There are now more than 100,000 words, and one or two pics, crammed into 1946. Yarns include reports on the new-fangled telescopic forks that were springing up in front of British bikes, including the air-sprung Dowties on the Panthers (there’s also a test of the Panther M100)…the innovations uncovered by the “British Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee’s Report on the German motor cycle industry”…a Belgian electric motor cycle which went into series production and a petrol-powered Belgian with an odd front end…a busy programme of sporting events—despite the continued petrol rationing that had the motor cycling fraternity at its wits’ end…and…go take a gander. As 1947’s already as complete as any year is in the timeline (though I have just added some remarks by Soichiro Honda’s first engineer) I’ll get back to 1948. Meanwhile more pics are being added to the melanges all the time, and in 1913 you’ll find harrowing tales of American desert racing. Enjoy.
Motorcycle Timeline 