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Ariel-Arrow-1962-01 
 1960 Ariel Arrow 250 with sports fairing 
 Keywords: Ariel, Mortons Archive, The Scrapbook Series
Ariel-Arrow-250-Sport 
 1960 Ariel Arrow 250 with sports fairing 
 Keywords: Ariel, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
Arrow-Tech-(1) 
 1960 Ariel Arrow 250 with sports fairing 
 Keywords: Ariel, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
James Captain K 
 1962 James Sports Captain with fairing 
 Keywords: Captain, James, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
Phil-Read-1973-onwards-38 
 Phil Reads 1982 Harris Yoshimura Suzuki with sponsor Oxford Fairings 
 Keywords: Phil Read, 1982, Harris, Yoshimura, Suzuki, Oxford Fairings
Royal-Enfield-12 
 Keywords: Royal Enfield, Motorcycle, Motorbike, bike, RE, 1965, airflow, Fairing, accessory
Royal-Enfield-16 
 Keywords: Royal Enfield, Motorcycle, Motorbike, bike, RE, airflow, fairing, handlebars, clocks, dials, fuel tank
Royal-Enfield-20 
 Keywords: 1960, 250cc, Airflow, bike, Clipper, Glassfibre Fairing, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Motorbike, Motorcycle, RE, Royal Enfield, Single

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates (1 file)

Straight from the plate images as used in the Classic MotorCycle magazine.
Royal-Enfield-1960-350cc-Bullet 
 Boost peak power output to 21 bhp @ 6,500 rpm by various tweaks, add a bigger front stopper, drop the handlebar ends, spray on some
lustrous polychromatic paint and dip the lot in the chrome vat and this is how the “350 Clipper” emerged!
In fairness there was a little more to it than that, but in essence the 1960 “350 Bullet” was a sporting variant of its rather plain class-mate.
Again, Royal Enfield was keeping faith with a fast disappearing market sector in continuing this model. Twins were taking over and rorty
singles were not going to be the future. New for ‘60 on the Bullet was an entirely AC/DC lighting and ignition system, gone was the magneto
ignition of yore, a contact breaker housing taking the place of the old ‘mag’. In that much, at least, Redditch was following a trend. 
 Keywords: Royal Enfield, 1960, 350 Clipper, Clipper, Glass Plate, Tried and Tested, Tried & Tested, Motorcycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > 1954 Belgian 500cc Grand Prix (1 file)

062 SFTP AUG2 
 On the Porcupine, Coleman changes into the lead; team-mate Simpson follows, with Kavanagh on the dustbin-faired Guzzi and Maurice Quincy (Norton) next along. 
 Keywords: 1954 Belgian 500cc Grand Prix, August 2011, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > Cotswold Cup Trial 1933 (1 file)

B9658 
 1933 Cotswold Cup Trial. Harry Perrey makes a fine climb as a fair crowd watches on. 
 Keywords: 1933, B6978, cotswold, cotswold cup trial, glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Straight from the plate, The Classic Motorcycle, trial

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > JABS March 1951 (1 file)

062 SFTP 06 
 JABS March 1651 - Featherbed Manx Norton - The postwar clubman had little option but to build - or update - his own racer. Webb hand fabricated the rear fairing himself. 
 Keywords: August, Glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motor Cycling, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Glass plates > Specials Silverstone 1956 (1 file)

17097-02 
 'Specials Day' at Silverstone 1956. The dustbin faired 125cc LEF, built by Lewis, Ellis and Foster. 
 Keywords: 125cc, 125cc l.e.f, 17097-02, 1956, glass plate, lewis ellis and foster, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, silverstone, specials, Specials Silverstone 1956, Straight from the plate, tcm, the classic motorcycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Joe Dick collection (6 files)

WD600578@042 Gp Test Majest 
 Yamaha Majesty 400

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[TEXT]
The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! 
Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. 
The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. 
Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor 
 Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600580@042 Gp Test Majest 
 Yamaha Majesty 400

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RRP: £5899 (plus OTR)

[TEXT]
The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! 
Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. 
The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. 
Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor 
 Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600583@042 Gp Test Majest 
 Yamaha Majesty 400

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RRP: £5899 (plus OTR)

[TEXT]
The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! 
Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. 
The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. 
Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor 
 Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600584@042 Gp Test Majest 
 Yamaha Majesty 400

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RRP: £5899 (plus OTR)

[TEXT]
The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! 
Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. 
The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. 
Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor 
 Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600587@042 Gp Test Majest 
 Yamaha Majesty 400

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RRP: £5899 (plus OTR)

[TEXT]
The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! 
Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. 
The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. 
Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor 
 Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600588@042 Gp Test Majest 
 Yamaha Majesty 400

[TINTED PRICE BOX OUT]
RRP: £5899 (plus OTR)

[TEXT]
The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! 
Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. 
The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. 
Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor 
 Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection (3 files)

A collection of images from our vast archive depicting motorcycles and motorcycling lifestyle from the early 1900's through to the present day.
GeneralAug1st23 
 1977 500cc Motor Cycling World Champion Barry Sheene and girlfriend Stephanie McLean an the Ingersoll atand at the Watch and Jewellery Fair in London. Sat on Barry Sheene/Ingersol Suzuki GT500 bike. 
 Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
GPB0000013 
 London Mounted Police were recently put on duty as an experiment. This officer's signals suggest that he is conducting an orchestra - but perhaps the real reason is that the fair enquirer is Mlle Jouve, the seventeen year old "beauty queen" of Paris. 
 Keywords: Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Police Bikes
Sheenebookazine77 
 Study in style. Roberts said Sheene was a rider he could trust not to do anything stupid in close combat, fairings almost touching, at 160mph+. 
 Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Nick Nicholls Collection at Mortons Archive, Sheene

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

Images used in our publications, now available for commercial use.
024 BlackKnight - lead 
 Fully Faired: Vincent Black Knight/Prince 
 Keywords: 2012, Group Test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure, Ocrober
024 BlackKnight - lead 
 Fully Faired: Vincent Black Knight/Prince 
 Keywords: 2012, Group Test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure, Ocrober
034 which model 04 
 1964 Thunderbird unit construction and bikini fairings. 
 Keywords: 2012, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle, Triumph
046 11 
 Surtees on the dustbin faired four, in the 1957 Junior TT 
 Keywords: 2012, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
050 Sunbeam 09 
 Centenary of Sunbeam - Tommy de la Hay, who welded a fair amount of influence at Sunbeam. 
 Keywords: 2012, December, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
086 GILERA 8 
 At the 1955 TT. Note that the machine on the left and the 'dustbin' faired job. 
 Keywords: 2013, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Take a closer look, The Classic MotorCycle
086 TACL 3 
 From the Monza tests. The 350cc four is fitted with its now legally required dolphin fairing. 
 Keywords: 2013, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Take a closer look, The Classic MotorCycle
095 HRD AVON 1 
 VINCENT HRD 1000cc with Avon Fairings 
 Keywords: Classic Images - Tried and Tested, Glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
096 HRD AVON 2 
 VINCENT HRD 1000cc with Avon Fairings 
 Keywords: Classic Images - Tried and Tested, Glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
097 HRD AVON 3 
 VINCENT HRD 1000cc with Avon Fairings 
 Keywords: Classic Images - Tried and Tested, Glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
098 HRD AVON 4 
 VINCENT HRD 1000cc with Avon Fairings 
 Keywords: Classic Images - Tried and Tested, Glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
A JOE 1564 
 Flash, brash & dangerous to know - Bonneville Executive, with panniers, fairings and electric start. 
 Keywords: 2012, Bonneville, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Triumph
J 015 
 The first postwar motorcycling superstar - Geoff Duke - On the dustbin faired Gilera in 1957. 
 Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Geoff Duke, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD116294@SS-08 
 Remembering 1963 - To be fair, not every scooter related article was frivolous, and the photo of regular columnist Bob Currie with Triumph Tigress engaged in one of his travel features represents a particular genre. In an age when the freedom of personal transport was still something of a novelty, articles such as this were eagerly read. 
 Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD127477@10 Salsbury model 
 For those who didn't guess it was a Salsbury Model 85 (standard model - the deluxe model having a faired in front end with a windscreen and a rear pillion seat). The Model 85 had a production run starting in 1946 and ending in 1949 after 700-1000 units were produced. The official public debut of the Model 85 was at a press conference in late 1946 on Fargo Street in Los Angeles (chosen as Fargo Street was the steepest road in Los Angeles, with a 32 degree slope). The idea was to display the Model 85's hill climbing ability - a task it apparently managed with ease.
So know you know! 
 Keywords: 2006, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD176282@FOA - 03 
 At super-wet Aintree the 350cc race runners literally steam around the track. None of the faired models would pass the scrutineers in 1958 if FIM decisions reached in Paris were ratified. 
 Keywords: 2006, From our archive, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, October, The Classic MotorCycle
WD25981@FAO - 05 
 Doug Mitchenall's 'Avon' brand of snoot-type handlebar fairing possessed faultless style and took the trade by storm. 
 Keywords: 2005, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
WD25988@FAO - 12 
 The 'Airflow' fairing, as Royal Enfield called it, was properly wind tunnel tested by the Briitsh Aircraft Company. 
 Keywords: 2005, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
WD25988FAO - 12 
 The 'Airflow' fairing, as Royal Enfield called it, was properly wind tunnel tested by the Briitsh Aircraft Company. 
 Keywords: 2005, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Royal Enfield, The Classic MotorCycle
WD3408@WD3535 15566 49 
 The Katana looks a little sad and neglected without its fairing. 
 Keywords: Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Rebuild, Suzuki, Workshop
WD48517@Archive Pic sepia 
 Clubman set fair in 55 - All eyes are on Triumph-mounted I M Atkinson as he power past the Blue Dragon Cafe in the 1955 Clubman 500 TT. 
 Keywords: 1955, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD569674@66 196~1 
 1965 – THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: “In winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before starting”!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ‘National Personality Girl’ contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
‘Publicity runs’ were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ‘experiment 
 Keywords: 1965 – THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD569675@66 1965 London-Mil 
 1965 – THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: “In winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before starting”!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ‘National Personality Girl’ contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
‘Publicity runs’ were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ‘experiment 
 Keywords: 1965 – THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD569676@66 1965 Brighton 9 
 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: ìIn winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before startingî!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ëNational Personality Girlí contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
ëPublicity runsí were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ëexperiment 
 Keywords: 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD569677@66 1965 Fringe Li 
 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: ìIn winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before startingî!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ëNational Personality Girlí contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
ëPublicity runsí were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ëexperiment 
 Keywords: 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD569678@66 1965 Brighton C 
 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: ìIn winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before startingî!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ëNational Personality Girlí contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
ëPublicity runsí were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ëexperiment 
 Keywords: 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
XGBL620000010 
 "Tucked down behind the fairing - absolutely no vibration to indicate engine speed and a dead smooth surface to disguise road speed..." 
 Keywords: Ex GB 1962, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

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

Goldie 16 
 A Goldie accessorised with a racy fairing, in 1962. 
 Keywords: BSA, Gold Star, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection > From our issues - motorcycles > Heritage images (6 files)

032 Dorset 2013 068 
 Dorset Steam Fair September 2013 
 Keywords: 2013, Dorset 2013, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, October, Old Glory
OG 48 10.jpg 
 Dorset Steam Fair September 2013 
 Keywords: 2013, Dorset 2013, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, October, Old Glory
OG 6 2 
 Dorset Steam Fair September 2013 - Dr. Busker and the road mending crew 
 Keywords: 2013, Dorset 2013, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, October, Old Glory
OG 6 3 
 Dorset Steam Fair September 2013 - Aveling & Porter N 10893 of 1924 
 Keywords: 2013, Dorset 2013, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, October, Old Glory
OG 6 5 
 Dorset Steam Fair September 2013 - The late Michael Oliver's roller, John Marshall, Rob Rymer, Martin Oliver, Rober Coles and John Wakeham 
 Keywords: 2013, Dorset 2013, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, October, Old Glory
SUP - 1939 July LMSR Coronation Scot on way to Worlds Fair in New York 
 LMSR The Scot Abroad, Coronation Scot on its way to New York 
 Keywords: Big Four Locomotives, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Supplement, The Railway Magazine

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

MV 04 
 Spoils of success, as MV shows off in 1961. The models all wear fairing as banned at the end of 1957. 
 Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, MV

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Nick Nicholls collection (2 files)

The Nick Nicholls collection is recognised as one of the finest collections of motorcycle-sport images from the second half of the 20th century.
028-Peter-williams-4 
 Peter Williams No. 17 pushes off in the 1973 Senior TT ont he Arter Matchless. Fairing and forks (and leathers) are from JP Norton. 
 Keywords: 1973, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, TT
NNC Derek Minter57 
 Snetterton 26.07.1964 the transparent domed fairing by Mitchenall doomed by the ACU is seen on Derek Minter 500cc Norton - He won the 500cc final at 91.26mph with the fastest lap of 93.27mph 
 Keywords: Derek Minter, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Racing

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection (7 files)

The Mortons Archive team have carefully selected a collection of classic images from our archive, which have been used in our magazine titles recently.
024 BlackKnight - lead 
 Fully Faired: Vincent Black Knight/Prince 
 Keywords: 2012, Group Test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure, Ocrober
086 GILERA 8 
 At the 1955 TT. Note that the machine on the left and the 'dustbin' faired job. 
 Keywords: 2013, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Take a closer look, The Classic MotorCycle
A JOE 1564 
 Flash, brash & dangerous to know - Bonneville Executive, with panniers, fairings and electric start. 
 Keywords: 2012, Bonneville, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Triumph
J 015 
 The first postwar motorcycling superstar - Geoff Duke - On the dustbin faired Gilera in 1957. 
 Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Geoff Duke, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Sheenebookazine77 
 Study in style. Roberts said Sheene was a rider he could trust not to do anything stupid in close combat, fairings almost touching, at 160mph+. 
 Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Nick Nicholls Collection at Mortons Archive, Sheene
WD145300@NW200 PIC 3 
 An exercise in aerodynamics as Brian Steenson (121) and Tommy Robb (122) on the QUB Seeleys, lead John Cooper's more traditionally faired version. 
 Keywords: Action, Classic Racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, North West 200, The call of the roads
WD48517@Archive Pic sepia 
 Clubman set fair in 55 - All eyes are on Triumph-mounted I M Atkinson as he power past the Blue Dragon Cafe in the 1955 Clubman 500 TT. 
 Keywords: 1955, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

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

Goldie 16 
 A Goldie accessorised with a racy fairing, in 1962. 
 Keywords: BSA, Gold Star, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection > From our issues - motorcycles (11 files)

Images used in our publications, now available for commercial use.
024 BlackKnight - lead 
 Fully Faired: Vincent Black Knight/Prince 
 Keywords: 2012, Group Test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure, Ocrober
034 which model 04 
 1964 Thunderbird unit construction and bikini fairings. 
 Keywords: 2012, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle, Triumph
046 11 
 Surtees on the dustbin faired four, in the 1957 Junior TT 
 Keywords: 2012, March, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, The Classic MotorCycle
086 GILERA 8 
 At the 1955 TT. Note that the machine on the left and the 'dustbin' faired job. 
 Keywords: 2013, April, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Take a closer look, The Classic MotorCycle
A JOE 1564 
 Flash, brash & dangerous to know - Bonneville Executive, with panniers, fairings and electric start. 
 Keywords: 2012, Bonneville, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Triumph
J 015 
 The first postwar motorcycling superstar - Geoff Duke - On the dustbin faired Gilera in 1957. 
 Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Geoff Duke, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
WD116294@SS-08 
 Remembering 1963 - To be fair, not every scooter related article was frivolous, and the photo of regular columnist Bob Currie with Triumph Tigress engaged in one of his travel features represents a particular genre. In an age when the freedom of personal transport was still something of a novelty, articles such as this were eagerly read. 
 Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD127477@10 Salsbury model 
 For those who didn't guess it was a Salsbury Model 85 (standard model - the deluxe model having a faired in front end with a windscreen and a rear pillion seat). The Model 85 had a production run starting in 1946 and ending in 1949 after 700-1000 units were produced. The official public debut of the Model 85 was at a press conference in late 1946 on Fargo Street in Los Angeles (chosen as Fargo Street was the steepest road in Los Angeles, with a 32 degree slope). The idea was to display the Model 85's hill climbing ability - a task it apparently managed with ease.
So know you know! 
 Keywords: 2006, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD145300@NW200 PIC 3 
 An exercise in aerodynamics as Brian Steenson (121) and Tommy Robb (122) on the QUB Seeleys, lead John Cooper's more traditionally faired version. 
 Keywords: Action, Classic Racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, North West 200, The call of the roads
WD48517@Archive Pic sepia 
 Clubman set fair in 55 - All eyes are on Triumph-mounted I M Atkinson as he power past the Blue Dragon Cafe in the 1955 Clubman 500 TT. 
 Keywords: 1955, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
XGBL620000010 
 "Tucked down behind the fairing - absolutely no vibration to indicate engine speed and a dead smooth surface to disguise road speed..." 
 Keywords: Ex GB 1962, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

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

Beautiful images from Heritage Railway Magazine.
SUP - 1939 July LMSR Coronation Scot on way to Worlds Fair in New York 
 LMSR The Scot Abroad, Coronation Scot on its way to New York 
 Keywords: Big Four Locomotives, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Supplement, The Railway Magazine

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

MV 04 
 Spoils of success, as MV shows off in 1961. The models all wear fairing as banned at the end of 1957. 
 Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, MV

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Famous motorcycle events and riders > Nick Nicholls collection (1 file)

The Nick Nicholls collection is recognised as one of the finest collections of motorcycle-sport images from the second half of the 20th century.
NNC Derek Minter57 
 Snetterton 26.07.1964 the transparent domed fairing by Mitchenall doomed by the ACU is seen on Derek Minter 500cc Norton - He won the 500cc final at 91.26mph with the fastest lap of 93.27mph 
 Keywords: Derek Minter, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, Racing

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > 1954 Belgian 500cc Grand Prix (1 file)

062 SFTP AUG2 
 On the Porcupine, Coleman changes into the lead; team-mate Simpson follows, with Kavanagh on the dustbin-faired Guzzi and Maurice Quincy (Norton) next along. 
 Keywords: 1954 Belgian 500cc Grand Prix, August 2011, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Cotswold Cup Trial 1933 (1 file)

B9658 
 1933 Cotswold Cup Trial. Harry Perrey makes a fine climb as a fair crowd watches on. 
 Keywords: 1933, B6978, cotswold, cotswold cup trial, glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Straight from the plate, The Classic Motorcycle, trial

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Glass plates > 1954 Belgian 500cc Grand Prix (1 file)

062 SFTP AUG2 
 On the Porcupine, Coleman changes into the lead; team-mate Simpson follows, with Kavanagh on the dustbin-faired Guzzi and Maurice Quincy (Norton) next along. 
 Keywords: 1954 Belgian 500cc Grand Prix, August 2011, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Glass plates > Cotswold Cup Trial 1933 (1 file)

B9658 
 1933 Cotswold Cup Trial. Harry Perrey makes a fine climb as a fair crowd watches on. 
 Keywords: 1933, B6978, cotswold, cotswold cup trial, glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Straight from the plate, The Classic Motorcycle, trial

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Glass plates > Specials Silverstone 1956 (1 file)

17097-02 
 'Specials Day' at Silverstone 1956. The dustbin faired 125cc LEF, built by Lewis, Ellis and Foster. 
 Keywords: 125cc, 125cc l.e.f, 17097-02, 1956, glass plate, lewis ellis and foster, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, silverstone, specials, Specials Silverstone 1956, Straight from the plate, tcm, the classic motorcycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > JABS March 1951 (1 file)

062 SFTP 06 
 JABS March 1651 - Featherbed Manx Norton - The postwar clubman had little option but to build - or update - his own racer. Webb hand fabricated the rear fairing himself. 
 Keywords: August, Glass plate, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Motor Cycling, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Glass plates > Specials Silverstone 1956 (1 file)

17097-02 
 'Specials Day' at Silverstone 1956. The dustbin faired 125cc LEF, built by Lewis, Ellis and Foster. 
 Keywords: 125cc, 125cc l.e.f, 17097-02, 1956, glass plate, lewis ellis and foster, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, silverstone, specials, Specials Silverstone 1956, Straight from the plate, tcm, the classic motorcycle

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Scootering Classics (13 files)

This collection from our archive shows off some of the classic scootering scenes from the 50's onwards. Many of these images have appeared with the Scootering Magazine as a centrespead.
WD116294@SS-08 
 Remembering 1963 - To be fair, not every scooter related article was frivolous, and the photo of regular columnist Bob Currie with Triumph Tigress engaged in one of his travel features represents a particular genre. In an age when the freedom of personal transport was still something of a novelty, articles such as this were eagerly read. 
 Keywords: 2006, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD127477@10 Salsbury model 
 For those who didn't guess it was a Salsbury Model 85 (standard model - the deluxe model having a faired in front end with a windscreen and a rear pillion seat). The Model 85 had a production run starting in 1946 and ending in 1949 after 700-1000 units were produced. The official public debut of the Model 85 was at a press conference in late 1946 on Fargo Street in Los Angeles (chosen as Fargo Street was the steepest road in Los Angeles, with a 32 degree slope). The idea was to display the Model 85's hill climbing ability - a task it apparently managed with ease.
So know you know! 
 Keywords: 2006, June, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Scooterist Scene, Scooters
WD569674@66 196~1 
 1965 – THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: “In winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before starting”!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ‘National Personality Girl’ contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
‘Publicity runs’ were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ‘experiment 
 Keywords: 1965 – THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD569675@66 1965 London-Mil 
 1965 – THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: “In winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before starting”!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ‘National Personality Girl’ contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
‘Publicity runs’ were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ‘experiment 
 Keywords: 1965 – THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD569676@66 1965 Brighton 9 
 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: ìIn winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before startingî!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ëNational Personality Girlí contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
ëPublicity runsí were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ëexperiment 
 Keywords: 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD569677@66 1965 Fringe Li 
 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: ìIn winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before startingî!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ëNational Personality Girlí contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
ëPublicity runsí were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ëexperiment 
 Keywords: 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD569678@66 1965 Brighton C 
 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Scooters and Swinging Britain as seen through the eyes of Motor Cycle magazine

Alternative to what exactly? Well, you may be under the impression that 1965 was a seminal year of pep pill fuelled power pop featuring defining moments in music, fashion and film. But to those over thirty it mattered not a jot that Bob Dylan had gone electric. In this time of far less media saturation than today, it was much easier to create your own reality by restricting your reading matter to publications that confirmed your view of the world and ignoring everything else.
Motor Cycle was one such publication that gave a reassuring impression that nothing had really changed in the last ten years or so. Scooterists were still considered to be a bit daft and it was reported with some glee that Lambrettas running-in instructions included the immortal instruction: ìIn winter, let the engine idle for some minutes in order to warm up before startingî!
The Isle of Man Scooter Week took place as usual with a couple from Sweden winning the Loving Cup on their SS180. Incidentally, the attendance of 411 scooters was reported as being a record for this event, which rather suggests that some earlier events must have been rather small affairs. As always, any British scooter launch was eagerly reported upon, so the new Triumph T10 was given a fair amount of space and such a machine was won by Heather Desert in the ëNational Personality Girlí contest. Unfortunately, the T10 was to be the last serious British attempt at a mass produced scooter.
ëPublicity runsí were still in evidence and a couple of Britons (Bob Forrest Webb and Ian Speller), had carried out a Croydon backed non-stop journey from London to Milan on a GT200. On reaching Milan they posed dressed up as city gents. Other than the scooter itself, the whole episode has more of a feel of 1958 about it rather than 1965.
More general news included that of Douglas ceasing Vespa production at Kingswood, an ëexperiment 
 Keywords: 1965 ñ THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Vespa
WD600578@042 Gp Test Majest 
 Yamaha Majesty 400

[TINTED PRICE BOX OUT]
RRP: £5899 (plus OTR)

[TEXT]
The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! 
Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. 
The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. 
Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor 
 Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600580@042 Gp Test Majest 
 Yamaha Majesty 400

[TINTED PRICE BOX OUT]
RRP: £5899 (plus OTR)

[TEXT]
The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! 
Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. 
The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. 
Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor 
 Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600583@042 Gp Test Majest 
 Yamaha Majesty 400

[TINTED PRICE BOX OUT]
RRP: £5899 (plus OTR)

[TEXT]
The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! 
Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. 
The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. 
Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor 
 Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600584@042 Gp Test Majest 
 Yamaha Majesty 400

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RRP: £5899 (plus OTR)

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The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! 
Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. 
The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. 
Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor 
 Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600587@042 Gp Test Majest 
 Yamaha Majesty 400

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RRP: £5899 (plus OTR)

[TEXT]
The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! 
Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. 
The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. 
Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor 
 Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha
WD600588@042 Gp Test Majest 
 Yamaha Majesty 400

[TINTED PRICE BOX OUT]
RRP: £5899 (plus OTR)

[TEXT]
The Majesty 400 looks quite similar to the Burgman, but (in my opinion) the styling is a bit more up to date so it’ll appeal to a broader spectrum of riders. I quite enjoyed riding this one, although as we got closer to the coast and the roads turned into bumpy ‘B’ lanes, its suspension struggled to cope quite as well as the Burgman, GP800 or Satelis. It just didn’t feel quite as well damped. At the time, myself and Stef were putting the scooters through some rigorous testing though on very dodgy roads! 
Yamaha have built the Majesty with a die-cast alloy chassis and they’ve tried to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible, which does help with slow speed handling; it’s also pretty stable as you get to the top end. Acceleration is brisk on the Majesty, (slightly faster than the Suzuki at any rate) and when it gets going the 33.5bhp 395cc fuel injected engine seems to have plenty of mid-range grunt, which is always useful for overtaking. The bike was almost new with just 633 miles on the clock, so there’s still a chance it could loosen up a bit more and nudge that top speed into three figures. 
The Yamaha scores well on practicalities; it has bags of room under the seat (or should that be room for bags under the seat)? It’s also got a lockable glovebox for keeping your mobile and a bit of change for tools at reach and there’s plenty of weather protection from that large front fairing and screen. I found the seating position to be comfortable with enough room to stretch my legs a bit if need be and the riders backrest helped to cushion my back, the pillion seat looked quite plush too. 
Like any scooter, the Yamaha Majesty won’t appeal to everybody but if you’re looking for something relatively quick which can quite easily take the place of a city car and do a much more convenient and faster job of getting you to work, as well as being more than capable of touring, then the Majesty is wor 
 Keywords: 2010 Yamaha Majesty 400, Joe Dick, Majesty 400, Maxi Madness group test, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, New Scoots on the Block, Nov/Dec 10, Twist & Go, Yamaha

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