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The Motor Cycle 1916 Jan-Jun Index

A.A. (letter), 331
A.B. 2% (letter), 457
Abbott, W. W. (verses), 530
A. B.C. 2X/2 h.p. Lightweight (description), 222
— Refinements in Latest Models, 259
— Sidecar, Mrs. Skidmore Riding (illus.), 304
A.B.C.’s for Egypt, 158
Able, Thos. (letter), 617
Abraham, George D. (articles), 343, 509
Accessibility, Difficulties in Removing a Gear Box, 365
Accessories, Review of Latest, 73, 237, 265
Acetylene Burner Cleaner, Terry’s, 237
— Lamps Converted for Electric Lighting, 239
Disadvantages of Too Much Tubing, 225, 331
Addenbrooke, H. St. V. (letter), 591
— H.S.W., Spring Frame, 181
Adderly, Father, of Birmingham, on Sidecar Trip, 122
Advertisement Value of Sidecarriers, 609
Advertising, American, 270, 390
Adventures of a Despatch Rider (review), 106
Aero Engine Developments and Effects on Motor Cycle Design, 177, 226, 396
After the War Motorist (letter), 260
Aitcheson, R. (letter), 20
A.K.B. (letter), 390
A.L.H. (letter), 18
Alignment, Sidecar, 198, 489
Allon (letter), 65
— Twin-cylinder Two-stroke (description), 562
All-weather Rider (letter), 19
Alms Hill Competition, R.F.C. Officers’ (illus.), 427
Aluminium (letter), 189
— Cylinders, G. Funck’s Design, 6
— Pistons, 243, 245, 286, 411
Amac Carburetter Modifications to Lessen Consumption, 316
Amateur Repairing, 271
Ambulance Trailer Attached to Motor Bicycle, 134
Ambulances, Sidecar, 116b, 204, 253
American Advertising, 270, 390
— Cycle Car, Art Smith’s, 118
— Despatch Riders’ Motor Cycles, 358
— Machines, Equipment of, 20, 40
— Novel Types of (illus.), 176
— — Removal of Cylinders on, Facilitating. 159
— Magneto Experiences, 119
— Manufacturers and Dutch Trade, 12, 60
— Motor Cycle Exports, 13, 304, 542
Machine Gun Outfit, Arthur Chapple’s, 157
Machine Gun Sidecars, 348
Anderson, C. J. (letter), 216
Angling Anecdotes and a Motor Cycle, 362
Anglo-Indian (letter), 360
Annamites on Douglas (illus.), 587
Another Subaltern (letter), 411
A.O.G. (letter), 64
Appeals of the National Savings Committee, 173, 185, 189
Arbuthnot, Bt., Sir R. K., Death of, 545, 568. 571
Argentine, Racing in the, 451, 586
Ariel Sidecars, 11
— Valve Grinder, 266
Armoured Cars and Sidecars, 371
— Motor Battery, No. 1 (illus.), 186
— 4th Light (illus.), 282
— 5th Light (illus.), 256
Army Service Corps, Women’s Work in the, 599
Arnold, J. S. (letter), 591
Artists, Motor Cycles for, 124
A.R.V.B. (letter), 388
Attachment. Shaw Motor, for Pedal Cycles, 284
Australia, Motor Cycles for, Requirements to meet Special Conditions, 7, 239
Australian Records, 111, 135, 185, 213, 232. 302, 382, 403. 431. 590
Austin Valve Tools. 356
Autobore (letter). 308
Auto Cycle Union, Annual Meeting, 328
— Report, 302
— Notes, 212
— Suggested Taxation Scheme, 432
Auto-Vac Petrol Economiser, 469
Auto-wheel in Holland (illus.), 2
Automatic Lubrication, 247
Auxiliary Cooling Devices, 48
AW 2713 (letter), 480

Backfiring in Two-stroke Crank Cases, 339
Back Stand Clip on Military Douglas, 278
Bailey, George (illus.), 611
Baker’s, Erwin G., Australian Records, 135, 185, 213, 302, 382, 403
Balancing, Engine, 417, 420, 486, 573
Ballnot, George (letter), 504
Bancroftian Gloves, 237
B. A.R.E. (letter), 20
Barnard, S. G. (letter), 525
Barnett, W. (letter), 504
Bass, E. J., Sergt. (illus.), 17
B.A.T. (letter), 616
Bate, Basil (letter), 190
Batten, H. Mortimer (letters), 42, 389
Batley, H. J., 494
Baxter, E., 468, 473, 611 Beck, E. (letter), 593
Bedford, Sub-Lt., in Russia, 500
Beginner’s 1,200 Miles Tour, 248
— Hints for, 478, 576
Belfast and North of Ireland M.C.C. Trial, 12
Belgian Despatch Riders (illus.), 174
— Red Cross, Douglases for the (illus.), 473
Bell Crank Lever, Intermittent Sticking of, 270
Bellingham, T. J. (letter), 117
Belt End Protector, Brown Bros., 356
— Fastener, Hexham, 332
Benfield, H. H. (letter), 20
Berlin, Racing in (illus.), 565
Beswick, C. (letter), 119
B.F.J.J. (letter), 411
Bianchi 3.5 h.p. Single-cylinder (illus.), 205
— 8 h.p. Sidecar Outfit, 556
Bicknell, Stanley F., Spring Frame, 181
Billposters, Sidecarriers used by (illus.), 616
Binks, Charles, and Two-stroke Carburation, 151
— Fuel, Tests of, 399, 436, 465, 538
— Ltd. (letters), 65, 436, 456
Birch, C. G. (letter), 118
Birdlip Hill, Deep Snow, Sidecar in, 260
Birmingham Light Machine Co. (letters), 117, 167, 216
— M.C.C. Easter Monday Trial, 253, 322, 385, 406, 419, 422, 428, 429, 438
Blackburn, L. (letter), 189
Black, Foster (illus.), 568
Blackmore, A. W. (letters), 435, 480
Blakeston, Anna (article), 599
Blakeway, J. B. (letter), 142
Blanchard Spring Frame, 332
Blaxland, Capt. J. B. (article), 271
Bleriot Electric Lamps, 594
Blythe, Osborne (letter), 361
Boating and Motor Cycling, Pleasure of, Combined, 126
Boat, Rowing, Detachable Motor for, 126
Body Shield, Chemico, 446
Bordesley Engineering Co. Ltd. (letters), 117, 167
Boston’s Belt and Protectors, 220
Bourcier, G. (letter), 288
Bowden Controls, 317
— Valve Grinder, 192
Bower, Frank, Home-built Cycle Gar, 315
Boyle, N., Jun. (letter), 42
Boylin, W., Overseas Recruit for M.M.G.S., 35
Bradbury 2% h.p. Single-cylinder, 205
Bradshaw, Granville E., on Cylinder Cooling, 298
Braking by Gear Changing, 176
Bramco, Ltd. (letter), 411
Brechin, Malcolm (letter), 412
Bristol M.C.C. Wounded Soldiers’ Run, 474
— Motor Cycle Club. 84
British Industries Fair, 188
Bromley, H. A. (letter), 571
Brooke, Mrs. M. (letter), 42
Brooker, J. W. G. (article), 316
Brooklands M.C.R.C. Meetings in 1916, 81
Brough, George, Special Sidecar Steered from Sidecar, 374, 435
— — Wedding. 614
— W. E., and C. (letter), .435
Brown and Barlow, Ltd. (letter), 413
— — — Two-stroke Carburetter, 175
Brown Brothers.’ Belt End Protector. 356
— — Footrests and Rubber Handle Grips. 265
— — H.T. Terminal, 356
— Petrol Primer, 517
— — Tail Lamp for Rear Guard, 416
— Motor Cycle in Cairo (illus,), 515
— R. E. (letter), 42
B.S.A. and Sidecar, Miss Elsie Hunting’s (illus.), 582
— in France (illus.), 302
— Lt. Bucton’s (illus.), 579
— Sidecarriers, Running Expenses, 622
— Struck by Shell Fire, 157
Bucton, A. S. (illus.), 579
Bullet Two-stroke Engines, 158a
Burgess, P. G. (illus.), 577
Burnett, J. B., Jun. (letter), 288
Burt, J. (letter), 64
Burton Sparking Plug, 49, 119
Bush Fire, Queensland, Ride through a, 42
Bus Routes, New, and Upkeep of Roads, 417
Butterfields, Ltd. (letters), 117, 141

Cade, L. H. (article), 619
C. A.L. (letter), 331
Calinzell (letter), 215
Calthorpe Two-stroke, 213
Cameron, D. W. (article), 248
Campion Sidecar Outfit with Twelve People on Board (illus.), 34
Camus, R. (article), 535
Canadian Despatch Riders (illus.), 207, 254
— Motor Machine Gun Section, 116b
Canberra, N.S.W., Motor Cycle Club, 100 Miles Race, 302
Camel and Motor Cycle (illus.), 355
Canoelet Minor Lightweight Sidecar, 85
— Sidecar Chassis Improvements, 16
Capacity, Engine, and its Relation to Weight, 347
Cape Peninsula, Motor Cycling in the (illus.), 424
— (S.A.) M.C.C. (illus.), .206
— Town Motor Cyclists’ Run for Wounded Soldiers (illus.), 109
Carbon Deposit, Scraper for Removing, 526
— Removal, Car and Motor Cycle Engines Compared, 440
— — Frequency of, 50, 90, 141, 287, 308, 315, 331, 361, 456, 479
Carbonisation of Two-stroke Engines, Rapid, 243, 244
Carburation, Two-stroke, Improving, 105, 151, 175
Carburetter, Air Scoops for, 526
— Amac, Modifications to Lessen Consumption, 316
— Attachment, Necessity for Standardisation of, 105
— Longuemare, Hardy (description), 585
— Senspray, Alterations to Vaporise Heavy Fuels, 548
— — with Variable Jet Attachment, 26, 91
Carburetters, Automatic, and Petrol Consumption, 580
— Floatless, 288, 359. 413
— Flooding, 25
— Top Feed, 128, 224, 270, 293, 309, 330. 388, 398, 413, 435, 456, 479, 503
Car Lines, Motor Cycle Built on (illus.), 176
Carter, D. W. (letter), 593
Cartwright, W. (letter), 40
Cattle on the Road after Dark, 158b
Ceylon (letter), 480
Chain-cum-belt Drive for Two-stroke Lightweights, 199
Chains, Driving, Enclosed or Open, 454, 525, 549, 573
Change Speed Gear, Foot Operated, of’ War Office Triumph, 130, 216, 513, 593
Chater-Lea Carette, Drive on the, 20
Cheap Fuel (letter), 238
Chemico Body Shield, 446
— Petrol Leak Repair Outfit, 273
Chief Consul, C.T.C. (letter), 549 China, Motor Cycling in, 381
Churley, R. H. (letter), 457
Cinema Film, Motor Machine Gun Batteries on, 17
Clark, R. O. (letter), 41
Clayton, T. Blyth (article). 621
Clements, E. (letter), 549
Clothing, Motor Cycle, 96
Clutch Control, 228, 270, 389, 418
C.L.W. (letter), 238
Clyno Frame, New, 583
—- 1916 5-6 h.p. Model (description), 516
Coates, Tom (article), 425
Cohen, J. (letter). 90
Coleridge, R. E. (letter), 359
Collier, H. H„ Wedding of, 269
Colonial Use, Motor Cycles for, Special Requirements, 7, 108, 206, 320, 423, 514
Cornet Lightweight Sidecar Outfit, 262
Commercial Sidecars, Special Number, June 29 th
Common sense about the Motor, 143
Competitions, Big, Reminiscences of, 336 Sunday, 149
Compression Ratio, 261
Variable, on Two-stroke Engine, 46
Connaught 2% h.p. Two-speed, Reader’s Experiences, 413
Conscription and its Effect on the Motor Cycle Trade, 221
Cooke, H. J. Dunne (letter), 361
— Stenson (letters), 190, 480
Coolguard Springs, 277
Cooling Devices, Auxiliary, 48, 277, 548
Cooper Sidecars, 274
Cork and District M.C.C. Easter Trial, 474
— St. Patrick’s Day Trial, 278, 284
Corner, Dangerous, in Lake District, 314
Cornishman (letter), 504
Corporal, R.A.M.C. (letter), 63
-- R.E. (letter), 18
Costs, Running, of a 1913 Triumph for Three Y ears, 308
- — — Motor Bicycle, Sidecar, and Car Compared, 607
Coventry Chain Co., Ltd. (letter), 573
Cox, Edward (letters), 20, 593
CP 450 (letter), 572
Current Chat, 12. 34, 56, 84, 112, 134, 160, 184, 212, 232, 254, 280, 304, 322, 352, 382, 403, 428, 450, 472, 496, 518, 542, 564, 586t 612
Cushman. Leon. 587
C.W.P. (letter). 216
Cycle Car, Home-built, Elvestone’s, 306
— Frank Bower’s. 315
- - of the Future, The, 285
- on Lines of Racing Car. Art Smith’s, 118
— — Three-wheeler, Home-built, Porter’s, 526
Cyclemotor (illus.), 176
Cylinder Cooling, 20
- by Granville E. Bradshaw, 298
— Removal. Facilitating. 159, 239, 261
Cylinders. Aluminium, G. Funck’s Design, 6

Danish Officer on Enfield (illus.), 207
- Trial (illus.), 321
Darkened Streets and Increased Risks, 116a
Davidson, Thomas A. (letter), 457
Dawson. C. T. (letter), 548
— E. Daine, Cpl.. 158
Dayton Lightweight (illus.)^ 176
Dendy. A.. Cpl.. Experiences in India, 55
Denton. F. Turrfer. 385
Derby Groups. Motor Cyclists and the, 64. 286, 330. 360, 411, 436
Despatch Rider Disguised to Avoid Detection by Enemy (illusJ, 339
- True Tales of the, 354
— Riders attached Ammunition Sub-park (illus.), 584
— 30th Div. Sig. Co., R.E. (illus.). 36
— 35th Div. Sig Co. (illus.), 52
— to an M.T.. A.S.C. Depot in Middlesex. 303
— Belgian (illus.), 174
— Canadian. 37
— Football Team (illus.), 171
— for the East (illusJ. 106 French. 36. 93. 324. 392. 451
— in Norfolk (illus.). 49. 303
— Training (illus.). 213. 376 Italian. 36
— Machines. American. 358
— Handle-bars on Latest Triumphs, 324
— Improving. Visits of Manufacturers to War Zone. 123. 129. 156
— on Active Service. Some Impressions by K.R.A.. 256
— Overhauling their Machines (illus.), 147
— Ready to Proceed Abroad (illus.). 345
— Recruiting for, Central Control. 58. 87 587
— Resting in Egypt illus.’. 250
— Russian. 57
50th Northumbrian) Div. Sig. Co.. 445
with the Salonika Forces. 17. 20. 53 116b. 174, 214. 304. 555
Work of, from the Officer's Point of View. 71
Riding tn German South-west African Campaign. 15S
IVte.. 4_.it<e Wheel ar.d Transmission Sheok Absorber. Levy. 274
D 2-; h.v Foursstroke Medel deseriptioal. 30
Revaur Paiohss. 118
D. k W. htt- 572
D Engines fe~ ’Motor Cycles. 258. 261. 287. 508
Pco.e.sd M . tary Meter Cyclists. Looking after. 67. S5. 11?
D < < Heal Lamp. to Cere ply with New Recu latx'us. 41
IH<-gussed Aster roan letter*. 90
Ac M to- Odes 598
e.e.- M >' 'Shtxs’d Sidacsur :2us 192
Stages Injami. Iwtfaa Sidenurner far (ittat&l,
59 t\ e i.d-ez t E. K isiu:•. 548
Douglas Cantilever Fork, 332
— 1907 Four-cylinder Model, 155
— Early Pattern, Adventures of an, 494, 611
— Instruction Book, 358
— 4 h.p. 1917 Model, Description and Road * Test 131 •
— Spring Forks, War Zone Alteration, 49
Douglases for the Belgian Red Cross (illus.), 473
— (general illustrations), 116, 473
— Military (illus.), 49, 174, 319, 355, 584, 586, 587

Downs and Johnson (letter), 504

Dress, Motor Cycling, for Women, 102
Drip Feed Improvement, 240
Drive of Electric Lighting Dynamos, 3
— System of, on Small Cars, 20
D.T. (letter), 18
Dublin and District M.C.C. Easter Monday Trial, 447, 518
— — One Day Trial, 615
— St. Patrick’s Day Trial, 278, 292
— Winter Trial, 34
Du Boise, Arthur, Experiences on the Mowe. 246, 445
Dug-out, The Motor Cycle in a, 301
Dundee M.C.C. Wounded Soldiers’ Runs, 452, 534, 535, 537
Dunkley 5 h.p. Four-speed Twin (description), 204
Dunsmore, R. (letter), 141
Dutch Despatch Rider (illus.), 586
— Rider’s High-powered Sidecar Outfit, 29
Dutton, J., Motor Raft, 292, 320 Dynamo Lighting, 314
— Set for Motor Cycles, Tredelect, 570
Dynamos, Electric Lighting, Drive of, 3
Economy, Running Expenses of Motor Bicycle, Sidecar, and Car Compared, 607
Edge, J. (article), 620
Edward, G. A. (letter), 90
Electrician (letter), 261
Electric Lighting and Ignition, Combined, Splitdorf, 265
— by Dynamo, 314
— Dynamos, Drive of, 3
— — from Dry Batteries, 3, 314
— Lights, Varying Power of, 18, 65, 169
— Motor Cycles, 461
— Starting, Lighting, and Ignition Outfit for Motor Cycles, 190, 240, 261
Elverstone’s Home-built Cycle Car, 306
Emblem 7 h.p. Twin-cylinder (description), 9
Empire Sidecars, 446
Enfield, Belgian Despatch Rider on (illus.), 72
— Danish Officer on (illus.), 207
— Gear Improvements, 359
— 6 h.p. Sidecar in New Zealand (illus.), 263
— Spanish Trial (illus.). 450
— Sidecar Outfits, Wounded Soldiers in (illus.). 534
Engine Balancing. 417, 420, 486, 573
— Cooling, Auxiliary Devices, 48
— Design, High Speed, 318
— Four-cylinder without Connecting Rod and Crankshafts. Lewis, 433
— Knock. Mysterious. Cured by Adjusting Overhead Inlet Valves, 223
— Knocks. Diagnosing Causes of, 373
— Motor Cycle. Driving Bayonet Sharpening
— Machinery, 561 Driving Dynamo. 158
— — — — Garden Pump. 475
- Rotary Five-cylinder, fitted to Motor Pacing Bicycle. 239
- Two-stroke Single-cylinder. Explanation of Working. 566
— Four-stroke Single-cylinder. Explanation of Working. 234
Engines, Horizontal Twin. Disadvantages of Long Induction Pipes in Winter. 293
— Motor Cycle Driving Lathes (illns.), 222. 390, 469
— Square and Long-stroke. 557
Engineer (letters). 190. 261
Enthusiastic Admirer of English Motor Cycles (letter), 480
EO 293 S letter). 388
E-P. 5letter). 549
Equalisation letter?. 503
E.S. (letter) y ?i z'~
Ethells. H. R letter . 20
Etienne et Cie. Accessories. 265
Etwell, F. E. Patent Facifiiate Riemrral of Cylinders. 159
Eves. G. W, Sius.. 287
Excelsior American . Canadian Despatch Rider on, 207
— 4.5 h.p. Single-cvliBder JiHus- 23-3
— Tandem-seater Weatherprccf Sidecar Outfit
Exhaust Valve. Position of. in Overhead Engines. 293
Ex Lance-Corpral letter . 168
Experts str. Imycrrs 155. 24“. 352 451 558
— Figures for 1915 and 1914. 39
— Importance of, 45
— of Motor Cy cies Difik uliies Maintaining the. 45- 67. 197 231 267. 529
Ex-S A:n s: lerter 5:1
Eyre Florence, Miss, on Royal Ruby 2’1 us

Fads and Fancies, Some, 4, 12, 91
Fairlie, Sydney J. (letter), 240
Family Sidecar Outfits, 32, 549
F.A.N. (letter), 435
Farmer, Use of Motor Cycles by, for Business Purposes, 616
Fast Stretches of Road, 557, 616
FE 535 (letter), 307
Feminine Goggles, Through, 28, 102, 367, 490
Fifteen Counties, Through, Tour by H.W.D., 68
First Thousand, The, 441
Flooded Road, Sidecar Outfit in (illus.), 56
F.N. Four cylinder Models, Alterations to, 525, 572, 618
Footrests v. Footboards, 64
Forced Induction, 215
Ford Stories, 191, 213, 214, 307
Forgan-Potts, J., 546
Fork, Front, Starley, 162
Formulae, Hill-climbing and The Motor Cycle, 375,'473
Forster, Norman, Spring Frame, 180
Forward Motor Co. (letters), 119, 190
Four-cylinder (letter), 503
— Engine, A Plea for the, 366-
— Militaire (illus.), 176
— Motor Cycles, Advantages and Disadvantages, 24, 50, 119, 190, 412, 436, 456, 525
— — — Future of, 23
— — — Readers’ Experiences, 168, 572
— Starting, 70
Four-seated Motor Cycle, J. Forrest Walters’, 116a
Four-speed Boxes, Gear Ratios of, 374
— Motor Cycles, 204
Four Speeds v. Three, 440
France, War Time Motor Cycling in, 188
Freeman. C. (letter), 456
French Despatch Riders, 63, 93, 324, 338, 339
— Military Sidecarrier (illus.), 323
— Viscount. Inspects Motor Machine Guns, 210
F.R.G.S. (letter), 286
Fry, A. M. (letters), 480, 548
Funck, G., Aluminium Cylinders, 6
F.W.A. (letter), 359

Gaethofs, August (letter), 239
Gauntlets, Grose’s, 387
Gear Box, Difficulties in Removing, through Inaccessibility, 365
Gear Ratios of Four-speed Boxes, 374
— Variable, Parker’s, 164
George, R. V., Despatch Riding Experiences, 445
German Prisoners Repairing French Reads (illus.), 107
Gibson, John, 134 Death of, 611
Ginsberg, Raleigh, on Enfield (illus.), 263
G.K. Lightweight Sidecar, 205
Glasgow M.C.C.. 262
Gloucestershire, Hill-climbing in, 138. 152
Godfrey, Air-mechanic H. E., R.N.A.S.. 116b
Goldfields (W.A.) Motor Club, Race Meetings. 208, 431
— — — — Some Officials (illus.), 38b
Goodenough. W. H. (letter), 189
Goodwin. W., 257
Gouvernet, French Despatch Rider Hilus.), 338
Gray, G. T., 157
— — — Marriage of, 403
Green, L. C. (letter), 435
Greenwood, Maurice (illus,), 402
Grose’s Accessories, 265
— Gauntlets, 387 Group 40 'letter), 286
— System. Motor Cyclist- and the, 63, 163
Grout. Major (letter). 18
Gudgeon Pin Bushes, 314
G. W. ’'article), 318
Gymkhana Coat made from Covers of The Motor illus. ,. 472

Hallam. J. Algernon 'letter;. 165
Hall, C. J. Yeung. N.S.W. il’e . , 228
Hampton. P. W. I letter),. 412
Handle-bars. Improving. 484
— Sezni-T.T.. en Latest MILtary Triumphs. 324
Handle-grips, 462
Harbinger 'article*, 600
Harley-Davidson Co.’s Sidecar Outings for Wounded Soldiers. 121 266. 182. 493 495
— Crank Case Air Release Valve .llu-. , 168 b
— 7-9 h-P- Impressions of First Run -r_ a. 536
— Mchine G-s SadecaxE (fflus..,. 348
— Sidecar in India . 564
— Tip. 411
— U.r A. P:-i e on 597
Harley-Davidson on Winnats Pass. 64 89
Harrow Wounded Soldiers -fie-..' Run 612 613 617
Hartley. I_ W. E letter479
Harris. W. O. Letter . 119
Hathaway. Se: -L". S £1
Hawkins. Bernard G. -letter.. 91
Hivyh.ro E. letter . -117
Htzlevr’d iLus. 1-14 11 =
leno Se- Lt. H_ . 233
Hellene* Bntserie* L-rati Ot 314
Hendee Manufacturing Co
Henderson, Four-cylinder Experiences, 70
— Leonard E. (letter). 18
— 1916 Model (description), 470, 522
Hepple, G. W. (letter), 413
Hercules Sidecars, 230
Hermit Employed under Government (letter), 388
Hexham Belt Fastener, 332
Heywood, N. (letter), 40
H. G. (letter), 168
High Speed Engine Design, 318
Hill-climb, Impromptu, R.F.C. Officers’ (Hlu^h
— Inn- of Court O.T.C. Impromptu (illu?.), 384, 305
— Public School Boys’, 379, 432, 513
Hill-climbing, Baby Two-strokes and, 238
— Formula? and The Motor Cycle, 375, 457,
— in Gloucestershire, 138, 152
— Lakeland, Munition Workers, 509, 540
— Winnats Pass, 84, 89
Hill-hunting Adventures m Lakeland, 343
Hill, Geoffrey W. (letter), 238
— S. E. G. (letter), 307
— T. H. (illus.), 254
Hints for Beginners, 478, 576
H.J.C. (letter), 63
H.M.B. (articles), 124, 225, 228, 247, 317, 368, 378, 399, 466, 478, 538, 578
— (letter), 118 . . .
Hobart 2 1/2 h.p. Two-stroke Model (description), 25, 38
Hobson, H. B. (letter), 359
Hockley 2% h.p. Two-stroke, 273
Holaway, Charles Edmund (letter), 359
Holton, Elliott B. (letter), 307
Homocea (letter), 549
Hong Kong Special Police on Motor Cycles, 329
Hood and Screen, Sidecar, Home-made, 119
Horizontally-opposed Twin Two-stroke Engines, Early Types of, 155
Horizontal Twin Engines in Winter, Disadvantages of Long Induction Pipes, 293
Horns, Foot-operated, 480
— Mechanical, Position of,
— Machines, 25
— — Representative Types of,
Horse-power Formulae, 142
Houghton, F. M. C. (article),
House, A., Rudge and Sidecar H.P. (letter), 142
Hub Gears, A Useful Tip, 63
— Lubrication, Device to Improve, 288
Hubs, Improvements in Design of, 294, 570
Humber Military Sidecarriers for Russia, 569
— Old Pattern, Modernised, 238
Humphreys, H. (letter), 41
Hunting, Miss Elsie (illus.), 582
Huskinson, G. F., 158
Hut (letter), 360 H.W.D. (article by), 68

Ignition Appliances, Review of Representative Types, 98
Ignoramus (letters), 64, 526
Imported Motor Cycles, other than Commercial Machines, Prohibition of, 291, 312
Imports and Exports, 135, 247, 352, 451, 558

8 — Figures for 1914 and 1915, 39

India, Motor Cyclist Territorial in, 55
Indian Engine, 1912 Model. Mysterious Knock in, cured by Adjusting Inlet Valves, 223 Machine Gun Sidecar, 547
- Motor Cycle Club of Johannesburg, 255
— Pilot Throttle Valve for, 412
— 1916 Powerplus Sidecar, Road Experiences, 485
— Powerplus Sporting Model, 203
— Sidecarrier for Injured Dogs (illus.), 39
— Sidecarriers in U.S.A, (illus.), 618
— Sirdar, Motor Cyclist (illus.), 564
-- with Twin Sidecar, 60
Indians for American Army, 358
Ingall, C. H. (article), 475
Inglis, J. M. (letter), 181
Instanter Vulcaniser. 448
Insulating Tape for Wiring Connections, 70
Insurance, Sidecar Passengers and, 150
Invalids, Motor Cycling for, 296
Irish Rebellion Scenes, 474, 476
Isle of Man Boats on War Service, 117
— — — War Time Touring in, 117
Italian Ambulance Trailer attached to Motor Bicycle, 134
— Army, Motor Cycles with the, 258
— — Pedal Cycles with Machine Guns, 272
Italy, Racing in, 431
Ivy 1913 3lA h.p. T.T. Model, Overhauling a, . 271
— Spring Frame, 277
Ixion (articles by), 3. 24, 25, 50, 70, 105, 128, 151, 175, 199, 223, 245, 270, 293, 314, 339, 365, 372, 394, 398, 401, 418, 440, 462, 484, , 508, 531, 547, 557, 579, 580, 598
— 2% h.p. Sidecar Outfit (description), 202
Ixion s Articles, Criticism of, 309

J 2595 (letter), 215
Jackson, H. E. (letter), 436
James, Belgian Despatch Riders on (illus.), 174
- Spring Frame, 332
J.A.P. Engine Details, 49
J.B. (letter), 331
J.F.D. (letter), 503
J.M.N. (letter), 592
Joffre, General, Opinion of Machine Gun Sidecars, 529
Johnson, Percy W. (illus.), 564
Jones. Allen S. L.-Cpl., 33, 54
— Leonard, Modernised Tricycle, 532
— L. Francis, Spring Frame, 180
— Malcolm O. (letter), 308
— W. (letter), 189
Journalists, Motor Cycles in the Work of, 619
J.P.S. (letter), 331
Judge, Youthful, at a Hill-climb (illus.), 107
Juno 2!> h.p. Two-stroke, 455
J.W.B. Valve Truer, 237

Karslake, Harold, 494
Kilby, H. W. (letter), 591
Keiway, W. J. S. (letter), 119
Kempshall Tyres, 266
Ker. D. R. Edwardes (article), 153
Kershaw, R. G., Spring Frame, 181
Kickham, E., Sunbeam Sidecar (illus.), 403
Kinky Bill (verses), 530
K.R.A. (article), 236
KS 188 (letter), 525 .
Kumfurt Accessories, Experiences with. 20
— Motor Cycle and Accessories Co. (letter), 64

Ladies' Field Dress Competition, 102
Ladies’ Motor Cycling Costumes, 102
— Special Articles for, 28, 102, 367, 490, 599
Lady Motor Cyclists attached to Belgian Red Cross (illus.), 473
— of 92 on Motor Cycle, 285
Laffan, Walter (letter), 6,4
Lake District Tour, 42
Lakeland, Hill-hunting Adventures in, 343
— Munition Workers Hill-climbing in, 509, 540
Lake Vyrnwy, 377
Lamp and Horn, Electric, Combined, 522
Lamps, Tail, 373
Landscape Painters and Motor Cycles, 124
Lane, Howard, Cpl., 53
Langley, L.-Cpl., 53
Larwood, C. (letter), 63
Lathe, Motor Cycle Engine Driving, 390
Launceston-Hobart (Tas.) Record, 403, 431
Law Case, Injuries to Purchaser of Sidecar Outfit when being Driven, 150
L.C.J. (letter), 309
Leaderettes, 1, 23, 45, 67, 101, 123, 149. 173. 197, 221, 243, 291, 313, 335, 359, 371, 393, 417, 439, 461, 483, 529, 553, 575, 595
Lea, Norman, Experiences in the R.N.A.S., 81
Leechman, Douglas (article), 200
Lee, Freeman (letter), 572
— F. E. (letter), 436
Lees, F. C. (letter), 592
Legion of Frontiersmen, Members of, Now in Army (illus.), 287
Leicester, W. (letter), 239
Leonard. John J. (letter), 435
Leosco Tube Saver, 356
Lepper, Florence E. (letter), 361
Letters to the Editor, 18. 40, 63, 90, 117, 141, 167, 189, 215, 238, 260, 286, 307, 330, 388, 411, 435, 456, 479, 503. 548, 571, 591, 616
Levis, Latest Model, Road Impressions, 578
— Mrs. Lynton on (illus.), 247
— Sidecar Climbing Mam Nick, 135, 161
— 422 c.c. Twin Two-stroke Engine for Airship Blowers (description), 110
Levy’s Detachable Wheel and Transmission Shock Absorber, 274
Ley, J. (letter), 307
LF2111 (letter), 548
Lewis Engine (description), 433
Lighting Regulations, 38a, 63, 162, 252, 472
Lightweight Sidecar Outfits, 42, 202, 262
— Two-speed Countershaft Gear, Sturmey- Archer, 300
Lightweights, Mudguarding of, 313, 331
— Two and Four-stroke, 167, 189
Limbless Motor Cyclists, 450, 468, 586
Lincs. Volunteer Motor Ambulance Transport Service, 85
Lindsay, A., Capt. (articles by), 4. 441 (letters), 91, 260, 330, 412, 479
Linford, R. D. (letter), 169
Liverpool Motor Cyclist Volunteers, 496, 610
Lloyd, Robert (illus.), 214
L.M. (letter), 572
Lock, Stanley (letter), 260
Lodge Racing Plug, 159
— Sparking Plug Co., Ltd. (letter), 390
London, Metropolitan Police Area, New Lighting Regulations, 252
Longuemare-Hardy Carburetter' (description), 585
Loughborough, T. W. (letter), 571
Low, A. M. (letters), 41. 261, 286, 308
— Generator, Unsatisfactory Experiences with, 105
Lubrication, Duplex, of Two-strokes, 19
— Inefficient, Cause of Engine Trouble, 142
Lynton, Mrs. on Levis (illus.), 247

MacAllister, John (letter), 388
Macedonia, Despatch Riders’ Experiences in M 1- n r. X?’ 2,°* 116b’ 214’ 304. 355
Machine Gun Carrier for Attachment to Motor Bicycle, W. Rankin’s, 154
— Corps. Heavy Section, Men in Training (lllus.j, 588
Machine Gun Sidecar. T. H Tes»b r’», 195
— Guns on Pedal Cycles, 272
Mackey, Sgt. E. R.. Decoration (or, 185
Maconnachie, W. W. (letter), 593
M.A.G. Engine Co., Ltd. ‘letters), 167, 189
Magister (letter), 548
Magneto, Fixed, Conversion for Advance and cRetard. 504 . „
— in Outside Flywheel of Engine, o94
Maker, Cpl. R. E. (illus.), 217
Malta, Motor Cycles in, 55, 504
Mam Nick Climbed by Levis Sidecar with Tour Passengers, 135
Manchester Red Cross Motor Cyclists, 583 Manufacturer (letter), 436
Manufacturers of Military Motor Cycle*. Visits to the War Zone of, 123. 129. 136
Marshall, W. E. G. (letter), 287
Marsland, E.. 512
Harry Martin, Lowers Records, 403
— James (letter), 189 .
_ — Two-stroke Engine with Variable Compression, 46, 137, 167, 189
Mather, C. (letter), 548
Mauer. E. G. (illus.). 169
May, W. E. Southcomb (illus.), 543
M.B. (article by). 104
McLellan, John (letter), 592
Medical Men, Motor Cycles for, 596
Mesopotamia. Despatch Riding in, 445
Mexican Campaign. Motor Cycles in the, 490
M.H.O.W.. D.R. (letter), 573
Midshipman. R.N. (letter), 261
Militaire Four-cylinder (illus.), 176
Military Cyclist (letter), 573
— Motor Cycle Corps for East African Campaign, 84
— Repair Shop (illus.), 8. 33
— Cycles, Manufacturers of, Visits to the
— War Zones, 123, 129, 136
— — — Total Number of. 52
— — — Unusual Testing of, 340, 519. 520, 527
— Cyclists and Car Drivers, Pay of, 2, 63
— Disabled, Care of, 67, 85. 117
— Notes, 17. 52. 81. 116b. 157, 174. 214. 257, 303, 325, 376. 395, 445, 468, 494, 512, 611
Mills, P (letter). 41, 118
Missionary in Uganda who uses Motor Cycle, 116
Moat, Frank (letter), 19
Monocar, H.G.’s Design, 168
Moren, Hugh (letter), 435
Mortley, E. E. (letters), 65, 240
Mostin, E.. Composite Machine Built in War Zone, 53
Motor Battery, Armoured. No. 1 (illus.), 186
— — — 4th (illus.), 282
— 5th (illus.), 256
— Cycle, Four-seated, J. Forrest Walters’s Design, 116a
— 3^2 h.p. Single-geared Light, Flexibility of a, 598
Motor Cycle, The, and Recruiting, 101
— — — in a Dug-out, 301
— — — in British East Africa (illus.), 370
— in Egypt, 577
Motor Cycle. Touring Model, A Suggested Design, 104
— — Trade during the War, Review of the, 1
Motor Cycle Union of Ireland, Southern Centre, Annual Meeting, 324
— — — — — Ulster Centre Annual Meeting, 112
Motor Cycles Assembled in the War Zone, 33, 53
— — Military, Damaged, 257
— — Other than Commercial Machines, Prohibition of Imported, 291. 312
Motor Cycling Club. A.G.M., 84, 116a
— for Invalids, 296
— Cyclist (letter), 617
— Sergeant (letters), 456, 503
— Cyclists in the Air Services, 303, 325, 546, 579, 587, 611
— Machine Gun Batteries Inspected by
— Viscount French, 210
— on Cinema Film, 17 Battery, 22nd (illus.), 282
— Section, No. 8 Battery, Some Men of the (illus.), 523
— — — No. 24 Battery (illus.), 36
— — — — 25th Battery (illus.), 351
— — — — Canadian. 116b
— Men of the, Honours for, 185
— — — — — — — on 6 h.p. Sunbeam Sidecar (illus.). 430
— Starting for a Pleasure Run (illus.), 376
— Sports, 612
— Staff at Training Centre (illus.), 584
— Service, Christmas Day with the, 17
— Sidecars, American, 348, 547
— and Armoured Cars, 371
— General Joffre’s Opinion, 529
Murray, George, Spring Frame,
Motoring, Pleasure, Outcry against, 45, 173,
Motosacoche, Ltd. (letter). 169
Mowe, Motor Cyclist’s Experiences on the, 246
M.T. (articles), 177, 226
Mud Blisters on Tyres, 530
Mudguard Attachment, Cheap and Efficient, 142
Mudguarding, Efficient, of Ladies’ Machines;
— Improving, of 6 h.p. Humber, 169
— of Lightweights, 313, 331
Mudguards, Efficient, Waigh’s. 500
— Improving, 40. 64, 313, 331
Mullan, Denis R. (letter), 389
Mustikon, Ltd. (letter), 65
Puncture Repair Process, 65,

Nairobi, East Africa, Scott in (illus.), 321
Naphtha. Running on, 525, 543, 591. 617
Natal, Sidecar Rare in, 541
Needham, W. D., (letter), 91
Newbould. G. B., Four-wheeled Runabout, 159
New Hudson 1915 Sidecar Outfit, Reader’s Experiences. 549
— Hudsons in New Zealand Trial (illus.), 60
— — Wounded Soldiers’ Run on, 145
— South Wales, Motor Cycle Competitions in, 111, 208, 302, 353
— York Motor Cycle Show, 16
— Zealand, Motor Cycle Suitable for, Suggested Specification, 435
- News, 60. 263. 322, 353. 463
— Run from North to South of South Island. 613
Newspaper Delivery by Motor Cycles, 623
Newspapers. Active Service, 233. 280. 376, 445, 512
Nine Years’ Reader (letter), 63
Nixion (letter), 309
Noisy Motor Cycles. Advantages of, 70
Norman (letter), 91
Norton Experiences. 4, 42
— 4 h.p. 1916 Sidecar Outfit. Road Experiences, 441
— H. V., (illus.). 415
— J. L. (letter), 616
Norton Watsonian Sidecar Ambulance. 253
Nortons (general illus.), 56
Nye, R. L. (article), 491 (verses), 346

Oboukhoff, G. S. (illus.). 274, 280
Occasional Comments, 3. 25. 50, 70, 105, 128, 151. 175. 199. 223. 245, 270, 293, 314, 372, 394. 418, 440. 462, 484. 508. 531, 557. 580. 598 O1 1877 (letter), 90
O.K. 2.75 h.p. Four-stroke, Road Test of, 467
— 1916 Models. 10, 54
Old Hand (letter), 288 Knoekalong (letter), 591
Oleofiend (letter), 142
Oliver, E. M. 157, 301, 570
Olsson. V. (letter), 287 On Draft (letter), 20
On Duty. Impressions of Despatch Riders on Active Service, 236
One Who Has Been Out (letter), 573
Overalls, Repairing, 572
Overhauling a Second-hand Machine, 271
Overhead Inlet Valves, Adjustment of, 175
Overloaded Sidecars, 34
Overseas Competitions, 16, 35, 38b
— Controlling Bodies, 5
— Motor Cycling (illus.). 14
— Readers’ Opinions, 7, 108, 206, 320, 423, 514
— Trade. Importance of Maintaining, 45, 67, 197. 231, 268, 529

Painters, Landscape, and Motor Cycles, 124
Panama Canal Zone. Motor Cycling in the, 195
P. and M. 3.5 h.p. Sidecar, Road Experiences. 558
— 6 h.p. Sidecar. Road Experiences, 443
Machines on Military Service, 11, 395, 471, 497
Military Model, with Light Sidecar, 257
Papers Published in the War Zone, 81
Paraffin and Parafiln-petrol Mixtures, Running
on, Readers’ Experiences, 153. 216. 240, 286, 307. 359. 388. 456. 480. 504. 538, 548. 571, 592
Parker. W.. Variable Gear, 164
Parrott. C. Clayton, Despatch Riding Experiences. 174 __
Patents, Abridgments of, 66. 148, 196. 290, 460. 552
Pay of Military Motor Cyclists and Car Drivers, 2, 63
Peace and War, A Contrast, 491, 548. 591
Pearson, Gunner J. IL (illus.), 184
Penrot (letter), 40
Petrol Census and Priority of Supply, 541, 553. 568, 575, 590
— Co-operative Supply Association, 199
— Consumption. Lessening, 316
— Control Committee. 428. 436, 541
— Economiser, Auto-Vac, 469 Economy. Spots and, 166
— Electric Motor Cycles, 461. 479
— Import Figures. 35. 45. 161. 254, 352
— Leak Repair Outfit, Chemico, 273
Permits. 614
Price and Supply of, 54, 116a. 136, 163, 221. 258. 507
— Prices in the United States, Government Investigation. 151
— Primer, Brown Bros.*, 517
— Substitutes, Naphtha. 525. 543. 591. 617
— Tests of. Sinks Fuel. 399. 436. 465, 538 Spots, 501. 524. 549
— Wital and Benzolite, 497
— Supply. Future of the World’s. 152
— Tax. Increase of. 595, 609, 617
— Suggested Increase instead of Increased Local Taxation Licences, 507, 542
Pettitt, A. (letter), 360
Philipson Variable Pulley in Conjunction with a Three-speed Gear, 245, 547
Phillpott, S. W. (letter), 169
Phoenix Sideears, 594
Pietermaritzburg M.C.C. Hill-climb, 35
Pilling, .1. H. (letter), 360
Pinheiro, Raus, on Indian (illus.). 253
Piston Distortion, 293, 373
Pleasure Motoring, Outcry Against, 45, 173, 189, 215, 258, 260, 522
Police, U.S.A,, on Motor Cycles, 597
Poor Man (letter). 286
Popo Stand (illus.), 528
Porter, Herbert (letter), 526
Pot-pourri, 104
Power Delivered by Two and Four-stroke Engines of Same Capacity, 293
Pressmen’s Work, Motor Cycles for. 619
Price, Graham, bate Flight-Lt., 284
Prices, Average, of Second-hand Machines, 12, 34. 57. 85. 113, 172, 192, 220, 237, 259, 281, 312, 328, 359, 387. 416, 431, 455. 469, 500, 522, 539. 574. 614
Prisoners, German. Repairing Roads, 439
Public Schools Boys’ Hill-climb, 379, 432, 513
— M.C.C., Members on Service, 56, 120
Pullen. D. S. (letter). 19
Pulley. Variable, in Conjunction with a Three-speed Gear, 245
Pump Driven by Motor Cycle Engine, 475
P.W.H. (letter), 117

Quadrant Motors (letter), 261
Quadrider (article), 296
Quakers in France, Motor Fleet of the, 174
Quantity Production after the War, 243 Queensland, Motor Cycling in, 42
Questions and Replies, 21, 43, 61. 92. 121. 146, 170, 193, 218, 241, 263, 275. 310, 333, 369, 391. 414. 437, 458, 481. 505, 527, 550.^559, 581. 625

R 2199 (letter), 413
Radco 1916 Model Improvements, 162, 165
Rafferty, Gunner J., Honour for, 185
Raft. Motor. 292
Rand (S.A.) M.C.C. Hill-climb, 469
Rankin. W.', Machine Gun Carrier for Attachment to Motor Bicycle, 154
Rattle in Two-stroke Engines, 51
R.C.W.E. (letter), 359
Reading Standard 8 h.p. Twin (description), 82
Recruiting for Despatch Riders, Central Control. 3S. 87, 561. 584, 610
- Motor Cyclists for German East African Campaign. 232
— Machine Guns, 188, 209. 229. 256. 279. 301, 329. 351. 384. 402, 430, 449. 476, 495, 523, 539, 561, 584, 610
— — Royal Flying Corps. 60, 88, 116, 163
— Work of The Motor Cycle. 101
Recruits from Overseas, 35
Reekie. P., Home-built Sidecar (illus.), 481
Regulations, Lighting, 38. 63, 472
Rejected for the Army for Slight Physical
Defects. 197. 286
Reminiscences. Sporting, 336, 554
Rendall, H. E. (letter), 592
Renold. Hans. Ltd. (letter), 549
Rex Motor Mfg. Co., Ltd. (letter), 239
Review. Adventures of a Despatch Rider, by Capt. W. H. L. Watson, 106
Rider, One-legged, Mount for, 286
Rigby, G. E. (letter), 91
R.J.B. (letters). 360. 572
R.L.H.C. (letter). 592
R.M.P. (letter). 286
Road and River, 126
—- Fast Stretches of. 557, 616
— Repairs by German Prisoners. 439
— Rider (articles), 156, 285. 372
Roads, Cost of Upkeep, New 'Bus Routes, 417
Roberts, Fred (letter), 142
Robertson, A. S. (letter), 141
Brown, Interview with, 130
Rolvat (article), 51
— (letters), 91, 215
Rossiter, G. L., Experiences on Active Service, 395
Rowlandson. Miss Dora (illus.), 395
Royal Enfield (letter), 504
Flying Corps Experimental Works, Motor Cyclists Attached to (illus.). 518
— — — Motor Cvclists in the, 303
Recruiting for, 60. 88. 116. 163
— Ruby (general illustrations), 57
— — Jardine Gears on, 11
— — Latest Models, 327, 328
— — Spring Frame, 120
Rudge Engine Driving Bayonet Sharpening Machinery, 561
Rudges (general illustrations), 59, 444
Russia. Former Well-known Rider in, 500
— Military Sidecarriers for. 569

Salvesen, Julius (letter). 616
Samson. Reg.. 325
Sarginson, H. (letter), 215
Satisfied (letter). 616
— Levis Owner (letter). 361
Schofield. Francis E. (article by), 26
School. Motor, Liverpool, 356
Scott Experiences, 18, 42
in Nairobi, East Africa (illus.), 321
- Patent Clutch and Gear Box (description), 83
Sociable Sidecar, 225
Scottish Lighting Regulations, 212
— Touring Scenes (illus.), 58
Scraper for Removing Carbon Deposit. 526
Sea Lions Driving Sidecar on Stage (illus.), 12
Second-hand Machines, Average Prices, 12, 34 57, 85, 113, 172, 192, 220, 237, 259, 281,’ 312, 328, 359, 387, 416, 431, 455, 469, 510 522, 539, 574, 614
Senspray Carburetter with Variable Jet Attachment, 26, 91
Service Co.’s Head Protector, 546
— — Oilskin Helmet, 265
Sharpus, John W. (letter), 119
Shaw, Hugh D. (letter), 330
— Motor Attachment, 284
Sheffield Easter Monday Trial, 404, 434, 451,
Sheppard. A, J. (letter), 617
Sidecar Alignment, 198, 489
- Ambulances, 116b, 204, 253
— Ariel, 11
— Brough, Steered from Sidecar Seat, 374, 435
— Built in Rhodesia (illus.), 360
- Canoelet, Chassis Improvements, 16
— Canvas Side Flap to Screen on (illus.), 535
— Design, 18, 41, 91
Distribution of Weight, 591, 617
— Fitted for Tour, 477
G.K., 205
— Home-built, P. Reekie’s (illus.), 481
— Hood and Screen, Home-made, 119
Walbro, 277
— Modernising an Old, 19
— Montgomery, Location of Tools and Spares in, 166
— Outfit, Dutch Rider’s High-powered, 29
— — Sunbeam, Luxurious, 231
Tandem-seated and Weatherproof Excel sior, 32
Twin, 60
— Outfits, Lightweight, 42, 168, 202
— — with Wireless Equipments, 214
— Sea Lion Driving (illus.), 12
— Sociable, Scott, 225
— Wheel, Steerable, 200
Sidecars, Comet, 262
— Cooper, 274
— Empire, 446
— Hercules, 230
— Lamps on, 160
— Latest, Review of, 76
— Overloaded. 34
—- Phoenix, 594
Sidecarriers, 39
— at Work (illus.), 601, 603, 606, 616, 620
— for War Work, 357, 569
— Possibilities of, and Comparative Running Expenses, 606, 622
— Publicity Value of, 609
— Special Number, June 29th
— Tradesmen’s Experiences, 604, 608
— used by Sweeps (illus.), 613
Signals as Seen by an Officer, 71
Simkiss, E. (letter), 239
Simplex Sidecar Outfit, 29
Simpson. Gerard, and R. Liston (letter), 118
Singer, 3M» h.p., C. Hall on (illus.), 228
Six Bob a Day (letter), 411
— Horse (letter), 388
— H.P. (letter). 503
Skidmore. Mrs.. Riding A.B.C. (illus.), 304
Slater, William E. (article), 297 (letter), 118
Smith, Art., Cycle Car, 118
— Bertram G. (letter), 18
— E. E., Military Motor Cycling Experiences, 611
— J. E. (letter), 390
Soldering Outfit. Tinol, 156
Solo Machine, 7 h.p.. First Run on a, 536
Salonika Forces Military Motor Cyclists with the. 17. 20. 33, 116b. 214
Son of Sussex (letter). 548
South Australian M.C.C. Hill-climb, 429
— — 100 Miles Race. 565
Spanish Trial, 450
Sparking Plug. Burton. 49. 119
— Design, 168. 190
— — Points, Voltage at. 390
— Plugs and their Weaknesses, 159
— — Cleanable. 579
— — Cooling of. 526
— Overheated, 401
Sparklets. 66, 172, 220. 266. 312, 416, 460. 552, 574
Speed. Average. 418
— Merchant (letter). 548
Speeds. Number of, Three or Four? 440
Sphinx Manufacturing Co. (letter). 168
Splitdorf Dynamo Magneto, 265
— Electrical Co.’s Profits, 208
Sporting Reminiscences. 336, 554
Spots, 166, 501. 524. 549
Spring Frame, Definition of a, 288. 359
- — Design, Blanchard. 332
— George Murray’s. 332
— H. Humphre' s, 41
— H. S. W. Aadenbrooke’s, 181
— James, 332
— L. Francis Jones, 180
_ Norman Forster’s. 180
— P. Mills’s, 41. 118
— R. G. Kershaw’s, 180
— Stanley F. Bickell's, 180
— W. Laffan’s, 64
Spring Frame. Ivy, 277
— Royal Ruby. 120
— Frames, A Plea for, 168
- — for Australia, 239
- — Ideal and Real, by an Amateur Designer, 114
Springing of Front Wheels, 3, 508
— Rear, and Carriers, 557
— Front, Some Difficulties of Design, 508
R.J.B.’s Design, 572
Stanbrough, A. W. (article), 576
Standardisation of Carburetter Attachments, 105
Stand, Rear Wheel, Pope (illus.), 528
Starley Front Fork, 162
S.T.C. (letter), 63
Steam Motor Cycle, 136, 461
Steeley, Jack, 468
Steerable Sidecar Wheels, 200
Steering Sidecar Outfit from Sidecar Seat, 374, 435
Stenning, E. H., Rev. (letter), 117
Steytler, H. A. (letter), 288
Striside Skirt, The, 103
Sturmey-Archer Gears, Ltd. (letters), 63, 216
— Lightweight Countershaft Gear, 300
Subaltern Getters), 215, 331
Sullivan, H. Gerald (letter), 359
Sunbeam (general illustrations), 44. 403
— 6 h.p. Sidecar, Men of the M.M.G.S. on (illus.), 430
— 8 h.p. Model, 31
— 1916 Model, Italian Rider (illus.), 401
Sidecar Luxuriously Equipped, 231
— Works. Visit to the. 31
Sunday Competitions, 149
Sun Sidecar Outfit, Reader’s Experiences, 616
Surridge Tyre Repair Outfit and Lamp Dimmers, 159
Swaine, J. (letter), 525
Sweeps, Chimney, who use Motor Cycles, 276, 613
Swordson. John, on L.M.C. (illus.). 612
Sydney M.C.C. 24 Hours’ Trial, 233

T 4667 (letter), 361
Tales, True, of the Despatch Rider, 354
Tapley-Soper, H. (letter). 286
Tapping, Peculiar, in Twin-cylinder Engines, 488, 548, 593
Taxation of Motor Cycles, Auto Cycle Union Suggested Scheme, 432
— — Increased Local Taxation Licences
Abandoned in Favour of Petrol Tax, 595. 609, 617
— Proposed Increase. Criticisms, 335, 349, 360, 361, 386, 388, 410, 435, 457, 480. 483, 503, 525, 573
— Particulars of, 323
Taylor, Alfred, Wounded Soldiers’ Run, 564, 586, 612
— Double Compartment Kitbag, 237
Taylor’s. H.. Tail Lamp, 266
Terminal, H.T., Brown Bros., 356
Terra Hora (letter), 90
Tessier’s, T. H., Machine Gun Sidecar, 195
Testing. Extraordinary, of Military Motor Cycles. 340, 519. 520, 527, 544
Thames, Source of the, 558
Then and Now (verses), 346
Thompson. H. E. (letters), 412. 525, 618
Thomson-Bennett Magnetos, 356
Tinol Soldering Outfit, 156
Tolson. W. (letter), 119
Tomlinson, C. W. (letter), 308
Top Feed (letters), 330, 388
— Supporter (letter), 309
Tour. Easter. 800 Miles in Four Days, 425
— Lake V.vrnwv and District, 377
— 1.200 Miles, A Beginner's, 248
— of the Jack Pines. 230
— Through Fifteen Counties. 68
Touring Scenes, Scottish (illus.), 58
Trade after the War, 243
— Motor Cycle, during the War, A Review, 1
Tradesmen’s Experiences of Sidecarriers, 604, 608
Trapmann, Capt. A. TI., 174
Tredelect Dynamo Lighting Set, 570
Trial, Easter Monday, Birmingham 253, 322, 385, 406, 419, 422, 428, 429, 438
— _ — Cork and District M.C.C., 474
— — — Dublin and District M.C.C., 447, 518
— One-day, Dublin and District M.C.C:, 615
— Sheffield Easter Monday, 404, 434, 451, 466 Trials, Irish, St. Patrick’s Day, 278, 284, 292
— Rider (article). 488
Tricycle, Motor, Modernised, 532
Tricycles, Motor, 20, 118, 128, 223
Triumph, Military Model, Foot-operated Speed Gear, 130, 216, 513, 593
— Models (illus.), 93, 323, 324, 338, 345, 392, 445, 451
_ Semi-T.T. Bars on, 324
— — — Unusual Testing of, 340, 519, 520, 544
— Running Costs of, for Three Years, 308
— Sidecarrier, French Military (illus.), 323
— Sidecarriers for Munitions Work, 357
— Testers Wearing Armlets (illus.), 13
Troward, Rider (letter), 40
Tube, Inner, Protector, Leosco, 356
Tubes, Inner, Repairing, 118
Turner, D. E. (letter), 388
Twin-cylinder Engines, Peculiar Tapping in, 488, 548, 593
— Machines, Light, 378
Two-stroke Carburation, Tip for Improving, 105, 151, 175, 462, 598
— Combination (letter), 168
— Design, 289
— Engine, Double-acting, 309
— — Seizure of, 128
— — with Variable Compression, James Martin’s, 46, 91, 117, 137, 141, 167, 189, 215
— Engines, Adjustment of, 217, 576
— Aluminium Pistons for, 243, 286, 411
— — Backfiring in Crank Cases, 339
— — Bullet, 158a
— Impressions of a French Military Doctor, 535
— - Petroil, Lubrication and Carburation, 293
— — Rattle in, 51
— — Views of an American Designer, 297
— Horizontally-opposed Twin-cylinder Engines, 155 (letter), 141
— Lightweights, Criticism of, 19, 64, 462
— Combined Drive for, 199
— Experiences after 1,000 Miles, 244, 288, 331, 361
— Lubrication, 19, 484
— Rider (letter), 42
— Single-cylinder Engine, Operation of, 566
— Tips, 372
— Two-cylinder. Engines, 110, 553, 562 Tyre Imports, 439, 497
— Repairs. Mustikon Process, 65, 326, 594
Tyres, Motor Cycle, 94
— Mud Blisters on, 530
Tyro Eager to Learn (letter), 573
Tyzack, H. W., Rhodesian-built Sidecar (illus.), 360

Ubique (article), 366
Umpleby, Fred (letter), 20
Uneasy (letter), 260
Unfit, Partially, Men, for. Military Service, 197, 286
United States. Motor Cycle and General Impressions, 130
War Office and Motor Cycles, 431, 490

Vacy-Ash, Capt. M. (letters), 260, 287
Valve Gear, Overhead, Bevel-driven, 448
— Grinder, Ariel, 266
— — Bowden, 192
— Springs, Tool for Removing, 526
— Tappet Improvements, 288, 593
Velocette
— — — Reader's Experiences, 591
Victoria (Australia) M.C.C. Hill-climb, 111, 519
— Open One-day Trial, 16
Victorian M.C.C. 200 Miles Road Race, 590
— Sidecar Race, 280 »
Villiers Two-stroke Engines, Adjustment of, 217
Voltage at Sparking* Plug Points, 390
Vowels, Charles H. (letter), 436
Vulcaniser, Instanter, 448
— Wizard, 517

Wade, L.-Cpl. A. B. (illus.), 17
Waigh’s Mudguards, 500
Walbro ~ .
Walker, Fred (letter), 592
— John .'1 . .
— May, Miss (articles by), 28, 102, 367, 490
Wallis, H. S. (letter), 216
Walters, J. Forrest, Design for Four-seated Motor Bicycle, 116a
Ward, T. H. (letter), 240
War Funds,
Warning (letter), 359
Waterhouse, Jack (letter),
Watkins, A. B. K. (letters), 167, 287
Watsonian Sidecar Ambulance, 204
Watson, J. S. (letter), 239
Webb, Stanley, Death of, 518
— W. (letter). 238
Weight and Capacity, 347
Welford. G. (letter), 435
Wells, W. H., Impressions to U.S.A., 116
Welsford, Victor S., Dinner
Western Australia, Racing
West, Stanley (illus.), 254
Wheatley, C. L. (letter), 288
Whitham, S. A. M., 395
Wickman. A. C. (article), 289
— — — (letter), 260
Wilkin, G. W. (letter), 360
Wilkinson, G. (letter), 526
Williamson Sidecar in Russia (illus.). 280
Willoughby, Cpl. H. R.. Back Stand Clip,
— Ethel M. (letter). 457

Winnats Pass, Derbyshire, Hill-climbing on, 84. 89, 142, 150
Winter, R. E. (letter), 525
Wireless Equipments on Sidecar Outfits, 214
Wiring Connections, Insulating Tape for, 70
Wizard Steam Vulcaniser, 517
W.J.C. (letter), 189
Women Motor Cyclists on the Land, 367
Women’s Work in the Army Service Corps, 599
Woodhouse, Jack, 587
Worsdale, A. (article), 143
Wots Wright (letter). 63
Wounded Soldiers. Motor CyHe Runs for, 109, 111, 145, 166, 182, 429, 452, 474, 493. 498, „T „ , 534, 564, 612, 617
W.P. (letters). 480, 503
Wressell, H. (letter), 479
Wright A. V. (letter), 90
— J. (letter), 20

X.Y.Z. (letter). 169

Ypres, Ruins of (illus.), 71, 72

Zammit’s, A. Cochia, F.N. Sidecar in Malta (ulus.), 55

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The Motor Cycle 1916 Jan-Jun Index