Travers Reliability Trial (1921)

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    Item title reads - Travers open reliability trials under auspices Auto Cycle Union. Newcastle. Motorcycles ride down a path through a crowd, they all have a number on the front. A policeman waves people back to make room for a car to drive through. L/S as the motorcycles ride up a path and round a corner. A man takes pictures of them as they ride up a hill. We see several motorcycles going through some water, some of them steam, one man tries to start his bike again when he gets out of the water but can't. A motorcycle and sidecar also ride through. We see more motorbikes and cars starting the trials. A female motorbike rider shakes hands with another woman. We see several motorbikes and cars waiting to go. 90,000 historic films, all SEARCHABLE on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/britishpathe Join us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/britishpathe Tweet us @britishpathe FILM ID:232.36
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    Newcastle University (Youtube)
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    Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwiRpsw2IP4
    Resource type: Video
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 9 years, 9 months ago
    Viewed: 1058 times
    Picture Taken: Unknown
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