) engine mounting system to give great handling characteristics and it seems to work. The Piaggio derived engine is fuel injected and has plenty of power (38bhp) both from a standing start and in the mid range. It’ll hit just over an indicated 100mph and those few extra cc’s are noticeable over the Majesty and Burgman. Even at high speed the excellent chassis feels solid and stable and the scooter didn’t seem to suffer quite as badly as the other three in the wind. Everything on the Satelis looks well put together and is finished perfectly. Perhaps Keywords: 2010 Peugeot Satelis RS 500, Joe Dick, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Peugeot, Satelis RS500, Twist & Go
WD600593@044 Gp Test Sateli Peugeot Satelis RS 500 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £4699 (OTR including £800 discount) [TEXT] I was the first person in the country to ride the Satelis 500 at its’ UK launch a few years ago and I loved the scooter back then. Even now the scooter still looks as good as it did – better in fact thanks to this special RS version. Peugeot know how to build a good-looking scooter and this one is no exception. The obvious difference to the standard Satelis is the black paintwork with contrasting red trim, but it also comes with conventional brakes, as opposed to the ‘Executive’ model with ABS (a fact that helps to make the RS as sporty as it looks and save a few quid). With twin 260mm discs up front and a single 240mm disc at the rear, stopping is never going to be a problem; in fact the brakes are a little bit too sharp until you get used to them and it’s quite easy to lock the wheels if you use them in anger. Peugeot know how to make nice looking instruments and I’d say the clocks on the Satelis are as classy, crisp and clear as on any other bike or scooter on the market. They’re just so good looking and useable with their white fascias and crystal clear display that they put the lack lustre efforts of the other manufacturers to shame. To help keep the Satelis as rigid on the road as possible Peugeot use 40mm forks up front and four position adjustable twin rear shocks. The shocks work with Peugeots Dual Swinging Linkage (DSL) engine mounting system to give great handling characteristics and it seems to work. The Piaggio derived engine is fuel injected and has plenty of power (38bhp) both from a standing start and in the mid range. It’ll hit just over an indicated 100mph and those few extra cc’s are noticeable over the Majesty and Burgman. Even at high speed the excellent chassis feels solid and stable and the scooter didn’t seem to suffer quite as badly as the other three in the wind. Everything on the Satelis looks well put together and is finished perfectly. Perhaps Keywords: 2010 Peugeot Satelis RS 500, Joe Dick, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Peugeot, Satelis RS500, Twist & Go
WD600595@044 Gp Test Sateli Peugeot Satelis RS 500 [TINTED PRICE BOX OUT] RRP: £4699 (OTR including £800 discount) [TEXT] I was the first person in the country to ride the Satelis 500 at its’ UK launch a few years ago and I loved the scooter back then. Even now the scooter still looks as good as it did – better in fact thanks to this special RS version. Peugeot know how to build a good-looking scooter and this one is no exception. The obvious difference to the standard Satelis is the black paintwork with contrasting red trim, but it also comes with conventional brakes, as opposed to the ‘Executive’ model with ABS (a fact that helps to make the RS as sporty as it looks and save a few quid). With twin 260mm discs up front and a single 240mm disc at the rear, stopping is never going to be a problem; in fact the brakes are a little bit too sharp until you get used to them and it’s quite easy to lock the wheels if you use them in anger. Peugeot know how to make nice looking instruments and I’d say the clocks on the Satelis are as classy, crisp and clear as on any other bike or scooter on the market. They’re just so good looking and useable with their white fascias and crystal clear display that they put the lack lustre efforts of the other manufacturers to shame. To help keep the Satelis as rigid on the road as possible Peugeot use 40mm forks up front and four position adjustable twin rear shocks. The shocks work with Peugeots Dual Swinging Linkage (DSL) engine mounting system to give great handling characteristics and it seems to work. The Piaggio derived engine is fuel injected and has plenty of power (38bhp) both from a standing start and in the mid range. It’ll hit just over an indicated 100mph and those few extra cc’s are noticeable over the Majesty and Burgman. Even at high speed the excellent chassis feels solid and stable and the scooter didn’t seem to suffer quite as badly as the other three in the wind. Everything on the Satelis looks well put together and is finished perfectly. Perhaps Keywords: 2010 Peugeot Satelis RS 500, Joe Dick, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Peugeot, Satelis RS500, Twist & Go

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