"WHIPPET” Model “96”
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25th, 1928.
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MOTORING NOTES
A Weekly Review dealing with Matters of Interest to all Local Motorists. Motor Notes-Ethyl Test on Motor-cycle-Thrills of Record Speeding-Ford's Rubber Concession-Buge Garage for
Theatre-goers The Poor Man's Car in 1928-Noisy Motor-cyclists in the Colony.
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MOTOR NOTES.
THE NEED FOR SHOCK ABSORBERS.
It is an acknowledged fact that the smaller the car the greater be comes the difficulty of designing a satisfactory suspension system. This is because the load factor varies a great deal more in tho case of a small car than in that of large one. Imagine, for instance, a 7. b.p. four-seater, the weight of which unloaded may be 10 cwt. It may be called upon to carry one, two, three or four people, and their weights represent considerable addition to or re- duction of the total load carried by the road springs
Now let us go to the opposite ex- treme and assume that we have one of those very large and powerful sports models weighing perhaps 25 ewt., with accommodation for only two people.
ETHYL TEST ON NOISY MOTOR-CYCLISTS
MOTOR-CYCLE.
IN THE COLONY,
11
3,000-MILES RUN.
DRIVER'S REPORT.
The Daily Mail tests of ethyl petrol are nearing completion, says a copy to hand of that paper and the report by the rider of the motar-erele which has completed the 3,000-miles trial is given below.
MORE HILL-POWER. The motor-cycle which I used in this test was one of 500 c.c. (5-b.p. A.C.U. rating) and fitted with overhead valves."
cormal
It was air-cooled, and its com pression ratio was 8 to 1
The trial was carried out under varying speeds, and one brand of running conditions де oil was used throughout? On the whole, the weather conditions were
bad.
The variation in the load factor in this case will be comparatively behaviour on the road of the motor
This report relates only to the epesking, so small that the suspen-cycle. As 300n 4, the 3,000 miles sion system can be designed for an almost constant load. The conclu-
were completed it was handed over sion to be drawn, says The Light sociation of Motor and Allied to the Research Station of the As- Car and Cyclecar, is that small Manufacturers, where its engine cars call for a helping hand with will be dismantled and thoroughly regard to suspension much more than large opes, and nowadays
txamined.
shock absorbers as the best media.
THE ELUSIVE TRAIL
A. WARNING.
BY LONGSTROKE.]
It will be noticed that I reler, in the above heading to motor- crelists, and not their machines. I feel justified in doing to, as it is really the rider and not the motor-cycle that causes all the dis- turbance.
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HOW BRITISH OUTPUT HAS
INCREASED.
Remarkable figures showing how! British motor-car production has increased in the past six years are given in the Motor Trader.
Here are the actual 6gures:- No. of cars produced.
Year.
1999
38,000
Value. £20,000,000
1923
87,000
$4,000,000
1994
107,000
36,500,000
1025
133,500
$1,308,000
Одсе more
1026
158,099
43,101,015
Some time ago a weference to noisy cycles WAS made in these columns and the riders kept quiet for a time, but now they are becom and if not stopped a crop of com- ing a real annoyance plaints against motorcycles will be made.
1997
181,920 43,550,581 The average price of a ten horse- power A Little Consideration.
motor-car has decreased since 1924 from £210 to £183.. In this respect there should be a little consideration for other riders" is a long way off saturation
The home market," it is stated, It is a grand and glorious feeling point. to be able to roar along the roads, "Rate of absorption shows an in- regular T.. rider, but this privi-figures for 1926. out in the New Territories, like a crease of 102,000 vehicles over the lege will be cancelled if some young Attention must be directed to speed within the City area. It is importa rose from £2,005,000 in 182 fellows are going to keep up their the fact that the value of foreign unnecessary and should not be to £4,339,400 in 1927.” done. It a law is passed it will will only have themselves to blame. motor-cycle is very much better ! not be half done, and motorcyclists
quiet. Of course one must allow
The machine can always be kept silenced than were its prototypes
for the revving up for gear chang tinet beat of a single-cylinder en- of a few years ago, but the dis- ing, but after that there is no
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20 miles per hour, and to my sur:In addition, the
hum of a multi-cylinder, car engine, HENLYS
narrow, overal
Before giving the actual details | owners have rather come to regard of the running I spend the log: necessity. The other day a Norton &ine. amites the ear much less plea- !
Distance covered 3,000.7 miles. Time taken
51 days. Amount of Ethyl used 40 gallons. Petrol consumption..... 63 m.p.g. In connection with the last item I may say that it is the same as was obtained when running on an ordinary brand of petrol.
rider was coming along at about santly than the emooth, regular price he had the silencer off, and dimensions of the motorcycle en ENGLAND'S it made no difference whatever able it to be driver safely through There are one or two offenders in
Better Acceleration,
First as to the most important claim made for Ethyl petrol, that of the reduction of pinking" Unlike the running of the medium- reduced to any noticeable extent. powered car, "pinking" was not
A curious set of circumstances conspired to give me an unpleasant shock while enjoying a run last week-end, saya a
writer in The Light Car and Cyclecar. I was speeding along when my passenger, looking back, suddenly ejaculated, I say, old man, there are bucket fuls of oil or water coming out from somewhere. Look at that stream in the road!" I pulled up, and there in our wake was a broad track of liquid extending sa far
For slow running on top gear as the eye could see. Needles to
it was necessary to retard the spark any, I got out to investigate and additional power in the engine for fully, but once retarded there was peering under the car from the back, discovered that the trail was justed to
acceleration. The spark was ad- apparently coming from
wide range, and with. Also had got out, pointed up the from 20 m.p.h. to 37 m.p.h on top engine. Just then my friend, whethe throttle fixed on a level road it was possible to vary the speed road. Imagine my joy when I found that the strear went on
gear by altering the ignition,
the
ahead of the car, being, in fact, The high-speed tests were satis- a trail left by some other vehicle, there was a marked improvement. factory, and on billa especially probably a steam lorry.
The sun striking the polished To give one example, on a test road had made the mark absolute carried out on the hill, leading out ly invisible from the front seats
of Rickmansworth to Northwood, of the car, yet, looking backwards, with the ignition in the same posi It was plainly visible.
tion and with similar weather con- We went on vastly relieved.
ditions, there was an improvement of 4 m.p.h. on a top-gear climb using Ethyl petrol. On long hills. on which the engine speed could be maintained this petrol-showed
CHANGE FOR. A POUND.
.....Mladding.
Dear Old Lady (tendering note to advantage also to owner-conductor); "I'm sorry I haven't a penny.
Have you change for a pound note?"
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LOOK AHEAD - WHEN DRIVING.
"Look well ahead when driv
axiom which every be in the heart of Westminster,ing." is an where the demand for accommoda-motorcyclist should adopt, both în tion is the gressent, since there are its literal and metaphorical senses, so many theatres and other places urges a writer in Motor Cycling of entertainment-in the neighbour- It is obtiously necessary to keep An unrelaxed lookout on the mad in front, but this in itself is not suficient; it is also vitally impor
hood of the Circus.
Bath And Dressing Rooms.
A new sparking plug was fitted after 1,000 miles owing to con- tinuous minfring, and later on three occasions I found it necessary to clean the points of the plug. After 2,800 miles I fitted a new plug owing to further misfiring. The old plug has been handed to the Research Association for examina- tion.
The only other trouble was with needed adjustment the exhaust valve, which four times
During the last 000 miles, however, Starting was on the whole good. this efficiency was not maintained and trouble was experienced in starting on several occasions.
In the later stages also the run-
:
The clearance of the site will be tant to think ahead" and toning speed was slower by at least proceeded with forthwith and will foresee dangerous possibilities be have less life.
6 mph. and the engine seemed to involve a number of old buildings fore they actually occur. which cover approximately 25,000
The ability of seeing red" in square feet. It is hoped to have good time is a powerful factor in a portion of the garage ready for reducing traffic riska and, by son- the reception of cars in September,tinual practice, this useful accom and to complete the building early plishment may be developed until in the New Year.
it becomes an automatic instinct The building will be fitted with which, although not infallible in bath-rooms, dressing-rooms, & can every possible emergency, is, never teen for chauffeurs, repair shop, theless, a redoubtable safeguard. and a petrol station. It is claim ed that it will be so constructed as to allow the removal in an emer- gensy of the full complement of 1,000 cara in 10 minutei.
•
NEW YORK'S CARS AND
OTHER FIGURES, · ·
More privately-owned cars are
Feeling Of Sickness.““ The only occasions on which I noticed any small from the exhaust were in traffic.. Twice I had a do- finite feeling of sickness, once after three-quarters of a mile of slow running in traffic through Maiden- head and once when running through Oxford. On both occasions I had to dismount This may not have been due to Ethyl, but in several years of motor-cycling I have never felt the same before.
CARE.
London is to have a palatial garage which will accommodate 1,000 cara. It is to be constructed within a fow minutes' walk of Pic
The garage will have exists to cadilly Circus-st the corner of four streets. Under normal condi- registered in New York state than TWO-STROKES FOR LIGHT Lexington-street and Little Pal- tiona a car should be able to get in Britain, France and Germany teney-atreet-and the cost will be clear within a few seconds. There combined. Those for Britain, will be no lift-ramps, a gradual total_076,000; for France, 585,000, in the neighbourhood of £130,000 slope or inclined plane, will be and Germany, 218,000-a sum total This and other garages to be pro- used to move cars from floor to of. 1,470,000, as against registro vided will go a long way to settle floor, A Bat roof will provide fur-tions in New York state alone of the ever-growing problem of car-ther accommodation.
1,303,740. Taxes on private cars parking in London.
When complete," this garage will are highest in Germany, and the Mr. Cecil A. Levy, a partner of be the most up-to-date in Europe, highest on trucks and buses in the firm of. Yates and Yates, Other garages are to be provided Britain. Belgium, with, a total Hanover-square, told a Homs news in Finchley rond, Kensington-motor registration of 53,110 cars, paper representative that the place, St. John's Wood-road, and has the lowest taxation schedule garage near... Piccadilly-circus Davies-street, Berkeley square. The of any European country., All, would be the largest and most acquisition of all the properties however, are higher than motor luxurious of four garages which will invalve £150,000. The scheme, leviča in most of the United is contemplated, there seems every have been built or are in the course is financed by a North-country | States."
reason to suppose that this little of construction in London. It will syndicate.
1 (Continued at foot of next column") I vehicle will be a mccess.
The possibilities of four-cylinder two strokes are, receiving more and more attention, says The Light Car and Cyclecar, and it is not at all unlikely that new two-seater having an engine of this type will make its appeardace this year. The prejudice against two-strokes
is dying a natural death, and as
the principle solves many problema which arise when the construction
of a really simple type of machipa
Kowloon, who have no regard for s the traffic where a car could
others whatsoever.
In' Defence.
The uapopularity of motor-cycles in certain circles is largely attri- butable to an illusion. The modern
(Continued on next Column).
not attempt to pass. The combina- tion of the different kinds of noise and the obvious acceleration of the light, two wheeler gives to the lay- man the impression that motor cycles are always driven at great speed.
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