In the 1913 Features section you’ll find coverage of the ACU Six Days Trial that sowed the seeds for the ISDT. It was tough enough for riders to complain and vote over strike action. Things got pretty heated but within a few months that all seemed trivial—turn to 1914 for tales of motor cycle enthusiasts leading the charge to the front line. Before long despatch riders were having poignant letters published in The Motor Cycle.
Six Days Trial and…it’s war!
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