The Vintage Motorcyclist's Quiz Book
by Ian Harwood
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“If you’re looking for something to occupy you and your friends after lashings of Christmas pud, then try Ian Harwood’s Vintage Motorcyclist’s Quiz Book....a collection of questions that would enhance any club night or home quiz session. It’s only 64 pages, but packed with questions (and answers you’ll be pleased to know)...... ” The Vintage Motor Cycle, November 1997
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Contents
Introduction 3
Questions
Section 1 - General 4
Section 2 - Sport 22
Answers
Section 1 - General 29
Section 2 - Sport 43
Copyright Ian Harwood 1997
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Welcome to the Vintage Motorcyclist’s Quiz Book.
In compiling this book I have tried to cover a wide cross section of motor cycling interests. Manufacturers, countries, sport - I hope your particular area of interest is included somewhere.
There are two sections - General and Sport. I have tried to be completely accurate in compiling these questions. Some are from my own knowledge of motor cycling but most are sourced from books and magazines. Therefore, to a certain extent, I am dependent on the accuracy of the authors of that source material. For instance a motor cycle launched at the show in 1957 might not have been available to the public until the spring of 1958. If you feel I have got something wrong please let me know. You can write to me at the above address with any comments.
I would like to give credit to the following authors and publications (past and present) for providing me with the information I needed for this book:
Classic British Two Stroke Trials Bikes by Don Morley Motor Cycle Trials Riding by Max King An Illustrated History of Motorcycles, The Illustrated History of Triumph Motor- cycles and The Illustrated History of BSA Motorcycles by Roy Bacon The Ultimate Motor-Cycle Book by Hugo Wilson Norton - The Complete Story by Derek McGrath Best of British Bikes by Jim Reynolds Great British Motor Cycles of the Sixties by Bob Currie Classic Bike The Classic Motor Cycle Offroad Review Motor Cycling The Motor Cycle
Ian Harwood
September 1997
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Section 1 - General
1. Who made the Skutabyk?
2. What is the home town of the Indian motor cycle?
3. The BSA Bushman was derived from which other model?
4. Who made the Quickly?
5. In which year did swinging arm suspension replace the sprung hub on theTriumph Speed Twin?
6. What machine was the biggest vertical twin on the market when introduced in 1953?
7. What is the full name of the Belgian F.N. marque?
8. In which year did Triumph establish a subsidiary in Germany?
9. Which town was home to Vincent and HRD motor cycles?
10. Which British manufacturer built Vespa scooters under licence?
11. What does DMW stand for?
12. Royal Enfield produced motor cycles to be sold as which American brand?
13. The Silk was a development of which make of motor cycle?
14. Name the three wheel cycle car project developed by Alfred Scott?
15. What was the Velocette scooter called?
16 Name the model of scooter marketed by Excelsior?
17. Name Panther’s scooter?
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18. Name the model of scooter made by DMW?
19. Name the industrial group that purchased Villiers in 1965?
20. What does DOT stand for?
21. Bert Greeves gave his name to the company but what was the name of his cousin and business partner?
22. What was the catalogue price of a 1938 Triumph Speed Twin?
23. Name Triumphs 150cc model introduced in 1953?
24. Name the 75cc BSA model of the sixties?
25. Name BSA’s ill-fated 70cc moped/scooter model of the fifties?
26. Name BSA’s engine for fitting to bicycles?
27. What does BSA stand for?
28. What was the first year of Vespa production?
29. In the film “The Wild One” what make and model of bike did Marlon Brando ride?
30. BSA/Triumph marketed identically bodied scooter models. What were their names?
31. Associated Motor Cycles had been the importer of which make of Japanese motor cycle?
32. In the film Easy Rider where did Billy and Wyatt hide the money?
33. Which model Villiers engine powered the 1960 DMW Dolomite IIa De Luxe K Series?
34. In what year was the Velocette MSS 500cc introduced?
35. Who made the Superglide Supreme between 1951 and 1953?
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36. What was the final year of Sun production?
37. In which country were Bown motor cycles made from 1950 to 1958?
38. The Villiers 1F, 4F and 6F engines were of what capacity?
39. Where was the Douglas factory located?
40. What was the model number of BSA’s first parallel twin?
41. Who was the designer of the original BSA A7 engine?
42. Who took over as chief designer at BSA from Herbert Perkins?
43. Name the range of motor cycles made by Alfred Wiseman Ltd of Birmingham around the 1920’s?
44. Which company made Panther motor cycles and where were they based?
45. In what year did Francesco Laverda build his first motor cycle?
46. Who was the founder of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club?
47. What make of motor cycle was T.E.Lawrence riding when he had his fatal accident?
48. Who designed the Norton Featherbed frame?
49. What was the name of the 750cc Norton model manufactured from 1963-1968?
50. What was the first year Featherbed-framed Nortons were available on the British market?
51 The Norton P11 Street Scrambler utilised which other model’s frame?
52. Who founded the Norton marque?
53. Name the first model produced in 1902 to bear the Norton name?
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54. What was the real name of Ixion, columnist of The Motor Cycle?
55. Norton used a 1911 3 1/2 model rolling chassis to test around 1000 engines over ten years. What was it called?
56. Which thoroughfare in Birmingham became Norton’s home in 1920?
57. Where is the National Motor Cycle Museum?
58. In what year did Norton introduce the Model 18?
59. Why were Lambrettas reputed to handle better than Vespas?
60. Why were Lambrettas so named?
61. Which company produced the Lambretta?
62. Name the founder of Calthorpe
63 Norman marketed export machines under what other name?
64. What does J.A.P. stand for?
65. In what year did Val Page join Ariel?
66. Who designed the Ariel Square Four engine?
67. What was the original capacity of the Ariel Square Four engine?
68. Which company was responsible for the 1919 “Flying Banana”?
69. What was the last year of Ariel four-stroke production?
70. As advertised in Motor Cycling in July 1957 how much would a Barbour wax cotton suit have cost you?
71. What was Britain’s first post-war two-stroke twin?
72. What was the original capacity of the Velocette LE? 73. In 1943 BSA aquired the Sunbeam marque, but which company owned
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it from 1936 to 1943?
74. What engine layout was employed for the Sunbeam S7 of 1947?
75. What nationality was the Motosacoche?
76. Which company produced Velocette motor cycles?
77. With which make of motor cycle were George Hendee and Carl Hedstrom associated?
78. In 1914 John Warnock claimed a world record for carrying 100,000 passengers on his sidecar outfit. What were they?
79. On which machine was the Royal Enfield Ensign based?
80. In the 1950’s Motor Cycling magazine carried advertisements for British Seagull products. What were they?
81. What was the name of the “Power Cycle” made by Vincent in the 1950’s?
82. What was total British motor cycle production for April 1955?
83. What was the driving licence fee in 1955?
84. What was the yearly road tax on a 125cc machine in 1955?
85. How many motor cyclists were there in 1908?
86. How much would an Armadrake Comet riding coat have cost in March 1955?
87. In which district of Birmingham were James motor cycles built?
88. Who made the Dragonfly?
89. Who made the Challenger? 90. What does NUT stand for?
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91. When the Triumph factory was bombed in 1940 to which town did production move until Meriden was opened in 1942?
92. Who founded Triumph and in what year?
93. Name the shade of red paint used for the Triumph Speed Twin for over twenty years?
94. How many motor cycles did BSA supply to the armed forces during WW2?
95. What was the model of motor cycle that Ariel supplied to the War Department during WW2?
96. What name was given to Ariel’s 350cc and 500cc singles?
97. Who founded the KLG spark plug brand?
98. Who founded A.J.S?
99. What was the capacity of the Norton 99?
100. What was the cost of a Watsonian Eton sidecar as advertised in The Motor Cycle in June 1956?
101. In which magazine would you find a weekly column by “Carbon”?
102. Which town was home to the Greeves organisation?
103. What other form of motorised transportation was produced by Greeves?
104. What was the address of the BSA factory?
105. What was the engine layout of the 350cc Douglas Dragonfly?
106. What nickname was given to the rear enclosure employed on some Triumph models from 1957? 107 In what year was the the first production BSA launched?
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108. Who constructed the first motor cycle powered by a petrol engine and in what year?
109. Until 1896 what laws hindered the pioneer motor cyclist?
110. The DKW Lomas of 1922 had certain features more commonly associated with motor cycles of the 1950’s. What were they?
111. Which company produced the first positive stop foot- change gearbox and in what year?
112. After the Second World War German motor cycle production was initially limited to machines of what capacity?
113. What is meant by “unit construction”?
114. In what year did Honda introduce the revolutionary Super Cub?
115. In what year did Honda introduce the CB750?
116. In 1969 Harley Davidson were bought out by AMF. What does AMF stand for?
117. In what year was Indian founded?
118. In what year was Harley Davidson founded?
119. Which company built Thor motor cycles in America in the early years of this century?
120. In what year did Harley Davidson first fit mechanical inlet valves on their motor cycles?
121. In which town was the American Pierce company based?
122. What new features were introduced by Indian on their 1913 61cu.in. Twin model? 123. What automotive industry development almost single handedly caused the decline of the American motor cycle industry?
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124. After the second world war Harley Davidson produced small capacity two-strokes based on which pre-war design?
125. With which Italian manufacturer did Harley Davidson collaberate to produce small capacity machines for the US market?
126. What was the final year of Henderson motor cycle production in the United States?
127. What was the last Harley Davidson model to feature a tool box mounted on the front forks?
128. What was the purpose of the Harley-Davidson Servi-Car?
129. What nickname was given to the Harley-Davidson Model E launched in 1936?
130. What was the only Indian model in production immediatley after the second world war?
131. In which year did Indian first produce a range of singles and vertical twins in the British style?
132. What name was given to the Harley-Davidson two- stroke model produced after the second world war?
133. What was the final year of production of motor- cycles actually made by Indian?
134. On which model was the Indian Fire Arrow originally based?
135. Which firm is credited with finalising the overall layout of the motor cycle?
136. In which year was the Velocette KTT introduced?
137. In which year did Philip Vincent purchase the rights to the HRD name? 138. By which nickname was the Royal Enfield 125cc RE known due to its wartime use when it was dropped by parachute?
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139. What does OEC stand for?
140. In which year was the Ariel Leader introduced?
141. In which year did Triumph production cease at Meriden?
142. What was the nickname of the wartime James ML?
143. Who designed the OHC engine fitted to both 348cc and 498cc Manx Nortons?
144. What was the final year of production for the BSA Bantam?
145. Which Villiers engine was fitted to the James Comet?
146. In which year was the Vincent Rapide Series C introduced?
147. How did the Vincent Comet differ from other models in the Vincent Range?
148. In which year was plunger rear suspension added to the BSA B31?
149. What nickname was given to the rear suspension units fitted to AJS and Matchless motor cycles in the 1950’s?
150. Where were Ambassador motor cycles built?
151. What model type was given to the Ariel 598cc side valve motor cycle?
152. What was the Matchless equivalent to the AJS Model 20?
153. How did Excelsior differ from their British rivals for the lightweight two-stroke market?
154. What was the production lifespan of the BSA Rocket Gold Star?
155. In which year did BSA introduce the B40? 156. In which year was the Norton Commando launched?
157. What name was given to the rubber engine mounting system used on
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the Norton Commando?
158. In which year did Royal Enfield set up a factory in India?
159. Which company is credited with building the first commercially produced motor cycle?
160. Who built the first Italian motor cycle?
161. In which year did Guiseppe Gilera build his first motor cycle?
162. How did FN motor cycles differ from most others in the pioneer era?
163. In which year did Moto Guzzi start building motor cycles?
164. What was innovative about the 1925 DKW SM?
165. Jawa began by building motor cycles under license from which other manufacturer?
166. Which country built Nimbus motor cycles?
167. In which year did BMW introduce their flat twin engine?
168. What country did Sarolea motor cycles come from?
169. Which company built the Robot?
170. What was the first post-war BMW model?
171. After the second world war DKW motor cycles continued to be produced under what name?
172. In which year did BMW adopt swinging arm rear suspension?
173. After the second world war Yamaha built a machine based on the DKW RT125. What was it called? 174. In the 1930’s Harley Davidson V-twin models were built in Japan under what name?
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175. Which was the first Honda model to be fitted with an overhead camshaft?
176. Kawasaki based their early models on those of which other manufacturer?
177. The Japanese DSK was a copy of which european model?
178. In 1952 Honda brought out an engine attachment for bicycles. What was it called?
179. What was the total Japanese motor cycle production in 1959?
180. Suzuki produced its first scooterette in 1963. What was it called?
181. Which licensing office issued the registration number BSA 350?
182. What was the origination of the brand name Villiers?
183. Which licensing office issued the registration number EHP 491?
184. Where and when was the Velocette Venom introduced?
185. In the budget of 1931 taxation on motor cycles under 150cc was reduced to what amount?
186. What was the pen name of Donald H. Smithy of The Motor Cycle?
187. In which year was Triumph sold to Jack Sangster?
188. Which company manufactured the Wall Auto Wheel?
189. What was the cheapest Villiers engined motor cycle of all time?
190. What was the first Villiers two-stroke engine?
191. In which town were Roc motor cycles originally built? 192. Who was the creator of SOS motor cycles?
193. What did SOS originally stand for?
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194. What was the power output of the BSA M20?
195. Which model of BSA motor cycle was rejected by the War Department in favour of the M20?
196. Which BSA model was developed from the WB30?
197. Wartime motor cycles were appraised by the MWEE. What did this stand for?
198. When supplies of rubber became scarce during the war what material was used for handlebar grips on the M20?
199. How many motor cycles did Norton supply to the armed forces during the second world war?
200. Who founded the Streatham and District Motor Cycle Club?
201. Who founded the Sunbeam MCC in 1924?
202. How much did an Excelsior Manxman F11 249cc cost in 1936?
203. Where were Ivy motor cycles built?
204. In which city were Grimpeur motor cycles manufactured?
205. What design feature allowed easier rear wheel removal on the Norton Navigator?
206. What did ABC stand for?
207. In which year was the AJS business sold to Matchless?
208. What did AJW stand for? 209. What was the name of the Brooklands racing driver who founded Amassador motor cycles?
210. Which company took over production of Ambassador in 1963?
211. What was the final year of Ariel motor cycle production?
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212. What was the first product to bear the Ariel name in 1870?
213. What was the Baker motor cycle firms claim to fame?
214. In which year did the first Brough Superior appear?
215. What unusual document was supplied with each Brough Superior SS100?
216. Whose image is to be seen on the petrol tank of Bradbury motor cycles?
217. What was the final year of Bradbury motor cycle production?
218. What was innovative about the Beardmore-Precision of 1919?
219. In which year did the London Stock Exchange suspend dealings in BSA shares?
220. The last Calthorpe model had a Matchless engine. What was it called?
221. What brand of motor cycle was manufactured by Cedric and Oscar Hanwell from 1919 to 1929?
222. In 1922 Clyno abandoned motor cycle production for what other product?
223. What features of the 1908 Chater-Lea No.7 made it stand out from most other motor cycles of the time?
224. Which city was the home to Cotton motor cycles?
225. What innovation was pioneered by Connaught in 1910? 226. What name was given to the series of lightweight motor cycles launched by Coventry-Eagle in 1927?
227. What was the final model introduced by Coventry- Eagle?
228. Who founded DOT in 1902?
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229. Douglas began motor cycle production by taking over the product of Light Motors Ltd. What was it called?
230. What brand name was given to the motor cycles proced by Dunford & Elliott?
231. What was the first motor cycle to be sold in England?
232. What was the achievement of Harry Martin riding an Excelsior at Phoenix Park, Dublin in 1903?
233. What was the name of Excelsior’s parachute-borne motor cycle produced during WW2?
234. What was the motor cycle produced by the Co-Operative Wholesale Society?
235. Which firm used the slogan “Built like a bridge” in the 1920’s?
236. In which year were Francis-Barnett absorbed into the AMC group?
237. Which manufacturer was the first to use the term Autocycle?
238. In which year were James taken into the AMC fold?
239. What was the origination of the Levis brand name?
240. What did Levis guarantee that their 2 1/4hp model of 1920 was capable of?
241. Which Matchless model was supplied to the forces during WW2?
242. In which year did Norton join the AMC group? 243. Who was the designer of the Ner-a-car?
244. Which British company purchased maunfacturing rights to the Ner-a-car in 1919?
245. Which city was home to the New Gerrard marque?
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246. Which town was the home to Norman motor cycles?
247. What was the name of Norman’s moped of the 1950s?
248. Who took over Norman in 1961?
249. What was the first P & M motor cycle to bear the name Panther?
250. What was unusual about Phelon & Moore’s Red Panther models?
251. What was Quadrant’s advertising slogan in the 1920s?
252. What was unusual about the 1922 P & P?
253. In which year did bicycle manufacturers Raleigh first venture into motor cycle production?
254. In which year did Raleigh cease motor cycle production?
255. George Townsend and Co. eventually became which company?
256. When did Royal Enfield production cease at Redditch?
257. In which year did Rover stop making motor cycles?
258. Where were Royal Ruby motor cycles built between 1919 and 1922?
259. What two technical innovations are associated with Rudge?
260. In the 1930s Rudge sold their engines to other makers under what brand name?
261. On which make of machine did the kickstart first appear? 262. Which town was the original home to Scott motor cycles?
263. Why were the first Tandons built with frames held together with alloy clamps instead of the more conventional brazing?
264. What nickname was given by despatch riders to the Triumph Model H 550cc of 1914?
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265. What was the final year of Velocette production?
266. Who founded HRD in 1925?
267. What was the AJS equivalent of the Matchless G3L?
268. Who were the makers of the Bond Minicar?
269. What engine powered the first Bond model?
270. What unusual model did Brough-Superior list in their catalogue for 1932?
271. In what year was the Norton Commando 850 launched?
272. What was the actual capacity of the 850 Commando?
273. Which company took over JAP in 1957?
274. In which year did BSA build their first three wheeled car?
275. For which motor cycle manufacturer did Rubery Owen make pressed steel frames?
276. What was the police version of the Norton Commando called?
277. What was the name given to the former AMC company after the takeover by Manganese Bronze in 1966?
278. In 1955 Cotton introduced a model powered by a 242cc Anzani engine. What was it called?
279. Which town was home to the Villiers Engineering Company?
280. What products were produced by Vokes Ltd of Guildford?
281. What were the products of Fibrax Ltd of London?
282. Who made the full circle flywheel replacement as fitted to many Villiers engines?
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283. What was the worlds first motorized two-wheeler?
284. What was the first production Harley-Davidson model?
285. What nickname was given to the range of 346cc Harley-Davidsonsintroduced in 1926?
286. In which US city is the Harley-Davidson factory situated?
287. The Triumph Saint was a police specification 650cc model. What did Saint stand for?
288. Bill Henderson sold his motor cycle company in 1917 then went on to found which other marque?
289. DKW was founded in 1919 by a Dane. What was his name?
290. What make of sidecar was specified for BMW and Zundapp powered outfits?
291. What does MZ stand for?
292. What does NSU stand for?
293. What was the original product of the NSU company?
294. What 400cc twin did Horex introduce in 1954?
295. T.E.Lawrence called all his Brough Superiors “George”. Who was he naming them after?
296. In 1930 BSA introduced a model with an inclined engine. What was it
called?
297. What award did The Norton Commando win every year from 1968 to 1972?
298. In 1948 Rollie Free achieved 157mph on a Vincent Black Lightning. What was he wearing?
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299. Benelli was founded by the six Benelli brothers. Name them?
300. Heinkel introduced a scooter in 1953. What was it called?
301. What was the achievement of Carl Stevens Clancy in 1912?
302. What did Suzuki produce before the second world war?
303. How much would an AJS 7R have cost you in 1960?
304. Whereabouts in London was the AMC factory?
305. What is the name of the magazine of the AJS & Matchless Owners Club?
306. Titch Allen took the record for riding around the British coast in 1954. What was his machine?
307. Who was responsible for reviving the Scott marque in Birmingham in 1952?
308. In 1955 DOT produced a 200cc road going model. What was it called?
309. What model did Norton introduce in 1958 to celebrate their sixtieth anniversary?
310. What name was given to the telescopic forks introduced by Norton in 1938?
311. The twin cylinder engine of the Norton Commando could trace its ancestry back to which model? 312. When Panther enlarged their Model 100’s engine to 650cc by what name was it known?
313. In what year did Royal Enfield introduce the 250cc Crusader?
314. What innovation was seen on the Royal Enfield Crusader for 1961?
315. What publicity stunt was arranged to launch the Royal Enfield Continental GT in 1964?
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316. What was the reason for Royal Enfield opening a factory in India?
317. What was the 350cc model introduced by Velocette in 1933?
318. Why did Vincent drop the initials HRD from their title in 1950?
319. In 1950 Motor Cycling magazine claimed the best braking figures in its history from a Vincent Comet. What was the stopping distance at 30mph?
320. How many motor cycles were in use on the roads of Britain in 1960?
321. What was the name of the 248cc Royal Enfield model intended for sheep herding in Australia?
322. What law affecting motor cyclists was brought into effect in July 1961?
323. What was the name of the research and development unit established by the BSA Group in the late 1960s?
324. Complete this advertising slogan. “You meet the nicest people on a .....?
325. Which company built frames for Ambassador and others of the smaller motor cycles manufacturers?
326. What was the name of the Ambassador factory?
327. Ambassador acted as importers for which German made scooter?
328. What model name was given to the Matchless G12 in 1962?
329. What was unusual about the Royal Enfield factory near Bradford-upon-Avon?
330. What was the purpose of the last eighty-five Nortons to be built at Bracebridge Road in 1962?
331. What was the official tank colour of the Norton Dominator 650SS?
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332. What name was given to the AJS Model 18 in 1962?
333. What was the reason for the brightly coloured paintwork of the export-only Triumph Mountain Cub?
334. Who made the Thruxton?
335. What was the name given to the Norton ES400?
336. What was the 250cc AJS introduced in March 1958 called?
337. In 1944 DMW produced a machine with telescopic front forks. What was it called?
338. What was the curious engine arrangement ot the DMW Typhoon?
339. What was the power output of the BSA C15 when introduced in 1959?
340. What was the actual capacity of the BSA B40 350cc model?
341. What was the original name of the BSA B44SS Shooting Star?
342. From which other model did the Triumph TR25W Trophy take its front fork?
343. To avoid a clash of names with an other manufacturer how was the BSA Barracuda renamed in April 1968?
344. What was the final motor cycle to be produced at BSA’s Small Heath factory? 345. What happening was commemorated by the introduction of the Triumph 3TA Twenty-One in 1957?
346. In what year did Lucas stop producing the magneto?
347. Name the BSA scooter which was exhibited at Earls Court in 1955 but never went into production?
348. What was the final version of the BSA Bantam?
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349. The final batch of BSA Group Triumph Tridents were police models intended for Saudi Arabia. What was the model name of this version?
350. By what name did the Sunbeam factory in Wolverhampton become known?
351. How many members founded the Vintage Motor Cycle Club on 28th April 1946?
352. What motor cycling feat was achieved by Andre Baldet in July 1957?
353. What was the name of the sidecar that Watsonian produced in the 1950s especially for scooters?
354. What motor cycle was presented by BSA Group chairman Sir Bernard Docker to Field Marshall Montgomery at the Earls Court show in 1948?
355. In total how many motor cycles were supplied by the British industry to the armed forces in WW2?
356. What motor cycle was launched on to the market by Gladden Products of Glendale, California in 1946?
357. What was the name of the six-cylinder Benelli model launched in 1974?
358. The Moto Guzzi Lodola was launched in 1956. What is the english translation of Lodola?
359. What was the name of the book written by former BSA, Norton and Triumph executive Bert Hopwood in 1981?
360. Who was the star of the motor cycling film “On Any Sunday”?
361. What motor cycle was ridden by Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn in the Film “Roman Holiday”?
362. Who is credited with inventing the now universal twist-grip throttle?
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363. Of what company name is the brand Amal an abbreviation?
364. What was the name of the Otley, Yorkshire based manufacturer that built Sachs and Puch engined off-road motor cycles between 1967 and 1974?
365. If a Norton engine number had the suffix “P” what did this signify?
366. By what name is the arrangement of a tricycle with the passenger seat between the two front wheels known?
367. What special treatment was given to the very last motor cycle produced at the BSA Small Heath factory?
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Section 2 - Sport
368. What make and model was the famous racing motor cycle Slippery Sam?
369. What was the qualification for a Brooklands Gold Star?
370. The Arbuthnot Trial is specifically for what type of motor cycle?
371. Who was the 1971 World sidecar Champion?
372. Who was the first rider to make a clean climb of the Devil’s Staircase and in what year?
373. Name the three Lambretta riders in the 1959 Scottish Six Days Trial?
374. Stanley Woods won the Junior TT in 1923. What was his machine?
375. Name the Triumph rider who set the motor cycle speed record at Bonneville in 1956? What was the speed?
376. In what year was the 37.75 mile Mountain TT course first used?
377. In what year did Donington Park re-open as a motor sport venue?
378. Jeff Smith won the world championship for the first time in which year?
379. Who was the European Moto-cross champion in 1955?
380. Which scrambles rider went on to have a successful speedway career with Birmingham?
381. The Scottish Six Days Trial now starts in Fort William. Where was its original starting point?
382. Bill Lomas was the first rider to win a National trial on a two stroke. What make, what year and which trial?
383. The Belle Vue Aces speedway team has which ace as its symbol?
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384. In 1970 London had four speedway tracks. Name them.
385. The 1948 film Once a Jolly Swagman was about speedway. Who starred and what track was used for the filming?
386. The 1954 International Six Days Trial was held in the UK. What town was its base?
387. Brands Hatch was originally a venue for which type of motor cycle sport?
388. Who was 125cc World Champion in 1967?
389. Bob McIntyre set the first 100mph lap at the Isle of Man TT. What machine and what year?
390. Who won the 1934 Junior TT riding a Norton?
391. Who won the Scottish Six Days Trial in 1947?
392. A.R.Foster won the Lightweight T.T. in which year?
393. An innovation at the 1947 T.T. was a series of races for amateur riders. What was this event called?
394. When Charlie Collier won the first T.T. in 1907 what was his winning speed?
395. Name the legendary Norton racing manager of the 1930s?
396. What was important about Stanley Woods’ Senior and Junior T.T. wins in 1935?
397. Who rode the quickest T.T. lap of the 1930s at 91mph?
398. What feature did BMW introduce to the T.T. in 1936?
399. What name did the Rickman brothers give to their motor cycles?
400. In what year did T.T. racing restart after the Second World War?
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401. AJS never won a Senior T.T. What was there best ever result?
402. Who won the 1951 Senior T.T?
403. What was MVs first year of competition at the T.T?
404. Bill Lomas won the 1955 Junior T.T. on which make of machine?
405. How long was the Clypse circuit on the Isle of Man?
406. What year was the Clypse circuit first used for a T.T. race?
407. Why was Geoff Duke banned from racing for the first half of 1956?
408. Who won the first speedway World Championship? What year?
409. Who was the first English rider to win the World Speedway Championship? What year?
410. Ivan Mauger won the first speedway World Championship to be held in Poland. What year?
411. Why was the New Cross speedway track known as “the frying pan”?
412. Which speedway team were the Diamonds?
413. In which year did Hondas first appear at the T.T?
414. In what year did Honda achieve their first wins at the T.T?
415. In which events did Honda achieve their first T.T. wins?
416. In which year did Yamaha first appear at the T.T?
417. In which year did Giacomo Agostini first ride in the T.T?
418. What was Giacomo Agostini’s first T.T. win?
419. What prevented Giacomo Agostini from winning the 1967 Senior T.T? 420. In what year did Mike Hailwood make his T.T. comeback?
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421. Which new classes were introduced to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the T.T. in 1967?
422. Don and Derek Rickman’s father rode for which speedway team?
423. For which Spanish manufacturer were the Rickman brothers concessionaires?
424. On which long distance trial is Beggars Roost a section?
425. What were riders required to do after five laps of the first T.T?
426. Which rider was entered by Norton in the first T.T?
427. What engine powered the first Norton to be entered in a T.T. in 1907?
428. What is Sammy Miller’s middle name?
429. In which year did Norton win their first T.T?
430. At what event was six times TT winner Jimmy Guthrie killed?
431. Name the banked racing circuit on the outskirts of Paris?
432. What was the venue for the Welsh TT of 1922?
433. Who was British 500cc moto-cross champion in 1972?
434. What was Ralph Venables’ column in The Motor Cycle called?
435. Who won the 1957 500cc Swedish Grand Prix?
436. Which model of motor cycle took third, sixth and tenth places in the 1958 Scottish Six Days trial?
437. What was special about Gordon Jackson’s win of the 1961 Scottish Six days trial? 438. Who achieved the first 100mph lap in an international road race?
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439. Who won the 125cc, 250cc and 350cc events at the 1964 Dutch Grand Prix taking the lap record in all three?
440. Who won the Scottish Six Days trial in 1957?
441. What is the traditional venue for the Talmag Trophy Trial?
442. What was the registration number of Sammy Miller’s famous Ariel trials machine?
443. Who is the only rider/driver to win World Championships on two and four wheels?
444. Who won the Experts Grand National scramble in 1956?
445. What was the first year that Greeves trials machines were available to the public?
446. For which company did Sammy Miller develop a trials bike after his career with Ariel?
447. In what year was the Brooklands Circuit opened?
448. What year was the first motor cycle road-racing world championship?
449. Who won the first road-racing world championship and on what machine?
450. What was significant about the Indian victory at the TT in 1911?
451. The road racing Matchless G50 500cc shared its cycle parts with which other racing machine?
452. What nationality was the first double World Speedway Champion Freddie Williams?
453. Name the East German designer who gave Suzuki the benefit of his experience gained at MZ? 454. George Brough’s best overall performance in the 1925 Austrian Alpine Eight Days Trial lead to which model of Brough Superior?
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455. On the Clady circuit, for many years the venue for the Ulster Grand Prix, how long was the main straight?
456. Who won the British Experts Trial in 1950?
457. Who won the first ever Victory Cup Trial held in 1919?
458. How many dirt track models did Douglas sell in 1929?
459. What was the first motor cycle to race at the TT with a fairing?
460. What was the first year that ladies were allowed to compete in the Scottish Six Days Trial?
461. Who was the first lady rider to win a gold medal in the Scottish Six Days Trial?
462. What was unusual about the trial organised by the Carshalton MCC on 25th April 1926?
463. In which year was the first sidecar TT?
464. Who was the only serving Royal Navy admiral to ride in the Isle of Man TT?
465. On what date was the first official motor cycling event held at Brooklands?
466. On what machine did Bill Lacey travel 103.3 miles in one hour at Brooklands in 1928?
467. Who won the first ever Amateur TT in 1923?
468. The Austrian TT was run for ten years from what date?
469. Which speedway rider was known as the Red Devil? 470. What posture was adopted by sidecar racing passengers for races at Brooklands?
471. Where was the 1936 International Six Days Trial held?
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472. When was motor cycle racing first held at Crystal Palace?
473. What was the name of the trials model introduced by Norton in 1949?
474. What was the name of the film starring George Formby as a rider in the Isle of Man TT races?
475. What make of engine was fitted to the last DOT trials machines of 1970?
476. Who was the last rider to win the Scottish Six Day Trial on a British bike in 1969?
477. Harley-Davidson made their sporting debut in 1909. What was the event?
478. In which year were dustbin fairings banned in motor cycle racing?
479. At Brooklands in 1925 a record was set when for the first time a motor cycle covered 100 miles in one hour. Who was the rider?
480. Jawa’s speedway bikes were originally made under what name?
481. What was unique about the Daytona Beach racing circuit?
482. In which year did speedway racing come to Britain?
483. AJS trials rider Hugh Viney was often referred to by what title?
484. What was the registration number of Gordon Jackson’s Scottish Six Days Trial winning AJS of 1961?
485. In the 1953 Kickham Trial George Fisher took the first ever overall win for a 125cc in a national trial. What was the make of machine? 486. What was the first win for a two-stroke in the British Experts trial?
487. Although Geoff Duke’s fame was attained in road racing, in which branch of motor cycle sport did he begin his career?
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488. Why did Johnny Brittain make history in winning the 1952 Scottish Six Days Trial?
489. On what machine did Roy Peplow win the Scottish Six Days Trial in 1959?
490. Who was the winner of the first ACU Trials Drivers Star in 1950?
491. In March 1961 Sammy Miller on an Ariel Arrow and Jeff Smith on a BSA C15T attempted what feat?
492. How many Triumph Tiger Cubs were entered for the 1962 Scottish Six Days Trial?
493. What was the last year of the sidecar class at the Scottish Six Days Trial?
494. How many times did Ove Fundin win the World Speedway Championship?
495. In 1972 BSA experimented with a speedway engine. What was this a version of?
496. Name the midlands engineer who founded the Sprite marque?
497. Who is the only rider to have won three consecutive World Speedway Championships?
498. Who was the first American to win the World Speedway Championship?
499. Which speedway promoter is credited with the introduction of the starting gate?
500. Which Motor Cycling Club long-distance trial is held at New Year?
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Answers
Section 1 - General
1. Excelsior
2. Springfield, Massachusetts
3. The Bantam
4. NSU
5. 1954
6. The Royal Enfield Constellation 692cc
7. La Fabrique National d’Armes de Guerre
8. 1903
9. Stevenage
10. Douglas
11. Dawson Motorcycles Wolverhampton
12. Indian
13. Scott
14. The Sociable
15. The Viceroy
16. The Monarch
17. The Princess
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18. The Bambi
19. Manganese Bronze Holdings
20. Devoid of Trouble
21. Derry Preston-Cobb
22. £75-00
23. The Terrier
24. The Beagle
25. The Dandy
26. The Winged Wheel
27. Birmingham Small Arms
28. 1946
30. BSA-Sunbeam and Triumph Tigress
31. Suzuki
32. In the fuel tank of Wyatt’s (Peter Fonda) bike
33. 324cc 3T twin
34. 1935
35. Tandon
36. 1959
37. Wales 38. 98cc
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39. Kingswood, Bristol
40. A7
41. Herbert Perkins
42. Bert Hopwood
43. Verus
44. Phelon & Moore, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire
45. 1948
46. Titch Allen
47. Brough Superior
48. Rex McCandless
49. Atlas
50. 1954
51. Matchless G85CS
52. James Lansdown Norton
53. The Energette
54. Canon Basil Davies
55. Old Miracle
56. Bracebridge Street
57. Solihull, West Midlands 58. 1922
59. The engine was located centrally whereas the Vespa had its engine
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offset to the right
60. They were made in the Lambrate area of Milan
61. Innocenti
62. George Hands
63. Rambler
64. John Alfred Prestwich
65. 1925
66. Edward Turner
67. 497cc
68. Wooler Engineering Co.
69. 1959
70. £10 17s 6d
71. The Excelsior Talisman
72. 149cc
73. AMC
74. In-line vertical twin
75. Swiss
76. Veloce Ltd
77. Indian 78. Bees
79. DKW
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80. Outboard motors
81. The Firefly
82. 18,320
83. Five shillings
84. 17s 6d
85. 65,000
86. £10 2s 5d
87. Greet
88. Douglas
89. Sun
90. Newcastle-upon-Tyne
91. Warwick
92. Siegfried Bettmann, 1886
93. Amaranth
94. 126,334
95. W/NG 346cc
96. Red Hunter
97. Kenelm Lee Guinness 98. Albert John Stevens
99. 600cc
100. £52 7s 8d inc. purchase tax
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101. Motor Cycling
102. Thundersley
103. The Invacar invalid carriage
104. 47 Armoury Road, Small Heath, Birmingham 11
105 Horizontally opposed twin
106. Bathtub
107. 1910
108. Gottlieb Daimler, 1886
109. A speed limit of 4mph plus the requirement for a man with a red flag to walk in front to warn other road users
110. Pressed steel frame and pivoting fork rear suspension
111. Velocette, 1928
112. 60cc
113. The engine and gearbox are built as one unit
114. 1958
115. 1968
116. American Machine Foundary
117. 1901 118. 1903
119. Aurora Automatic Machinery Company of Illinois
120. 1913
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121. Buffalo, New York
122. Pivoting fork rear suspension and kick start
123. The introduction of the mass produced Ford Model T in 1915
124. DKW
125. Aermacchi
126. 1931
127. 1934 45cu.in.
128. It was used to tow cars by garages and police departments
129. Knucklehead
130. The Chief
131. 1949
132. Hummer
133. 953
134. Royal Enfield Clipper
135. Werner Brothers
136. 1929
137. 1928 138. Flying flea
139. Osborn Engineering Company
140. 1958
141. 1973
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142. Clockwork Mouse
143. Arthur Carroll
144. 1971
145. 98cc 1F
146. 1949
147. It was a single cylinder machine
148. 1949
149. Jampots
150. Ascot
151. VB
152. G9
153. They built their own engines
154. Two years
155. 1961
156. 1967
157. Isolastic 158. 1956
159. Hildebrand and Wolfmuller
160. Enrico Bernardi
161. 1909
162. They employed shaft drive
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163. 1921
164. It had a pressed steel beam frame
165. Wanderer
166. Denmark
167. 1923
168. Belgium
169. Jawa
170. The 247cc R24
171. IFA
172. 1955
173. Red Dragonfly
174. Rikuo
175. The 1956 Dream SA
176. Meguro
177. The BMW R50 178. The Cub
179. 750,000
180. The M30
181. Aberdeen
182. The original factory was on Upper Villiers St, Wolverhampton
183. Coventry
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184. Earls Court, 1955
185. Fifteen shillings
186. Wharfedale
187. 1936
188. BSA
189. The 98cc Excelsior Universal at £14 14s
190. The 269cc Mark 1 of 1913
191. Guildford
192. Len Vale-Onslow
193. Super Onslow Special
194. 13bhp at 4200rpm
195. The 348cc WB30
196. The B31
197. Mechanical Warfare Experimental Establishment 198. Canvas
199. 78,303
200. George Brough
201. Fred W. Pinhard
202. £63 10s
203. Lichfield Road, Aston, Birmingham
204. Paris
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205. The number plate could be removed leaving a gap in the rear enclosure
206. All-British (Engine) Company
207. 1931
208. Arthur John Wheaton
209. Kaye Don
210. DMW
211. 1966
212. A tensioned wire-spoke bicycle wheel
213. They were the first motor cycle manufacturer to use cellulose paint in 1928
214. 1920
215. A certicate guaranteeing 100mph performance
216. The Duke of Wellington
217. 1925 218. It had a sprung frame, unit construction and the fuel tank was part of the frame
219. 1973
220. The Cavalier
221. The Cedos
222. Cycle cars
223. It had a three-speed gearbox, cone clutch and chain drive
224. Gloucester
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225. They were the first to use petroil lubrication in a two-stroke engine
226. Silent Superb
227. The Cadet
228. Harry Reed
229. The Fairy
230. Dunelt
231. The Minerva engined Excelsior of 1896
232. It was the first time a motor cycle exceeded 60mph
233. The Welbike
234. The Federation
235. Francis-Barnett
236. 1947
237. James 238. 1951
239. It comes from the latin “levis et celer” meaning light and speedy
240. Fuel consumption of 120mpg
241. The 350cc G3L
242. 1963
243. Carl Neracher
244. Sheffield Simplex
245. Edinburgh
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246. Ashford, Kent
247. The Nippy
248. Raleigh Cycles
249. The 1923 ohv 500cc
250. They were sold exclusively by dealers Pride & Clarke
251. “Britain’s Oldest Motor Cycle”
252. The rear spindle was “live” and ran in bearings in the fork ends
253. 1899
254. 1933
255. Enfield Cycle co., makers of Royal Enfield
256. 1967
257. 1925
258. Altrincham, Cheshire
259. Variable gearing and the four-valve cylinder head
260. Python
261. Scott
262. Shipley, Yorkshire
263. They were intended to be exported to India and assembled in villages with the minimum of tools
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264. Trusty
265. 1971
266. Howard R. Davies
267. The 16M
268. Sharps Commercials Ltd of Preston, Lancs
269. 122cc Villiers 10D
270. The Brough-Austin with an Austin Seven engine and twin rear wheels
271. 1973
272. 829cc
273. Villiers
274. 1929
275. Coventry-Eagle
276. The Interpol
277. Norton Matchless Ltd 278. The Cotanza
279. Wolverhampton
280. Air filters
281. Brake linings
282. Alpha Bearings Ltd
283. The steam powered Michaux-Perreaux velocipide?
284. The 1904 Silent Gray Fellow
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285. Peashooter
286. Milwaukee
287. Stops anything in no time
288. ACE
289. Skafte Rasmussen
290. Steib
291. Motorradwerke Zchopau
292. Neckarsulm Strickmachinen Union
293. Knitting machines
294. The Imperator
295. George Bernard Shaw
296. The Sloper
297. It was voted Machine of the Year by readers of Motor Cycle News
298. Swimming trunks and gym shoes
299. Tonino, Francesco, Giovanni, Guiseppe, Filippo and Mino
300. The Tourist
301. He was the first person to travel around the world on a motor cycle
302. Weaving machines
303. £422-00
304. Plumstead
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305. Jampot
306. Ariel Huntmaster with Nicholson sidecar
307. Matt Holder
308. The Mancunian
309. The 250cc Jubilee
310. Roadholder
311. The 1948 Model 7 Dominator
312. Model 120
313. 1957
314. It was the first British road going model to have a five-speed gearbox
315. A John O’Groats to Lands End run
316. To supply the Indian army with the Bullet model
317. The MAC
318. Their American agents advised that it might cause confusion with Harley-Davidson
319. 21 feet
320. 1,853,000
321. The Wallaby
322. Learners were restricted to motor cycles of no more than 250cc
323. Umberslade Hall
324. Honda
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325. Reynolds Tube Company
326. Pontiac Works
327. The Zundapp Bella
328. Majestic
329. It was set underground in converted quarry workings
330. They were for the Queensland police for the forthcoming visit to Australia of the Queen and Prince Philip
331. Norton Quicksilver
332. The Statesman
333. It was intended for use by hunters and the bright colours would hopefully prevent them being shot at
334. Velocette
335. Electra
336. The Model 14 Sapphire 337. The Telematic
338. It employed two Villiers Starmaker engines coupled side by side
339. 15bhp at 7000rpm
340. 343cc
341. The B44 Victor Roadster
342. The Tiger 90
343. It was called the Starfire
344. The Triumph T160 Trident
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345. It celebrated the 21st anniversary of the establishment of the Triumph Engineering Company Ltd
346. 1968
347. The Beeza
348. The 1969 D175
349. The Cardinal
350. Sunbeamland
351. Thirty eight
352. He rode a 125cc Vespa scooter to the summit of Mount Snowdon
353. The Bambini
354. A Sunbeam S7
355. 400,000
356. The small wheeled Mustang 357. The Sei
358. Lark
359. Whatever Happened to the British Motor Cycle Industry
360. Steve McQueen
361. A Vespa scooter
362. Charles Leslie Binks
363. Amalgamated Carburetters
364. Dalesman
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365. That is was built in Plumstead
366. A forecar
367. Although a Triumph model the workers fitted it with BSA badges.
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Section 2 - Sport
368. Triumph Trident
369. A lap at 100mph or more
370. Rigid framed British bikes
371. Horst Owesle
372. George Baird, 1939
373. Geoff Parker, Alan Kimber and Lewis Moore
374. 348cc Cotton Blackburne
375. Johnny Allen, 214.5mph
376. 1911
377. 1977
378. 1964
379. John Draper
380. Arthur Browning
381. Edinburgh
382. James, 1951, Travers
383. Ace of Clubs
384. West Ham, Wembley, Hackney, Wimbledon
385. Dirk Bogarde, New Cross 386. Llandidrod Wells
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387. Grass track racing
388. Bill Ivy
389. Gilera, 1957
390. John ‘Crasher’ White
391. Hugh Viney
392. 1936
393. The Clubman’s T.T.
394. 38.22mph
395. Joe Craig
396. They were the first wins for sprung frame machines (Moto Guzzi)
397. Harold Daniell in 1938
398. The oil damped telescopic front fork
399. Metisse
400. 1947
401. Bill Doran’s second place in 1951
402. Geoff Duke
403. 1951
404. Moto Guzzi
405. 10.79 miles 406. 1954
407. He supported a rider’s strike at the Dutch T.T.
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408. Lionel Van Praag, 1936
409. Tommy Price, 1949
410. 1970
411. It was only 262 yards long
412. Newcastle
413. 1959
414. 1961
415. The 125cc and 250cc Lightweight races
416. 1961
417. 1965
418. The Junior in 1966
419. His MV broke its chain on the fifth lap
420. 1978
421. Production races for 250cc, 500cc and 750cc
422. Southampton
423. Bultaco
424. The Lands End Trial
425. Take a ten minute rest 426. Harold Rembrandt Fowler
427. 617cc V-twin Peugeot
428. Hamilton
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429. 1924
430. The 1937 German Grand Prix
431. Montlhery
432. Pendine Sands
433. Bryan Wade
434. Competition Commentary
435. Keith Campbell
436. Triumph Tiger Cub
437. He lost just one mark
438. George Meier, BMW at Spa-Francorchamps, July 1939
439. Jim Redman
440. Johnny Brittain
441. Hungry Hill, Aldershot
442. GOV 132
443. John Surtees
444. Jeff Smith
445. 1953 446. Bultaco
447. 1907
448. 1949
449. Les Graham, AJS
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450. It was the first by a machine with gears
451. AJS 7R 348cc
452. Welsh
453. Ernst Degner
454. The Alpine Grand Sports
455. Seven miles
456. Bill Nicholson
457. Gus Kuhn
458. 1,300
459. The 1953 Moto-Guzzi 320cc
460. 1920
461. Olive Knowles
462. It was the first ever trial for riders with pillion passengers
463. 1923
464. Rear Admiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot in 1908 on a Triumph
465. 26th February 1908 466. A JAP engined 500cc Grindlay-Peerless
467. Len Randles
468. 1923
469. Frank Varey
470. Feet first, face down
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471. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
472. 21st May 1927
473. 500T
474. No Limit
475. Minarelli
476. Bill Wilkinson on a Greeves
477. The Long Island Reliability Run
478. 1958
479. Claude Temple
480. Eso
481. It was comprised of two straights, one on the road and one on the beach connected by two hairpin bends
482. 1928
483. The Maestro
484. 187 BLF
485. Francis Barnett 486. Bill Wilkinson’s 1960 win on a Greeves
487. Trials
488. He was the youngest ever winner at twenty years old
489. 200cc Triumph Tiger Cub
490. Jim Alves
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491. To ride up Ben Nevis. They were thwarted by deep snow near the summit
492. Thirty
493. 1960
494. Five times
495. The 499cc B50
496. Frank Hipkin
497. Ivan Mauger in 1968, 1969 and 1970
498. Jack Milne in 1937
499 Fred Mockford at Crystal Place
500. The Exeter Trial
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