And this is how it all started. The 1st edition copy of the English publication The MotorCycle put out to the general public on Tuesday, March 31st 1903 for the princely sum of 2d. A gamble no doubt by those who hoped that besides riding these two wheeled contraptions that people also wanted to read […]
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We have published two stories covering the New Zealand Tourist Trophy racing that ran from 1931 to 1950 on Waiheke Island. We have managed to put up a couple of race programs from the late 1940s (with a few more to come) however prewar or 1930s programs are proving quite hard to come by. Of
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By 1913 The MotorCycle magazine had been in publication for 10 years and had been steadily growing in popularity, advertising themselves as having the largest circulation. So what was in the 1913 November 6th edition that motorcycle riders would find of interest? Well pretty much a bit of everything from a great collection of period
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From the Clapham Series, of the Y.M.C.A or the Young Mens Christian Association. An excellent detailed photograph and well worth the price paid. The business operating within is the Tourist Motor Coy, and as can be seen were offering an array of automobiles and motorcycles. They were agents for E.M.F , Flanders, Talbot and Minerva
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Alex Emerslie hailed from Dunedin and liked motorcycles, and so did his friends. They called themselves The BSA Boys and were all ex Royal Marines who seemed to enjoy exploring the countryside on their bikes. And as part of those trips they were to capture them on film. It is great that the photos were
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