1929-03-14 — Page 12

THE CHINA MAIL,

THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1929.

THE MOTORISTS' PAGENA

THE B.S.A. MOTOR CYCLES

FOR EVERYBODY

Handsome appearance. Simple and easy to handle. Very economical running costs. Comfortable riding position. And above all, the reputed B.S.A. standard for consistent reliability.

1.74 H.P. MODEL A29 DE LUXE TWO STROKE

2 Speed 3 Speed

$325 $350

2.49 H.P. MODEL B29DE LUXE FOUR STROKE

3 Speed

$426***

(Above prices include Lucas Electric Lighting Set).

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Beam-Lite

Auto Bulbs

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Multum pro parvo,

New

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LIFE OF TYRES

EFFECT OF NEW CONDITIONS

covers

and

the present-day pneumatic tyre can give double the mileage yielded by, the pre-war product at a very. much reduced cost.

ROADSIDE RESOURCE

DRIVING WISDOM

POINTS THAT MARK IT

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Other factors, such as the correcti

and correct A matter of paramount Interest alignment of wheels

Be good to your car, and, in- to the present-day motorist Is the Inflation pressures, are all-import directly, you will be good to your ant points if maximum tyra aarself. This means three things: question of tyre mileages.

vice is to be obtained. The purchase of

One of Law observance, courtesy, and

for your tubes is a recurring expenditure the most promising developments consideration as in the case of oil, petrol, excise to-day in the garage business is the Everybody swears that they give

signals Is it not opening of free service depart-hand

with religious taxation and insurance. logical, therefore, that the tyrements to give advice and attention scrupulousness, but there cost-per-mile is as important as to the small matters of tyre main many times when these are-en- make all the tirely forgotten in the stress of the miles-per-gallon of petrol and tenance which

difference between poor and good other things at the corner. And oll?

mileages.

such signals most of them · are, "How many thousands from your

Also, the majority of leading tyre too! If the engine ran as ragged- tyres." is a question asked in manufacturers are very glad to ly as the signals are given, we officca and golf-houses; in fact

on the sub- should all be pedestrians by pre- give helpful advice everywhere the motorist is found.jects of tyre usage and mileages. ference. Cars are usually over- The blaae youth with his super-

taken and passed on the left-hand tuned sports car complains that his

side, and this performance, tyres mileage compares very un

which sometimes causes consider- next favourably with the man

Table inconvenience, is often door who runs A general utility

fraught with danger; further, it the and "potters" down to

is illegal and discourteous. When ollica.

you come to a busy intersection, foggy morning in give the other fellow a chance; and two young men, don't suddenly slow down and It must be agreed that the sports | November

from Huddersfield to force the driver behind you to car is able to maintain a higher motoring

a business appointment in ride his brakes to prevent him average speed than the touring keep car, and naturally, it is driven to Liverpool, soon realised that they from mixing his radiator with Driving your spare tyre. If you have to capacity, for the lure of rapid ac- would be late arrivals. celeration and "all-out" speed are carefully, they approached War slow up after passing a car, you reasons for the purchase of a rington, when a large motor-lorry shouldn't have passed it.

When there is a delay in traffic sports car. It is estimated that which they were following sudden- the average speed on the openly stopped without warning and ahead, and a line of cars has form- road is at least 10-15 miles faster their car bumped into it, erump-ed, consider the delay as unavoid- than it was three years ago.lug the radiator. Uninjured, our table, and don't hold down the There is ·X10 doubt that this heroes surveyed the damage, which horn button. It does nothing but the driver in increase in average speed has re- was such that ene hurried to the tend to unnerve sulted in a reduction of the aver- nearest railway station and pro-front or behind.

ceeded by train, leaving the un- The useful work your engine nge tyre mileage.

fortunate driver to garage the car does when driving on a level road is to overcome mechanical fric- and follow by a later train.

Both Imagine the amazement of the tion and wind resistance.

when his companion ap these factors increase very rapid- deserter peared at their destination within five minutes of his own arrival.

"How did you get here?" he asked.

Why this difference?

Another factor which influences tyre wear is starting and stopping. With the Increased number of vehicles on the road, congestion is such in clties and towns that stopping and starting occur more frequently than before. Linked up with this factor is the question of 'four-wheel brakes. Most pre- sent-day cars are fitted with very efficient braking systems on all wheels. Consequently the car is brought to rest more quickly than with two-wheel brakes, which tend to grind away the tread rubber much quicker.

This is more or less, the broad outline of the effect of new condi- lions of use on tyra aquipment. It must be conceded, however, that

De Soto 4-Door Sedan

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was

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as you increase your speed, which indicates that the slower you go the less petrol will be used per mile travelled. However, at slow engine speeds the efficiency "In the car.”

of the engine is not as great na at "But the radiator could not pos-high speeds. There is, therefore, sibly have been repaired."

a best speed of between 25 and 30 "Come and see it. Never again miles an hour, at which most do I wish to taste, smell or even mileage to the gallon will be ob-

chewing-gum. I feel my tained.

48 pennyworth!

system is absolutely saturated Driving with the hand throttle with it, but it brought me here” on long, level stretches is also con- And there was seen a radiator, ducive to good mileage, as it al- patched with what looked like lows the engine to operate more blobs of cement. Chewing-gum-uniformly than when your foot, responding to every slight jar, moves the throttle. If you do 85 miles an hour or more whenever you can, you will enjoy an in- crease in petrol consumption of some miles to the gallon. By con- sistently driving at between 25 and 30, you will be surprised to find that you can reach your des tination in almost the same driv ing time as that in which you would have arrived had you "step- ped on it for inconsistent short bursts of speed.

and already

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tige of torque and vibration. New-type fan-therm-invar-strut * pistons with piston rings of new Longue and groove construction. New-type 4-wheel hydraulic in~;

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THE REPUBLIC MOTOR CO. OF CHINA.

30-32, Des Voeux Road C.

DE SOTO SIX

PRODUCT of CHRYSLER

'BALLOON TYRES

HOW TO APPLY

PATCHES

**

Driving a balloon tyre flat is ruinous to the shoe. This is be- cause of two conditions - the walls of the oversize tyre are half as thick as the normal tyre, and consequently offer half the resist- ance to rim cutting; and, fur- ther, the small rim used for the tyre is more penetrating than the larger diameter is, so that in the lopsided condition caused by a de- flated tyre there is a grinding action of the shoe between the rim an the road. Apart from the distorted condition of a car with a deflated balloon tyre, the trac- tion and steering are difficult, even if the tyre is removed to allow running on the rim.

For these reasons every user| of a balloon tyre equipped car should carry and know how to apply patches, making the re Ipairs at the roadside when neces- sary. Preferably, a small vul- caniser should be used in patch- ing, as the patches are subjected to much flexing. Cold patches are more or less uncertain; blow-out patches to place inside the shoe are required.

They jshould be of ample size to go in

under the tyre bead.

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