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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY 17th MARCH, 1928

Being The Official Organ of

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

CURRENT

COMMENT

The Motor Cycle Trial.

tage of his presence and have left Congratulations must be offered their cars there during business to the organisers of the motor hours. The available space at cycle trial which, was so succés-[the City Hall is now fully occupied, fully carried out on Sunday last. and it has been found ñecessary The ercut went through without to find another convenient spot. a hitch of any kind, and it was We learn that the police will, as obvious to all that much painstak-far as is possible, keep that part ing organisation work had been of Statue Square near the Hong- put in.

The route' chosen proved kong and Shanghai Bank clear for to be an extremely "sporty" one, private cars. The A, A. patrol the competitors entered into the on duty keeps a record of the cars spirit of the ucension with com as they arrive and leave and his mendable zest and the affair has duty is to ace that cars are not to be written of as one of the most interfered with in" any awy. But enjoyable motoring events in the it must be remembered that he history of the Colony. It was goes off duty at 5.30 p.m. and can- really remarkable that one competi- not be responsible for the safety tor, Mr. Kotwall, went through the of either ears or their contents entire trial without losing a single after that time, point, even at the secret checks.

He must have been riding to the A Complaiņi, clock mile by mile and deserves

There, is ono mintter in con- congratulation for his victory.nexion with the Colony's public Other competitiors were close be hire vehicles (excellent service hind him-indeed the feature of the though they provide) that ought trial was the splendid riding judg-lo engage the attention of the ment shown by the majority of the authorities. We refer to competitors. The trial has had growing habit of some

many lessons to teach, and it is events like this which does so much to create interest in the art and pleasure of motor cycle riding. The Hills.

the of the cars along the roadways hoping [owner-drivera, to "loker" their

thereby to pick up a fare quicker than they would if they were park-

FIAT CARS FOR MARSHAL LI CHAI-SUM.

The above photograph taken in Canton shows the two Fiat motor cars which have just been supplied by the local Fiat.ngents to the Canton Government.

CARS OUST THE

RICKSHA.

Modern Transport in Japan.

Everyone who has visited the Far

WHEEL WOBBLE.

Do Four Wheel Brakes Contribute?

[By Capt. E. de Normanville.)

ed. They apparently think that East iЯ familiar with. that Several weeks ago a correspon-

is

nothing more than a corruption of

The angleised "ricksha". the Japanese word rikisha, or, more man-power-vehicle, a term both correctly, jin-riki-sh, meaning compact and descriptive.

HIGH ROAD SPEEDS

AND TYRES.

Peculiar Phenomenon Following Tyre Burst.

The attack by Captain Malcolm

nexion it has on caverat occasions

as long as a car is moving it is not rather quaint, mandrawn, single-dent wrote of his terrible experi-Campbell upon Segrave's 203 m.p.h. causing an obstruction, but in seater conveyance known as the ence with wheel wobble--or record once again focuses the atten: Prior to the start, many, were

England a stop has been put toricksha, says the Tokyo correspond-"shimmy" as we are Americanis-tion of the motoring community under the impression that several this practice of going dead slow ent of the Landon Morning Post. ing it—and havi~~ unsuccessfully upon the subject of ultra high road of the 50-odd entrants would re Especially at night, after the

tried remedies suggested by the speeds and the phenomenon to tire before the completion of the Queen's Theatre show is over, is

further tips. car manufacturers, sought which they give rise. In this con- long trip, but very few did. There this "loitering" most pronounced. were practically no accidents The remedy would be to make it

I gave him several--and he now been pointed out that for record- curtainly nothing of a serious na- rule that public hire cars most

better, and what is he to do next: tyres liave to be constracted, the writes to say that his plight is no breaking cars of this kind special ture. One point brought out was pick up fares at their allotted that some of the really stir stands. For the convenience of

Frankly, I don't know. Wheel tromle of which are made as thin gradients in the Colony, generally theatre-goers, however, ears might' The origin of the rikisha is some wobble is a recent self-evolved as possible (consistent with safety) considered dangerous from 4 be permitted to park along the what obscure, though it appears to disense in a car, of which no one in order to minimize the disruptive motoring point of view, were south side of Queen's Road in have been brought into existence yet knows either the precise cause effects of centrifugal force. This negotiated. The Peak Road was time to catch those coming out of about sixty years ago. Be that as or the exact eure.

force is, of course, ocessioned by à good test, but the machines in the last house," at which time it may, this particular form of There are several palliative: tendoncy of any moving weight to

vehicle, which attained

Our third shipment of the famous 1928 HARLEY-DAVIDSON CYCLES

are now in stock.

(Only one 1928 Harley Single O.V.H. model, and One 1928 Combination left.)

Our Fourth Shipment is due April 9th., by s.s. President Pierce.

BOOK YOUR MOUNT NOW.

THE GASCON MOTOR CO..

REPAIRS UNDERTAKEN ON ALL MAKES OF MACHINES.

Tol. K. 1242

2, Kwong Wah Road, Kowloon. (Opposite The Steam Laundry} A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF SPARE PARTS AND

ACCESSORIES IN STOCK..

the and generally a cure--but as even continentit motion in This way-Every 1,000 Miles.

most cases mounted the hill with here is only a very limited amount height of, its popularity about 1,900 two apparently identical cars mayfline so that it resista being com- 1 ense. One little machine( ย

of through motor traffic alonx has been decreasing in point of rot respond to the same treatment pelled to follow a circular path. Francis Barnett) failed to climbs | Queen's Road,"

It owing to an engine defect, but Peak Tramway Station. two others of the same make rear- ed up

machine,

Morrison Hill Road.

numbers in Tokyo by more than we are still left ruessing.

Soma Consequently, every ounce of 1,000 a year for several years, and ears develop "periodic shimmy" rubber in the trend of a 30-in. tyre there are those who declare that the To what extent, if any, is the rotating at about 2,000 r.m.p. is day is not far off when the rikisha introduction of four-wheel brakes Pulling outwards radially away will have disappeared from the responsible for the evolution of from the hub with a force of about streets of the Japanese Capital en shimmy?

100 th. tirely.

Decline in Five Years,

contributory?

This action of centrifugal force

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Change Old Oil for New.

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in good style. A. J. S. It has been suggested (and we cycles were prominent, as were think the suggestion one worthy also the Harley Davisans. On of serious consideration) that cars 1920 Triumph was entered and proceeding up Garden Road to

Adding a quart or two of new oil to old worn-out engine oil completed the course, having drop passengers at the Peak Tram-

Another Factor..

in the tyres may give ris tonis like adding clean water to dirty. The clean water soon mixes and plenty of "pep" left at the finish. way Station should not stop right

We have more or less taken it very peculiar phenomenon should becomes contaminated with the old. Used, contaminated crankcase Such well-known mounts as B.S.A., at the entrance to the Station, as Triumph, Raleigh, Norton

As recently as 1921 there were for granted that the new large the air pressure within the tube bo oil should be thoroughly drained off, changed for fresh, regularly, and the roadway at this particular spot close on 18,000 of these man-pulled section balloon tyres are the cut or burst. We believe that the late suddenly released by a puncturo Indian came through well, and it is very narrow indeed. It would conveyances in Tokyo; yet by the prits. Probably they

In this way-- was amply demonstrated that the be better for all if such cars stop-end of last year the number had blame, but as they so frequently to notice this effect, na he told the #re Mr. Parry Thomas was the first maderm motor cycle is a well-ped just after passing the police dwindled to less than 9,000, a re- perform without shimmy, muy it be Dunlop company some years ago

First Remove the drain plug from the lower part of the built and hard-service-giving signal box. Alternatively, it is duction of over 50 per cent, in five that four-wheel brake design is a that when he experienced a burst crankcase and lot the oil flow Into a pan. Do this when the oil is

suggested that the necessity of years. giving early signals to cars fol-

The rapid decrease is, of course,

With four-wheel brakes wo have at a speed of 120 m.p.h. or so the hot and fluid. Don't drain when the crankcase fs cold.

car, instead of dropping on the Whilst writing of congratula-aire to proceed straight up Garden of Western methods of rapide

lowing on behind and which de- mainly traceable to the introduction to design the front wheels so tha Ride on which the burst occurred, are canted-not vertical would actually give the impression

Second-Replace the plug and pour in a quart of fresh oil. want to the und art like to con- Road past the Station should be transit, such as the motor-car, the This is necessary to relieve the of rising slightly. Furthermore, Let the motor run slowly, for three or four minutes, so that the ofl gralulate the authorities on having impressed on all drivers. At pre-motor-bicycle, the tram, the train, steering gear of the stress due to the unmistakable shaking and dis will thoroughly cleanse the crankcase interior. Don't flush with made a start with the road widen-sent it often happens that two and even the humble "push bike," braking effort. ing and improvement of Morrison cars are going up Garden Road in The last-named is, in fact, a favour-

But the essential safely measure on the track with a flat tyre was

comfort caused by the rim running | kerosene. Hill Road, just Royal Naval Hospital. Both being

opposite the fairly close company and the lead-ite means of locomotion in Tokyo, introduces another technical fore and after the entrance to the stops at the Tramway Station number from 19,923 in 1910 to no subject to the "differential vertical siderably. "

cur more or less suddenly where, it is stated, bicycles rose in activity. It makes the steering not experienced until the speed of the ear, waS reduced quite con.

Third. Remove the plug, and drain again. Then replace plug and refill the crankcase to the correct level with the Correct grade Hospital allees of the roadway are without much previous warning, less than 426,862 by the close of acceleration due to rotation round being removed und the resulant im- with the result that the second 1920,

An investigation on the testing of Gargoyle Mobileil. Don't overfill. provement will be one of great car is forced to lose much of its dates motor-cars in Tokyo increased

Between these same two truncated cone..

machines used in the experimental value and convenience. Previously valuable

That may be simplified some department at Ford Dunlop led to acceleration, the road has been dangerously

Now start your motor. Notice its smooth velvety running- indeed, from 98 to 13,000, while rikishas what. When you turn the steer the conclusion that the audden

ing wheel of the modern four-rolease of air pressure within the the quicker pick-up-the Increased power. Give your car a fresh narrow, with no footpaths for pedo- often forced to pull up. This is decreased from 26,792 to 8,776. strains. We should like to see the should be as much mutual assis was no object, the rikisha was used the self-centring castor action of out into an extended egg section,

wheel brake car you lift the front allowed centrifugal force, acting start every 1,000 miles. Regularly drain and refill with Gargoyle a tricky bit of road and there In the "good old days," when time of the car a varying trifle, due to upon the tread, to pull the cover Mobiloil present opportunity taken advan- tage of to the extent of opening up tanee as possible shown by motor a great deal in Japan, not only as the front wheels.

drivers.

a means of transit In the towns and

the entrance to Kennedy Road. As

we have previously urged, there is New Petrol Pump.

no apparent reason why Kennedy

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maintained.

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so actually increasing the distance Again simplifying, you may between the rim and the track so cities, but also for long distances. have noticed that a door hung on

as a burst occurred, This Road should not be opened up to

Man-power is nowadays, however, self-closing hinges rises or falls a gives rise to all sorts of intriguing, west-bound traffic, and if the junc-stalled in the compound at the than it was ten or fifteen years ago,

A new petrol pump has been In- a far more expensive commodity trifle as it moves. It is the same speculations, such as the, queston

with the sleering wheels. tion of Kennedy Road and Morri-Central

of whether it would be possible to Police Headquarters and consequently in nine cases out

Therefore, the weight of the car run with no air at all in any of son Hill Road is improved the last Ever since the Police Departnicnt of ten it is both, quicker and and/or the pressure of the springs the tyres, provided that danger point (and objection) will has been equipped with motor cheaper to hall a taxi or go by may tend in some as yet unknown mufficiently high speed could be

vehicles, members have had to go train or tram than to hire a

manner to cause "shimmy"--prob to the Fire Station for their petrol | rikisha.

Interconnected with ably

the -a proceeding not only entailing

periodicity of the springs and the area of tho tyre.

I am not claiming the solution of the problem, but I fancy when it is solved that spring periodicity and "ahimmy" periodicity will be vehicles in the United States, an axial angle adopted for four There are now 28,220,191, motor found closely related through the

wheel-brake front wheels.

bo removed.. Parking in Statue Square,

The H, K. A. A. has pinced a wasto of time but also found very patrol at Statue Square where a inconvenient. This new, petrol number of private cara are now pump at Central, with a tank hold. boing parked. It has been founding 600 gallons, should fill a long- that since the patrol has been on felt want, especially in times when duty at the City Hall square the services of volunteer motorists motorists have taken full advan-are required.

REGISTRATION RISES.

Increase of 1,224,789 aver 1927.

TRUCKS KILL MOST.

Four-fifths of the automobilo tober and November, last year, were fatalities of New York during Oc-

caused by trucks.

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