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The Motor Cycle
29 March 1961
Lambretta - Scooter show
In the 1960s, scooter firms liked to pose dolly birds on their machines to encourage sales, but their actual customers were more likely to be this pair of local councillors. This Lambretta’s smart tartan panniers would be perfect for accommodating a capacious handbag and some mayoral regalia.
Keywords: The Motorcycle, 29th March, 1961, Lambretta, Scooter, show, 1960s, pose, dolly birds, machine, encourage sales, customers, pair, local councillors, Lambretta’s, smart, tartan, panniers, accommodating, capacious, handbag, mayoral, regalia,

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Barry Sheene (1 file)

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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 (1 file)

Straight from the plate images as used in the Classic MotorCycle magazine.

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

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

062 SFTP A9117
Who's going past who? It would seem that its C P D Read on the right aboard his Rudge, who's stuck in the mud.
Keywords: 1928, 2012, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, September, Southern Trial, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

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

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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 > Scottish 6 Day Trial (2 files)

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1953 Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT). Group photograph of what would seem to be the organising committee, plus guests.
Keywords: 15199-01, 1953, 6 day trial, glass plate, may 1953, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, scottish, Straight from the plate, The Classic Motorcycle, trial, 15199-02, 15199-03, 15199-04, 15199-05, 15199-06, 15199-07, 15199-08, 15199-09, 15199-10, 15199-11, 15199-12, 15199-13

15199-05
1953 Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT). Group photograph of what would seem to be the organising committee, plus guests.
Keywords: 15199-01, 1953, 6 day trial, glass plate, may 1953, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, scottish, Straight from the plate, The Classic Motorcycle, trial, 15199-02, 15199-03, 15199-04, 15199-05, 15199-06, 15199-07, 15199-08, 15199-09, 15199-10, 15199-11, 15199-12, 15199-13

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Joe Dick collection (1 file)

040 Gold Star pic 2
Golden Ere - What could be better than a 350cc Gold Star? Whay a 500cc Gold Star of course but then would a 650cc Rocket Gold Star be better still? We take a look at all three together.
Keywords: BSA, Classic Bike Guide, Feb 11, Gold Star, Joe Dick, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection (10 files)

A collection of images from our vast archive depicting motorcycles and motorcycling lifestyle from the early 1900's through to the present day.

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

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

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"You, too would enjoy knowing Father Bill. At 43, his enthusiasms are those of a man half his age"
Keywords: Mods and Rockers, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

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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

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

Sheenebookazine89
Mick Grant on Sheene: "It wasn't so much that he disliked the TT as the politics and some of the people behind it. If Barry had gone to the Isle of Man he would have been a top runner and a winner."
Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Sheene

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Harry finished second in Australia in what would prove to be the last race in the series.
Keywords: From the archive, May 05, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle, The racing Colliers

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Two super-stars on super-biikes. Bob McIntyre leads his Honda team-mate Jim Redman into the tight La Source hairpin bend during the 1962 Belgian 250cc Grand Prix. Even with identical riding and machine performance, Mac's narrow lead would look four times as great by the time they reached the ultra-fast Masta Straight. In fact half way round the last lap Redman's oil tank split and McIntyre went on to an easy win.
Keywords: Ex GB 1964, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

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Turquoise blue and silver is the decor - but then the well-equipped Eighty would look good in any colour.
Keywords: Ex GB 1965, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Yamaha

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection > From our issues - motorcycles (27 files)

Images used in our publications, now available for commercial use.

001 CDB COVER 01
Jeff Smith battling his 500 Goldie round Shropshire's Hawkstone Park in the 1959 British MX GP displaying the style and determination that would lead him to a world championship in 1964.
Keywords: 2014, Classic Dirt Bike, Issue 31, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Off road

023 bigger is better roy 8
Small capacity machines would never win a big event... 'not so,' says Roy Peplow, 200 Cub, winner of the '59 SSDT.
Keywords: 2012, Classic Dirt Bike, Issue 24, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

024 Jim Lee 10
After discussions with Jim, Mick thought the best way to make it to the top would be to ride more standard races.
Keywords: 2012, Classic Racer, Clssic Racer People, July August, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

054 Bikes 11
If your moving just one cow, why would you need a lorry!
Keywords: 2014, Heritage Commercials, Heritage Commercials, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Sidecar

055 TT Indians 11
Indian's TT Scouts - The cie and cuddly Indian Scout - not a natural basis for a racer, one would think.
Keywords: February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle

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

12
Dave Chadwick (second left) would be riding East German MZs in 1960. MZ development engineer, Walter Kaaden (left) was in London the settle the deal.
Keywords: 1960, 2005, February, From our archive, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle

14
Hermann Meier (left) was the very man to coax the horses out of an Ariel Arrow engine. Former TT winner Harold Daniell (right) would be sponsoring Mike )'Rourke through the coming season.
Keywords: 1960, 2005, February, From our archive, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle

1957C-9 15 x 10
A packed crowd at Craig-ny-Baa watched history been made on 7th June 1957 in the Senior race. For not only did Scotland’s Bob McIntyre (78) post the first 100mph lap, but it was also the last occasion Gilera would send a full ‘works’ team to the Island. Rider 64 is John Surtees – MV Agusta.
Keywords: Manx display images 2013, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

CDB001
Jeff Smith battling his 500 Goldie round Shropshire's Hawkstone Park in the 1959 British MX GP displaying the style and determination that would lead him to a world championship in 1964.
Keywords: 2014, Classic Dirt Bike, Issue 31, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Off road

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If there is one race forever etched in motorcycle folk law then it is Mike Hailwood’s Isle of Man TT return in 1978. Having spent 11 years away from the Island and motorcycle racing, except for the odd race down under, the idea of a TT comeback was considered crazy at best and downright dangerous at worst by some. But they needn’t have worried. If Mike had put in an appearance and just ridden for a finish he would have received a standing ovation. But that wasn’t the Hailwood style. In practice he hustled the Sports Motorcycles Ducati round at 111mph, over 7mph faster than the Formula 1 lap record, and won the race with ease.
Keywords: 2009 calendar, action, classic racer, Ducati, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, TT

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Phil Read’s comeback Isle of Man TT ride couldn’t have been more unpopular among the TT cognoscenti, many of whom held him largely responsible for the Island races losing their World Championship status. With the inaugural Formula 1 Championship, decided on just one race in the Isle of Man in 1977, Read saw an opportunity to revive his career and take advantage of the generous start money offered by the organisers. Despite the obvious disapproval from sections of the crowd, Read kept his cool and rode his Honda Britain sponsored bike to victory in the weather-shortened race. But even that moment of glory was shrouded in controversy. With speculation that the Honda crew had received a tip off from an official that the flag would go out early, Read stayed out rather than pitting, while his nearest rival, Welshman Roger Nicholls, came in as planned and lost valuable time and with it any chance of victory.
Keywords: 2009 calendar, action, classic racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, TT

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

TCM SUP 50
The Classic MotorCycle 1899-1967 British Motorcycles and the Military. Over 5000 would-be buyers stamped into the great Missenden car dump for the disposal of surplus vehicles by the Goverment, including these motorcycles. It was reported bribes of up to £50 were offered to guards to help secure vehicles.
Keywords: 2014, March, Military, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, The Classic MotorCycle

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

WD141586@SS1958-KERRYS BAR
You would of paid £1 2s 6d for Kerry's chrome plated badge bar. Badges to go on to it cost around 16 shillings each.
Keywords: 2006, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters

WD176279@FOA - 11
'Wildfowl' the British press called the Italian fours. Bob McIntyre (Gilera) leads John Surtees (MV Agusta) at the DutchTT in the summer of 1957. It looked very much asthough John would be racing alone in 1958.
Keywords: 2006, From our archive, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October, The Classic MotorCycle

WD176282@FOA - 03
At super-wet Aintree the 350cc race runners literally steam around the track. None of the faired models would pass the scrutineers in 1958 if FIM decisions reached in Paris were ratified.
Keywords: 2006, From our archive, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October, 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

WD176290@FOA - 09
On test, the RCA twin had shown itself capable of delivering 21.6bhp@5200rpm. Series output would commence in January 1958.
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

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

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

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

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SR Merchant Navy Pacific No. 35028 Clan Line on the apprroach to Appleby with a 'Cumbrian Mountain Express' on April 8, 1989, three days before it was announced that the Settle & Carlisle line would not be cloased after all.
Keywords: 2014, Heritage Railway, Issue 189, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection (1 file)

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.

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection (12 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.

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection > From our issues - motorcycles (10 files)

Images used in our publications, now available for commercial use.

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

Beautiful images from Heritage Railway Magazine.

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

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

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

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Glass plates > Scottish 6 Day Trial (2 files)

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Scottish 6 Day Trial (2 files)

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

This collection from our archive shows off some of the classic scootering scenes from the 50's onwards. Many of these images have appeared with the Scootering Magazine as a centrespead.

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