1909 The Motor Cycle: Index

Note: This is a sub-section of The Motor Cycle

Important: This index was published 1909/09/08 and therefore must be partial for the year.

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• A.C. Tricars. (See Tricars.)
• Accidents, Motorists’ Behaviour after, 328
• Accumulators, Charging, 440
• Acer, Ltd., Regrinding Cylinders, 139
• Aeroplane, Possibilities of the Motor Cycle, 340
• — Race, Particulars of Proposed Race
• — from Paris to Havre, 13
• Air Cooling, Henriod System, 134
• — Intake, Control of Main, 30
• Allanite Rotary Valve Engine, 322. 349
• Allinson Internal Expanding Brake, 228
• “ Amac.” (See Carburetters.)
• Amateur Trials, 103 American Endurance Trial, 415
• — Motordrome at Indianapolis, 197
• — Quarterly Trials, N.Y.M.C.C., 251
• — Records. (See Records, American.)
• “ Among the English Lakes,” by Allen Phillips, 174, 175, 193, 195
• Aston Villa, Track Racing at, 400
• Australia, Motor Cycling in Gilgrandia (illustration), 317
• — New South Wales, 459
• — South Australia, 63, 261, 312 Victoria, 163
• — Vehicles in, 11
• — Victorian M.C.C. Championship Meeting, Feb. 13th, 369
• Austrian Volunteer Motor Corps, 221
• “ Autocum.” (See Sparking Plugs.)
• Auto Cycle Legion, The, by P. W. Bischoff, 413, 414
• — — Progress of, 427, 428
• Auto Cycle Union, Affiliation of the Scottish Clubs, 10
• — Annual General Meeting, 242
• — Competitions in 1909, 19, 20
• — Council Meeting, Jan. 30th, 91
• — Cut-outs in Competitions, 1
• — Local Centre Scheme, 1,15,16, 59
• — M.C.C., Secession of, 39, 40, 69, 138, 182, 236, 277, 293, 327
• — Metropolitan Centre, 203
• — “ Motor Cycle Lamps,” by P. W. Bischoff, 61-63, 80-82
• — News, 148, 276, 234, 437-439
• — Plymouth Run (illustration), 454, 463, 475
• — Quarterly Trials, January, 53, 60, 64-66, 78, 85, 106
• — — — — — April, 298, 314, 315
• — 24th, Official Results
• — and Judges’ Reports, 324, 325, 368
• — Scarborough Hill-climb, 344
• — Sheffield M.C.C., 27
• — Six Days’ Trials, July 5th, 60, 122, 149, 417, 422, 453, 448, 449, 466, 467, 492
• — Results and Awards.
• — Supplement to July 21st
• — Sixth Annual Dinner, 90
• — Sutton Bank Open Hill-climb, May 14th, 360, 380-382
• — (See also Northern Affiliation Scheme.)
• Automatic Inlet Valves. (See Valves.)

• Balancing a Single-cylinder, by “ Winkie,” 410, 411, 453
• Barbrook Hill, Ascents of, 357, 416
• — Survey by I. B. Hart-Davies, 216
• Barker, G. L., Sidecar in Africa (illustration), 160 .
• Bat, J.A.P. 2.5 hp. Spring Frame Lightweight (illustration), 20
• — Motor Mfg. Co. Two-speed Gears, 467
• Belgian Imports and Exports, 32

BELTS—

• Adjustable Fasteners, 84, 207, 311
• Belt v. Chain Drive, 48, (57, 163
• — Rims and Engine Pulleys, 177 1<
• Fairchild Chain Belt, 134
• Hathaway Belt Punch, 190
• Inglis Articulated, 228
• Lightning Belt Remover, 60
• Passenger Work, Belts for, 460
• Prices’ ’ Belt Remover (illustration), 393
• Ravenhall Adjustable Fastener, 266
• Rims for, 144
• Shaft v. Belt Drive, 305
• “ Shamrock-Gloria,” 103
• Slip, Method of Preventing, 277
• — on Lightweight Machines, 75, 118
• Tension, 189
• Thompson Protectee, 134
• “ Whittle,” 327

• “ Besco ” Pocket Tool Kit, 84
• Bibby Tricar Frame, 38
• Birch Cooling System, 38
• Bischoff, P. W., ” The Auto Cycle Leigon,” by, 413, 414
• Board of Trade Returns, Imports and Exports of Motor Cycles, 33
• Bradbury and Co., Ltd., 52
• Brake, Allinson Internal Expanding, 228
• — Auto Cycle Union, Regulations, 201, 202, 209, 210, 218, 237, 257, 278
• Brakes Generally, 30, 144
• British M.C.R.C., Brooklands, 130, 184, 220, 238, 272
• — First Members’ Meeting, April 22nd, 306, 307
• — Second Members’ Meeting, May 19th, 375, 390, 391
• — Third Members’ Meeting, June 16th, 447, 464
• — Fourth Members’ Meeting, July 14th, 435, 437
• Brooker, Mr. J. W. G., “ Lubrication,” by, 55 56
• The T.T. Race, 1909 Regulations, 407, 408
• Brooklands A.R.C., 59
• — Automatic Chronograph, etc., 196, 197
• — Easter Meeting, April 10th, 89, 248
• — Inter-University Race Meeting, April 30th, 332, 333
• — Test Hill Opening, 232
• — Undergraduates Motor Cycling at, 143
• — Whitsuntide Meeting, Programme, etc 320, 391
• — Zenith M.C. Record on Test Hill, 254
• — (See also British M.C R.C.)
• Brown Handle-bar Control, 172
• Buenos Ayres, Motor Cycle Race at, 221
• Bullas, Mr. F. (illustration), 94
• Buyers’ Guide, 1909, 114, 117

• Camera, Method of Carrying, 318
• Cameron’s All-weather Leg Guards, 201
• Canadian Motor Cycling, 9
• Carburetter, Amac, 84
• — Automatic and Rigid Position, 170
• — Adjustments, by B. H. Davies, 270
• — Fitting a Spray, 227
• — Improvement to an Obsolete Pattern, 6
• — J.A.P. Automatic, 83, 366, 395
• “ Monk ” Automatic, 214, 320
• — New Control, 187
• Carter, Mr. T. A. (illustration), 10
• Ceylon, Cost of Petrol and Carbide in, 220
• Chain Belt, Fairchild, 134
• — v. Belt Drive, 48, 67
• — Shaft Drive, 6
• Change Speed Gear, A Simple, 516
• Chapple, Captain, N.Y.M.C.C. (illustration), 145
• Chapple Arthur G. (illustration), 292
• “ Clair ” Silencer. (See Silencers.)
• Clubs and the Industry, 106, 122, 164, 181, 202, 236, 273
• Clutches, Dog and Friction, 132
• — Multiple Plate, Action, 45, 46
• Coil Consumption, Test of, 336
• — Faults, How to Remedy, 29, 87
• Collier, Chas. R., Hour Record, 33
• — Twenty-four Hours’ Record, 431
• — World’s Record Holder, 158, 159
• Competitions, Standard Machines in, by “ Ixion,” 387, 389
• — This Year’s, by McMinnies, 225
• Compression, 27,* 58, 422, 434, 441
• Continental Touring, 485
• Control Wires, How to Remedy, 27
• Cook, W. E. (illustration), June 2nd, iv.
• Cost of Motor Cycling, 181, 219, 250, 274- 276
• Coupling Devices, “ Unit-o ” (illustration), 42
• Coventry M.C. Fifth Annual Dinner, 74
• Cover, A New Rubber-studded, 415
• Crank Cases, Advantages of Smooth, 138
• — Oil-tight, 501, 502
• Cruickshank, Mr. J. D. (illustration), 16
• Crundall, J. F., Humber M.C. (illustration), 246

CURRENT CHAT—

• A.C.U. Affiliations, 452, 453
• — Badge, 452
• — Hill-climb, 183
• — Lancashire Centro Meet, 353
• — Legal Department, 471
• — Metropolitan Centre, 204
• — Permits, 435
• — Quarterly Trials, 435
• — Six Days’ Trials, 434, 453, 470, 489
• — Twenty-four Hours’ London-Plymouth and Back Run, 557
• Advance Four-cylinder Air-cooled Engine, 166
• Aeroplanes, British Rights in, 88
• Affiliation, 352 >
• — of Scottish Clubs, 10 *
• Alleged Obstruction to the Police, 435t
• American Racing Men and their
• Machines, 127
• — Reliability Run, 398
• Arnot, F. H., 434
• Australia, Motor Vehicles in, 11
• Austrian Competition Programme, 147
• Auto Cycle Union Notes, 148
• Balancing of Single-cylinder Engines, 453
• Beggar’s Roost climbed by a Yorkshire Motor Cyclist, 488
• Birmingham M.C.C. Hill-climb, 379
• Board of Trade Returns, 33
• Bradburys Redivivus, 33
• Bradford M.C.C. Open Hill-climb, 489
• British M.C.R.C., 184, 220, 238, 272 —?
• Motor Vehicles in Holland, 489
• Brooklands Meeting, 434
• — Observations, 435
• Budget, Effect on Petrol Imports, 452
• — Proposals, 352
• — and West Essex A.C., 379
• Buenos Ayres, Motor Cycling at, 221
• Cambridge Mammoth Show, 488
• Carter, T., 10
• Ceylon, Cost of Petrol and Carbide in, 220
• Clarke, R., A Speedy Track Rider, 88
• Coloured Warning Plates in Germany, 108
• Continental Touring, 434
• Coventry to Holyhead 12 Hours’ Run, 471
• Crystal Palace Races, 471
• Death of Mr. Gordon Levick, 331
• Delivery of Letters, Motor Cycles for, 166
• DustlessRoads. 331
• Exports. British. 452
• — of British Machines. 1K4
• — Motor (’ycies. British. 291
• Ferries, Birkenhead. 203
• Florida Beach Races. 133
• France. Number of Motor Cycles hi, 107
• French Hill-climb. 70
• From Glasgow to Monte Carlo (illustration). 105
• German Motor Cycle Trial. 170
• — Cycling Association Sixth Con* gross, 413
• — Cyclists. 71
• Germany’s Huge Exports of Motor Cycles, 107
• Germany Standardising Motor Cycles. 183
• Headlight tests, 153
• Heaviest Motor <'velist. 152
• Heavyweight Still Another. 171
• Hill-climb Postponed, 434
• Hour Record. World’s. 148
• Imports and Exports, Belgian. 32
• — German. 118
• — Official Bet urns of the, 128
• — of Motor Cycles. 108. 353
• — Increase in Petrol, 294
• — of Foreign Mot or Cycles, 184
• — Motor Cycles, 4 52 Petrol. 32
• Increase of Motorcycles in Germany. 238
• Insurance Co.'s Report. 147
• Inter-club Hill climb. 239
• Irish End-to-End Trials 4 89 Reliability Trial. 134
• Italian Reunion of Mol or Cyclists. 418
• Leather Helmet, The, 434
• Leeds M.C.C. Kelly Cup Competition. 118
• London to Edinburgh Run. 435
• — Plymouth and Baek. 435
• Lyons Fixing Kilometre Trial. 4 70
• Military Motor Cycles and Germany, 294
• — Cyclists. 127, 220. 489
• — Wanted. 171
• Motor Cycle Racing at St. Albans. 489 «
• - Cycle Club Badge (illustration). 378
• — Cyclist Volunteers. 128
• — Union and Taxation. 378
• — Record. \. 127
• Speed Trials Formula?, 272
• — Tour to South Wales, 2(12, 470
• N.C.U. 24 Hours’ Trial. 488
• New York Motor Cycle Show. 108
• North Eastern Automobile Association, 201
• Norwich Motor Cycle Race. 434
• Obscure Speed Limit Signs. 435
• Owners' Experiences with 09 Models. 4 3,')
• Pacing Motor Cyclist. \. 10
• Passing Tramears by Motor Vehicles, 183
• Pondino Sands Speed Trials. 4 70
• Petrol Engine. \n Old. 33
• Police Traps, 418, 434. 453
• Postal service. Motor Cycles in. 183
• Quarterly Trials. Auto Cycle Union, 70 \
• — Machines in, 295
• — The Cup Competition in the, 330
• Record. Rourke to Sydney. N.S.W.. 435
• — Collier's Hour. 33
• — End-to-End Broken, 418
• — New Six Hours'. 71
• — Reliability, 435
• — Six Hours', 220
• — Twenty-four Hours'. 435
• Records, American. 239
• — Godfrey's Recent. 32
• Reducing Weight, 434
• Re-exports, 452
• Registration of Second-hand Machines. 471
• Road Gaugers at Night. 128
• Roumanian Military Motor Cyclists, 166
• Russia. Motor Cycles in. 71
• Russian Motor cycling Club, 89
• Scottish M.C Trial, 489
• Scott Two-stroke Motor Cycle. 107
• Six Hours' Record, 127, 165
• — Worlds. 11
• Slide Valve Engine. 435
• South Australia. Motor Cycling in. 312
• South Australian Motorcycle Race, 261
• Speed Limit at Croydon. 434
• Trials on Pendine Sands. 398
• Sunday Competitions, 4 52
• Swiss Reliability j r> iai. 118
• Taxation of Motor Vehicles. 4 18
• Tax on Motor Cycles, Proposed. 4 53
• Team Trial Trifles. 489
• Territorial Motor Scouts, 127. 148
• Test Hill at BrookllilidM, 12H
• — near London. 117
• — Hills near London. Two, HI5
• Tour de France, 379
• T.T Race in Isle of Man, 435
• T.T. Regulations. 293
• Twenty-Four Hours’ Motor Cycle Record,
• — on a Motor Cycle, 352
• Two years’ Motor Cycle Tour. A, 105
• Tunbridge Wells Racing, 435
• Vindec Motor Co 107
• Volunteer Motor Cycle Corps. Austrian. 108, 221
• — German. LOB

• Cut-outs. (See Silencers.)
• Cylinder end Volvo Chamber Design, 8
• Cylinders, Reboring of. 37, 139

• Dangerous Corner, A. 131
• Davies, B. H. Standard Machines in Competition.” II I. I 15
• Davis Spring Drive. 172
• Davison Motor Cycle Fillings, 101
• Depreciation. Extent of. 323
• Design of Piston Rings, 133
• — The. by H. R. S. Viner
• Detachable Frame. Rood and Co.. 83
• Difficult Diagnosis. A, by “ Ixion.” 321
• Dog and Friction Clutches, 132
• Dore. Mr. C. Noel. "Roundabout Lakeland.” by, 3dl
• Dosset ler Spring Seat-pillar. 20(1
• Drew Spring Fork, 260

• Easter 'Tour in India. An. Calcutta Club’s Pioneer Trip, by A. G. Throssell, 268- 270
• Eastorbrook. Mr. D., East Africa (illustration), 23
• Edinburgh Sports Exhibition. 168
• Engines. Knocking with High Compression. 121
• — Overheating. 451
• Equipment. Motor Cycle, by W. Pratt. 288. 309. 366. 395
• Esperanto. Motor Cycling Terms in. 56
• Excelsior Motor Cycle, 1909 Model, 261 323
• Exhaust Silencer, 142
• — Valves. (See Valves.)
• — Whistles. 40
• Exports. (See Imports and Exports.)

• F.N. Motor Cycle, 1909 Model, 207
• Fairchild Chain Belt. 131
• Fawcett. Mr. E. Douglas. ** From Lake Leman to Dieppe, ' 11.42
• Fire Appliance, N.S.U. Tricar for First Aid. 96
• Four-cylinder F.N. Induction Pipe. 196
• Frame, Detachable, Reed and Co.. 83
• France. Number of Motor Cycles in. 107
• Touring in. 300, 309
• Fransotti. Mr. Ernest. Glasgow to Monte Carlo (illustration), 165
• Freezing, Prevention of. 94
• Friction Driving Gear. Ridgway and Brunt. 260
• Future of the Tricar, 433

• Gear, Infinitely Variable. 119
• — Ratio, 422
• Generators. The F.R.S.. 420
• German Motor Cycle Association. 71
• — Sixth Congress. 418
• Germany. Exports of Motor Cars. 107
• — Military Motor Cyclists in. 183. 294
• Goerke, Walter. American Record (illustration), 280
• Goggles. Prentice and Bull, 308
• Gradients. Estimation of. 246
• Graham Engine Suspension. 38
• Greehwood Electric Lamp, 1 7 2
• Gudgeon Pin Fastening, Suggested. 291
• Gwynne, E. (illustration). 108

• Handicapping Track Races, 433
• Handle Bar Control >72, 192. 259, 273. 468
• Handle-ham, 12
• (See also Watches.)
• Handle starting v. Pedals, 278
• Hart-Davies, Mr. I. B. (See Barbrook Bill Records.)
• Harwood, Mr. F. C., 4 h.p. Minerva (illustration). 30
• Haywards Heath Petty Sessions, 133, 402
• Health, Motor Cycling for. 191. 300
• Hendry. Mr. John R. (illustration), 16
• Henriod Air-cooling System. 131
• High v. Low Compression Engines. 27
• "High Tension Distributor for Twins,” by ” Ixion,” 12
• Hills, Test, in the Metropolitan District, 100, loi
• Hilton Sidecar, 404
• "Hints and Tips for Motor Cyclists,” by “Road Rider,” 31. 195, 215, 289, 326
• Hirst Magneto Co. (See Sparking Plugs.)
• History of Motor Cycling, 75
• Horse-power Designation. 293
• Hour Record. The World’s, 67

• Imperial Exhibition. Historical Motor Cycles at , 415
• Imports and Exports. Motorcycles, 32, 33, 108. 18 1. 29 1, 352, 353, 118
• — Petrol. 32. 294
• Indian Motor Cycles for England. 323
• Infinitely Variable Hear, Gradua, 119
• Inflator Connection. Pilgrim. 370
• Inglis Articulated Driving Bell. 228
• Inland Revenue Tax Exemptions. 267
• Inter-club Hill-climb between Birmingham and Oxford M.(’.(’., 567
• Inter-University Race Meeting. (See Brooklands.)
• Irish End-to-End Reliability Trial and Record. June 2nd. iii.. 409. 118, 133. 434. 456, 468, 489

• J.A.P. Lubricator. (See Lubricators.)
• — Carburetters. (See (Carburettors.)
• James Motor Cycle. 6
• Jarrott Cup Competition, The. by Arthur W. Bentley. 21 1-213. 230-232
• Jolley Non-skid Tyre, 266

• King, Mr. Robert (illustration), 103

• Ladies who Motor Cycle (illustration). 34 5

LAMPS

• Blackburn Motor Cycle Handle-bar Lamp. 157
• Electric Headlights. 141
• Generators. 103. 215 Greenwood Electric. 172
• Headlight Tests. 453
• Jacobs Electric Inspection Lamp. 308
• Motor Cycle Lamps,” by P. W. Bischoff. 61-63. 80-82. 14 4
• " Orto ” Headlight (illustration), 66
• Pelkey Projector. 279
• — Headlight (illustration), 377
• Rear Light. 44
• Reflecting. 8 4
• Solar Headlight. 428

LEADERETTES—

• A.C.U. Centre Scheme, The, I
• — Hill-climb. 19. 20
• American Records (?). 301
• Another Argument for Variable Gears, 461. 462
• Artificiality of Records, The. 191. 192
• Bone of Contention. The. 282
• Brake Question, rhe. 95. 96
• — Regulations, 209
• Brooklands A.R.C , 59. 60
• — Easter Meeting. 247
• Carburetion and Silence, 423
• Centre Scheme, The 59
• Clubs and the industry. 77
• Cut-outs in Competition, 1. 2
• Encouraging Change Speed Gears. 443, 444
• Handicapping Proposal. 4 23
• How to get to Brook lands, 24 7, 248
• Inland Revenue Tax Exemptions, 267
• London-Edinburgh Disqualifications, The 479
• Military Motor Cyclists, 95
• — and their Control, 229
• Motor Cycle and Safety, The, 462
• — — Taxation, 319, 320
• — Cycling for Health, 191
• 1909 Competitions, 19
• — Tourist Trophy Race, The, 113
• Other A.C.U. Advantages, 39, 40
• Overtaking and Passing Traffic, 461
• Reform from Within, 40
• Secession of the M.C.C., The, 39
• Silence, 135
• Six Days’ Trials, The, 60, 443
• Taxation and Employment, 320
• Use of the Second Brake, The, 209, 210
• Yorkshire League, The, 281, 282

• Leather Helmets for Motor Cyclists, 434
• Leechman, Mr. Douglas, “ The Liability of Road Repairers,” by, 367, 368
• Leeds to Edinburgh and Back Trial, 400
• “Legion of Motor Cyclists,” by a Major on the Retired List of the Royal Artillery, 371, 372

LETTERS

• A.C.U. and the M.C.C., The, 236, 277, 293 327
• — Brake Regulations, 201, 202, 218, 237
• — Hill-climb, A, 180
• — at Sutton Bank, The, 309, 494
• — Quarterly Trials, 85, 106
• — Six Days’ Trials, The, 122, 417
• American Racing Men and their Machines, 217
• — Records, 237, 375
• A.O.I.V. v. M.O.I.V., 8, 9, 27, 47, 68, 87, 146, 219, 292, 293, 310, 311
• Appreciation, An, 202, 366
• Artificiality of Records, The, 219, 236, 279, 292
• — Track Records, The, 395, 431, 496
• Attachment of Sidecars, The, 327
• Automatic Carburetters, 366, 395
• Autumn Touring, 8
• Barbrook Mill Hill, 396, 416
• Belts for Passenger Work, 460
• Belt Transmission and Sidecars, 417
• — Troubles, 293, 327, 373
• — v. Chain Drive, 48, 67, 163
• — Transmission, 311
• Berlin Track Disaster, The, 575
• Brake Question, The, 257, 258, 278, 279
• — Suggestion, A, 144
• Canadian Motor Cyclist’s Experience, 9
• Cat and Fiddle as a Test Hill, 512
• Club Nomenclature, 291
• Club Competitions, 144
• Clubs and the Industry, 87, 122, 106, 145, 146, 164, 181
• — and Trade Membership, The, 202, 236
• Challenge, A, 458
• — by Mr. A. G. Fenn, 477, 494
• Copper Tubing Risky for Conveying Acetylene Gas, 496
• Cost of Motor Cycling, The, 219, 181, 182
• Cubical Capacity and Power, 374, 477
• Dangerous Corner, A, 431
• Delivery of Spare Parts, 416
• Design of Cylinders and Valve Chambers, The, 8
• Piston Rings, The, 433
• Difficult Diagnosis, A, 365
• End-to-end Record, 433, 458, 477, 494
• Engine Braking, 180, 235, 309
• Experiences with a Two-seated Sidecar, 47, 48
• — Two-speed Geared Triumph, 48
• — Shaft Drive, 293
• Exhaust Whistles, 105
• Four-cylinder F.N. Induction Pipe, The, 496
• Front or Rear Wheel Brakes, 181
• Future of the Tricar, The, 9, 28, 49, 87, 105, 145, 182, 257, 433
• Good Fitment for Old Machines, A, 218
• Handicapping Track Races, 433, 459, 477, 494
• Handle-starting v. Pedals, 278 H
• Haywards Heath Speed Limit, 433
• High v. Low Compression Engines, 27
• Highway Robbery, 397
• Hill-climbing, 478
• — in North Devon, 162, 180, 201, 217, 258
• Horse-power Designation, 293
• How to Prevent Belt Slip, 277
• — Punctures, 396
• — Remedy Faults in Coils, 29, 87
• Ideal Motor Cycle, The, 458
• Increasing Power, 460
• Inlet Valve Design, 7
• In Praise of a Passenger Motor Cycle, 29, 85
• Inter-’Varsity Competition, The, 365, 373 395
• Lamps and other Subjects, 460
• Loan of Lantern Slides, 87
• Lubrication, 9, 68, 104, 417, 458
• Magneto Manufacture, 7
• Manufacture of Sparking Plugs, 164
• M.C.C. and A.C.U., The, 182
• — London-Edinburgh Run, The, 478, 494, 495
• Military Motor Cyclists, 122, 123, 162, 180, 200, 201, 217, 235, 256, 277, 291, 292, 309, 310, 366
• Motor Bicycle of the Future, The, 396
• — Cycle Belt Rims, 144
• — Equipment, 309, 366, 395
• — Lamps, 106, 144
• — — of the Future, The, 459
• — Politics, 237, 279
• — Taxation, 365, 373, 416
• — Cycling Club History, 396 in New South Wales, 459
• — — Victoria, 163
• — Cyclist’s Ideal, 219, 257 A, 277, 309
• — Another, 375
• Motorists’ Behaviour after Accidents, 328 1909
• Competitions, 48
• — Improvements, 123
• New (?) Variable Pulley, A, 104, 144
• Northern Inter-Affiliation Scheme, The 311, 327, 329
• Once Dissatisfied; Now Enthusiastic, 278
• Passenger Machines, 47
• Particulars of a Silent Motor Cycle Wanted, 494
• Pistons with Rings Top and Bottom, 7
• Point to Point, A, 7, 8
• Position of Petrol Taps, 47
• Prevention of Rust, 217
• Problem to be Solved, A, 124
• Protection from Mud, 49, 67, 85, 104, 123, 124, 164, 181, 201, 218, 258, 291, 309, 329
• Quarterly Trials, The, 122, 365, 373
• Record-breaking in America, 292
• Regulations for the London-Land’s End-London Run, The, 256
• Reliability, 494
• Repairing Broken Control Wires, 27
• Road Courtesies, 235
• — Dangers at Night, 48, 69, 105, 145, 163, 180, 181, 202, 237, 256, 257, 291, 328 329
• Rules for Reliability Trials, 311
• Secession of the M.C.C., The, 69, 85, 86, 104, 105
• Setting of Exhaust Valves, The, 69
• Settlement of the Lamp Question, 279
• Sheffield Club and the A.C.U., The, 27, 28
• Silence, 8, 47, 67, 162, 217, 374, 458
• Silencers, 146
• — and Brakes, 144
• Six Days’ Trials, The, 104, 180
• — Hours’ Record, The, 162 World’s Record, 7
• Speed of Motor Cycle Engines, 20^
• Spring Fork Design, 28, 47, 67, 85, 104
• Standard Machines in Competition, 395, 416, 431, 432, 477
• Steam as a Motive Power for Tricars, 458
• Stolen Motor Cycle Recovered, A, 68
• Stonehenge— a Wrong Impression Removed, 496
• Stone-throwing Nuisance, The, 459
• Suggested Gudgeon Pin Fastening, A, 291
• Surface of Sutton Bank, The, 365
• Tandem Attachments, 7, 163
• Taxation of Motor Cycles, The, 496
• Testing Speed with a Tuning Fork, 235, 291
• Touring in France, 309
• — — North Wales, 162
• Tour in the West Country, A, 235
• Traffic Riding Competitions, 459, 460
• Transmission Development, 86
• Treatment of Worn Engines, The, 291, 374
• Two Genuine Road Hogs, 417
• — Useful Devices, 181
• Two-stroke Engines, 86, 478, 494
• Two-stroke Engines & Formulae, 277, 27 8
• Two-speed Gears, 327
• and other Matters, 278
• Tyres and Transmission, 366
• Unusual Experience, An, 328
• Validity of Patents, The, 327, 396, 397
• Veteran Motor Cyclist, A, 180
• Winter Clothing, 217 Worcestershire Police Methods, 374
• World’s Hour Record, The, 67

• “Liability of Road Repairers, by Douglas Leechman, 367, 368
• Licences, 421, 497 .
• Lightning Belt Remover, Price and Co., 63
• Lightweight Motor Cycles, Belt Slip on, 75, 118
• — Multi-cylinder, 57
• Lincolnshire M.C.C. Reliability Trial, June 2nd, iii.
• Lloyd, Major Lindsay, 59
• London-Edinburgh Run, June 2nd, i.-iii., 435, 436, 472, 494, 495
• London-Plymouth Run, 435
• Lowen Double-seated Sidecar, 2
• Lubrication, 55, 65, 68, 159, 417

LUBRICATORS—

• Davison Tap less Oil Pump, 101
• Hill’s Automatic, 13
• J.A.P. Automatic, 9
• “Lydal” Engine Oil, 445
• Lyell, J. C., and Co., Ltd., 8

• Magan, Miss Holden (illustration), 30

MAGNETOS—

• As a Cause of Overheating, 84
• Bosch Terminals, 35
• British Manufacture, 7
• Cover, Continental Tyre Co. (illustration), 101
• Handle-starting with, 441
• “ Mystery of a Magneto,” 141
• Peculiar behaviour of, 440
• Position, 305
• Separation of Points, 421
• Switch, 133
• Water Collecting in, 451
• Weight, 2
• (See also Sparking Plugs.)

• Maps, 430
• Manchester Motor Club’s Easter Tour (illustration), 289
• Martin, Harry, Six Hours’ Record, 139
• Matchless Motor Cycle, Test of, 2
• M.C.C. (See Motor Cycling at Brooklands Club.)
• Mechanically-operated Inlet Valves. (See Valves.)
• Midland Motor Cyclists, Meeting of, June 2nd, iii.

MILITARY MOTOR CYCLISTS—

• A.C.U. Scheme, 245
• Article by F. G. Smith, 255
• Article by R. S. Walker, 224
• A Suggested Scheme for Motor Cyclists’
• Staff Corps, 153, 154
• Control of, 229
• Generally, Correspondence, etc., 122, 126, 127, 133 (illustration), 141, 162, 180, 200, 215, 217, 220, 235, 256, 277, 291, 309, 310, 366
• “Legion of Motor Cyclists,” 371, 372
• Mr. Pickering’s Scheme, 173
• “ Possibilities of the Motor Cycle for Military Purposes,” by Lieut. J. H. Pattisson, 286, 287
• (See also Austrian Volunteer Motor Corps ; Germany.)

• Miller Mud Shield (illustration), 250
• Mills-Fulford. (See Sidecars.)
• Mirrors, H.B., in the Six Days’, 426
• Misfiring, 451
• ” Monk.” (See Carburetters.)
• Moore, Mrs. F. S., N.S.U. Motor Cycle (illustration), 278
• Moto-Reve Motor Cycle, 273, 338
• “Motor Cycle Equipment,” Paper by W. Pratt before the St. Albans and District M.C.C., 288
• Motor Cycle Headlight, The Solar, 428
• Motor Cycle Lamps, by P. W. Bischoff, 61-63, 80-82, 102, 106
• Motor Cycle of the Future, by B. H. Davies, 342, 343, 459
• Motor Cycle Race at Norwich, 434
• Motor Cycle Records, 1908, by J. Sinclair, 43, 44
• Motor Cycle Squad, New York Police (illustration), 418
• Motor Cycles, Historical, 415
• Motor Cycles of To-morrow, by W. G. McMinnies, 308
• Motor Cycling at the ’Varsities, by McMinnies, 453, 454

MOTOR CYCLING CLUB —

• Annual General Meeting, 51 History, 390
• Inter-club Team Trial, 252
• Inter-team Trial for 77ie
• Motor Cycle Challenge Cup, 372, 455, 456, 472, 490, 491
• London-Edinburgh Run, 234, 393, 455
• Members’ Badge, 378
• Hill-climb, May 1st, 333, 334
• Secession from the A.C.U., 69
• Twenty-four Hours’ Trial, June 2nd, i-iii., 547, 548
• Week-end Run to Brighton, 222

• Motor Cyclists, the Heaviest on Record, 452
• Mounted Infantry, Paper by Captain R. S. Walker, 224
• Union Insurance Co., Ltd., Report, 147
• Motor Cycle Section, 140
• — — Speed Trials, 548
• Mud, Protection from, 49, 67, 85, 104, 123, 164, 181, 201, 218, 258, 291, 309, 329
• Mudguards, Air-deflecting, 442
• — More Efficient, Needed, 501
• — Winter, 160
• Multi-cylinder Motor Cycles, Lightweight,
• Multiple Plate Clutch, 45, 46
• Munzing Variable Pulley, 172

• New York Police Motor Cycle Squad (illustration), 418
• New York Motor Cycle Show, 108
• Newburn, Mr. George (illustration), 392
• Newspaper Work. The Motor Cycle and, 169
• “Night Riding.” by H. C. Barnaby. 125, 126
• Noiset. M.— a Flying Motor Bicycle at the Coliseum (illustration), 128
• Non-stop Trials, How to Prepare for, 482
• North Eastern Automobile Association, 261
• North Wales, Touring in. 162, 171
• Northern Affiliation Scheme, 327. 329
• Norton Manufacturing Co.. Ltd.. 7. 9. 68
• Norwich and District M.C.C., First Run (illustration), 289
• N.S.U. Motor Cycle — Mr. P. J. Bright’s Machine, 210
• — Non-skid, 63
• — Tricar as a Fire Engine. 96

• Obscure Speed Limit Signs, 435

OCCASIONAL COMMENTS—

• A.C.U. and its Value, 273
• — Six Days’ Trials, 176
• Adjustable Belt Fasteners, 84
• Adjustments. 176
• Air Springing r. Metallic Springing, 370
• Amac Carburetter. 84
• A.O.I.V.. 1909. 66
• Arrival of Absolute Reliability. 487
• Belt-slip on Lightweights. 118
• Best All-round Mount, 233
• Brakes. 30
• Bravo! the Newcomers. 323
• Carburetters Incurable, 6
• Cattle by Night. 215
• Chain and Shaft Drive. 6
• Choice of an Adjustable Pulley. 487
• Club Programmes. 476
• — Runs on West Roads. 370
• Clubs and the Trade. 273
• Common Question. A. 426
• Control of Main Air Intake, 30
• Conversions. 2 3 3
• Depreciation. 323
• Bogie. 250
• Engine Lubricants. 476
• Exhaust Whistles, 40
• Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. 412
• Footboards, Footrests, and Pedals, 476
• Forward ! Great Britain. 323
• Goggles and Spectacles, 160
• Good and Bad Pulleys. 412
• — Fitment for Old Machines, 160
• Great Convenience. A. 392
• Handle-bar Spark Control. 273
• Handle Starting. 370
• H.R. Mirrors in the Six Days* Trials. 426
• Indian Invasion. An. 323
• Inflator Connections. 370
• James Motor Bicycle. The. 6
• Lamp Generators. 215
• Lamps and Generators, 103
• Light Handle-bars, 285
• Lightweights in the Quarterly Trials, 118
• Magneto Position, 305
• M.C.C. and A.C.U., 138
• Military Motor Cyclists, 215
• Mudguards, 160
• New Variable Pulley, A, 84
• — York Show, 160
• Oiltin Tap, 192
• One Purpose of Pedals, 426
• Overheating through Magneto, 84
• Passenger Machines in the Quarterly Trials, 118, 160
• Plea for Wide Tanks, A, 285
• Pocket Tool Kits, 84
• Preignition, 370
• Peal Cost, 250
• Reducing Geared Pulleys, 233
• Reflector Tail Lamps, 84
• Rules for Reliability Trials, 392
• Scottish Reliability Trial 392
• Scotch Trials, The, 476
• Selecting Second-hand Machines, 305
• Shaft or Belt, 305
• Silence, 176
• Silencer Question, 392
• Silencers, 84 '
• Simple Petrol Gauge, A, 412
• Smooth Crank Cases, 138
• Spring Forks or Air Cushion, 285
• Starting Trouble, A, 487
• Studs, 233
• Switching Off on a Twisty Hill, 176
• Tandems, 66
• Thin Washers—How to make them, 6
• Thousand Allies Trials, The, 66
• Trade Members and the Clubs, 118
• Trials, Amateur, 103
• Twins for Sidecar Work, 476
• Two-speed Gears in 1909, 30
• Variable Pulley, A New, 40

OWNERS’ EXPERIENCES WITH ’09 MODELS—

• Bat, Bradbury, Douglas, Minerva, Motosacoche, Rex, F.N., Triumph, Zenith Gradua, 355
• N.S.U., Phelon and Moore, Matchless, Bat, Quadrant, 376
• Oriel, Lincoln Elk, Roc, Featherweight Wolf, 394
• Moto-Reve, Triumph, Brown, Twin * Phanomen, Lloyd (L.M.C.), T.T. Dot, Norton, 450

• Paraffin Injector, 392
• Passenger Attachments, Bramson, 420
• — Motor Cycles, 29, 47, 85

PATENTS, RECENT—

• Adjustable Belt Fastener, An, 266
• Air-cooling System, An, 134
• Air-deflecting Mudguard, An, 442
• Articulated Driving Belt, An, 228
• Belt Protector, A, 134
• Chain Belt. A. 134
• Cooling System, A, 38
• Electric Lamp, An, 172
• Engine Suspension, 38
• Exhaust Silencer, An, 442
• Friction Driving Gear, A. 266
• Hammock Seat Suspension, A, 228
• Handle-bar Control. 172
• Hub Plate Clutch, A. 38
• Ingenious Variable Pulley, An, 134
• Neat Carburetter, A. 442
• — Internal Expanding Brake, 228
• New Spring Fork. A. 266
• Non-skid Tyre, A, 266
• Novel Tricar Frame, A, 38
• Spring Drive. A. 172
• — Fork, A. 442
• — Frame Motor Bicycle, A, 442
• — Saddle-pillars, 228
• — — Support. A, 134
• — Seat-pillar, 266
• — Suspension. A. 228
• Tyre Repair Patches, 228
• Variable Pulley, A. 172. 442
• — Speed Driving Mechanism, A, 266
• Patents, Validity of, 327. 396, 397
• Peck. T. (illustration . 409
• Pedals, One Purpose of. 426
• Pendine Sands Speed Trials. 470, 492

PETROL—

• Ejects of the Budget on Imports, 452
• Flooding. 440
• Imports of. 32. 294
• Pitting of the Contact Points, 441
• Position of Taps. 4 7
• Reducing Consumption of. 152, 280

• Phanomen Motor Cycle (illustration), 138
• Phanomobile, 6 h.p., in Quarterly Trials (illustration), 323
• Phoenix Motors, Ltd., 9, 14
• Pilgrim Inflator Connection, 370
• Pistons, Dome-shaped, 441
• Piston Rings, 7, 385, 386
• Plate Clutch, 45, 46
• Portwine, Mr. J. (illustration), 70
• “Possibilities of the Motor Cycle Aeroplane,” by “ Motaircyclist,” 340
• — for Military Purposes, by Lieut. J. H. Pattisson, 386, 387
• Postal Service, Motor Cycles in, 183
• Power, Increasing, 460
• Premier Accumulator Co., Ltd., 7
• Premier Motor Cycle, Twin-cylinder, 3 h.p., 323, 404
• “ Present-day Motor Cycle,” Discussion on Paper by Mr. Lowe, 178
• Private Specifications, by “ Ixion,” 188
• “Problems to be Solved,” 18, 37, 58, 124
• “Progress of the Auto Cycle Legion,” by “ Terricycle,” 427, 428

PULLEYS—

• Good and Bad, 412
• New Adjustable, Birch and Co., 447
• Rex Semi-automatic Adjustable, 177
• Reducing Gear Pulley, Martell-Leaver, 233
• Variable. (See Variable Pulleys.)

• Purchasing a Second-hand Tricar, 486

• Quarterly Trials. (See Auto Cycle Union.)

• Ravenhall Adjustable Belt Fastener, 266
• Rear Lighting, 44
• — Spring Motor Bicycle, 481
• Reboring Cylinders, 37
• Records, American, 237, 239, 292, 301, 375
• — Artificiality of, 191, 192, 219, 236, 279, 292
• — End-to-end beaten by I. B. Hart Davies, 543
• — Motor Cycle, by J. Sinclair, 43, 44
• (See also Irish End-to-End Record.)
• Registration and Licensing Fees, 36
• (See also Licences.)
• “ Reliance Plug,” 13
• Rex Motor Cycle and Six Hours’ Record, 7
• — Test of Two-speed Model, 234
• — Toolbag Attachment (illustration), 215
• — Two-speed Gear, 7
• Ridgway and Brunt Friction and Driving Gear, 266
• Riding in the Snow,” by B. Siffken, 50
• Rims and Tyres, How to Overhaul, by ” Road Rider,” 93
• Ripault Soldering Apparatus, 35
• Road Dangers at Night, 14, 49, 53, 59, 105, 145, 163, 180, 202, 236, 256, 257. 291, 328
• Robbialac Competition, A. W. Gamage, Ltd., 168
• Robins, Francis (illustration), 176
• Robinson, Mrs. H. W. (illustration), 96
• R.O.M. Tyre and Rubber Co.. 11
• Rosier, Jake D., “ American Racing Motor Cyclist ” (illustration), 238
• Rotary Valve Engine. (See Allanite.)
• Roumania Military Motor Department 166
• ” Round about Lakeland,” by C. Noel Dore, 3-6
• Royal Automobile Club, Associates’ Annual Dinner, 54
• Russia, Motor Cycles in, 71
• Russian Automobile Club, Race in St. Petersburg, 467
• Rust, Prevention of, 217
• Ryhill, Rutland (illustration), 608

• "Salisbury as a Touring Centre," by Martin J. Tuchmann, 424, 425, 446, 417
• Scott Two-stroke Motor Cycle, 107, 361, 364
• Scottish Clubs, Affiliation of, 10
• Shaft Drive. by "Ixion,” 265, 293
• (See also Chain v. Belt Drive).
• "Shamrock-Gloria" Belt, 101
• Sharp and Williams Spring Saddle-pillar, 228
• Sheffield and Hallamshire M.C.C. and the A.C.U., 27, 28

SIDECARS—

• An Interesting Sidecar Outfit, 8 h.p. Matchless, 199
• Chater-Lea Sidecar Fittings, 159
• Experiences of a Double-seated, 47, 48
• Generally, 94
• “Hilton,” 401
• Lowen Double-seated, 2
• Mills-Fulford Castor Wheel, 8
• New Pattern Appleby Flexible Sidecar, 251
• Siffken, Mr. B., “ Riding in the Snow,” 50
• “Silence,” by Eric Walford, F.C.I.P.A., 480, 481
• — in Motor Cycles, 176

SILENCERS—

• A New Pattern, 374
• A.O.I.V. and the Cut-outs, 103
• “ Clair,” 8
• Cut-outs in Competitions, 1, 2
• Generally, 84, 146
• Making, 76
• Outlet Holes in; 171
• “ The Silencer Question,” 392
• Variable Cut-outs, 207

• Sinclair, Mr. J., Motor Cycle Records, 43
• Single-cylinder Engines, Balancing of, 410, 411, 453
• Single v. Twin-cylinder Engines, 18
• Six Hours’ World’s Record, 7, 11, 71, 72, 74
• — Harry Martin, 139
• Slaughter Two-speed Hub, 179
• Smith Hammock Seat Suspension, 228
• Snow, Riding in, 50, 51
• Solar Motor Cycle Headlight (illustration),
• Soldering Apparatus, Ripault, 35
• Sparking Plug, “ Auticum,” 288
• — “Cup,” 335
• — “Hirst” Magneto, 20
• — Lodge Brothers and Co., 426
• — “Reliance,” 13, 164
• — “Simms Magnetic,” 290
• — “Vita,” 154

• Specification, Private, by “Ixion,” 188
• Speed Indicator— Some Advantages, 483
• Speedometers, 58, 76
• Spring Drive, Davis, 172
• — Design, 28, 47, 67, 85, 104
• — Drew, 266
• — Fork, Air Cushion and Metal, 285
• — Frame, Lightweight, 2| h.p. Bat-J.A.P., 20
• — Patent, 442
• — Stanley, 228
• — Saddle Support, Varvell, 134
• — Seat-pillar, Dossetter, 266
• — Perfector, 63
• — Sharp and Williams, 228
• Standard Machines in Competition, by “ Ixion,” 387-389, 395, 416, 431, 444, 44§, 484, 485
• Stanley Spring Suspension, 228
• Staxton Hill-climb, 28a
• Steam as a Motive Power for Tricars, 485
• Stewart, J. (illustration), 421
• Successful Competitors in the M.C.C. London-Edinburgh Run (illustration), 429
• Sutton Bank Hill-climb, 431, 432
• Swiss Reliability Trial, 418
• Switch, Magneto. (See Magnetos.)

TANDEMS—

• Attachments, 7, 163
• Generally, 66
• Lady-back Tandem in Early M.C.C. Trials (illustration), 37

• Tank-filler Tap, Davison’s, 101
• — Troubles, 287
• Taxation of Motor Cycles, 319, 320, 365, 373, 378, 379, 416
• Teck, H.S.H. Prince Francis of (illustration), 90
• Terminals, Bosch Magneto, 35
• — Corrosion of, 36
• Test Hills in the Metropolitan District, 100, 101, 165
• Testing Level of Petrol and Compression, 441
• Thomas, David (illustration), 422
• Thompson’s Belt Protector, 134
• Tiffen, M. E. J. (illustration), 148
• “Tour of the West Country,” by Martin J. Tuchmann, 97, 99, 120, 121, 136, 137, 155-157
• Tourist Trophy Race, 1909
• — Motor Cycle, 121
• Track Racing at Aston Villa Grounds, 400
• Traffic Riding Competitions, 459
• Tramcars, Passing of, by Motor Vehicles, 183
• “Treatment of Worn Engines,” by B. H. Davies, 243, 244
• Trials. (See A.C.U., Amateur, American, Irish Reliability, Lincolnshire Reliability.)

TRICARS

• A.C. (illustration), 322
• Engine, 441
• Future of, 9, 28, 49, 87, 105, 145, 182, 257
• N.S.U. First Aid Fire Appliance, 96
• “ Tricaring in the Snow,” by G. H. Norman, 198

• Trigwell Variable Speed Gear, 266
• Triumph Hub Plate Clutch, 38
• Triumph Motor Cycle, 48, 161
• Tuchmann, Martin J., “A Tour in the West Country,” by, 97, 99, 120, 121, 136, 137
• — “ Salisbury as a Touring Centre, ’ ’ by, 424, 425, 446, 447
• Tunbridge Wells Racing, 435
• Twenty-four Hours’ Motor Cycle Records, 88, 354, 386, 435
• Twin-cylinder Engines, Position of, 57
• — v. Single-cylinder Engines, 18
• Two-speed Gears Generally 327, 377
• — — in 1909, 30
• — Hub, Slaughter, 179
• (See also Bat Mfg. Co.)
• Two-stroke Engines, 85, 107
• — and Formulae, 235, 277
• in Relation to Motor Cycle, by “Incandescent,” 21, 24
• Two Tyres on Tour—a Tale of Trouble, by “ Rough Rider,” 346,-348

TYRES

• First Pneumatic, 17 ,,
• “How to Overhaul Tyres and Rims, by “Road Rider,” 93
• Jelley Non-skid, 266
• New Kempshall, 445
• R.O.M. Side-slip Test, 322
• Woodgates and Jourdan Tyre Repair Patches, 228

• Ulster-J.A.P. Motor Cycle (illustration),328
• “Unito” Coupling Device (illustration), 422
• Unofficial London to Edinburgh Run, by H. S. Gaskell, 304, 305

VALVES—

• “A.O.I.V. and Cut-outs,” by F. G. Smith, 131, 290 .
• “Automatic Inlet Valves,” by H. G. Bell, 142, 143
• Exhaust, Setting of, 69
• Inlet, Automatic and Mechanical, 430
• — Design of, 7
• J.A.P. Automatic, 26
• M.O.I.V. v. A.O.I.V., 8, 27, 47, 68, 146, 292, 310

• Variable Pulleys Generally, 40, 104, 144, 442
• — — Munzing, 172
• — Wilson, 134
• — Speed Gear, Trigwell, 266
• Victorian M.C.C. (See Australia.)
• Vindec Motor Cycle, 11, 107
• Viner, Mr. H. E. S., “ The Design of Piston Rings,” by, 385-386
• “ Vita.” (See Sparking Plugs.)
• Voltoo Coils on an Old Machine, 160

• Washers, Material for, 6
• Watches for Handle-bars, 170
• Water-cooling on Tricar, 300
• Whistles, Exhaust, 40, 105
• White Economiser, 152
• Woodgates and Jourdan Tyre Repair Patches, 228
• Worn Engines, Treatment of, 243, 244, 374
• Wray, W. R., American Record (illustration), 276

• Yorkshire League, The, 281, 311

• Zenette Gradua Gear Attachment, 119
• — Motor Cycles (illustration), 262
• Zenith Motors, Ltd., 7

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