- Maudes Trophy
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The Maudes Trophy is a motorcycle endurance award established in 1923 by George Pettyt, owner of the manager of the Exeter branch of Maudes Motor Mart to promote an impartially observed test for motorcycles.[1] Pettyt donated a silver trophy for the Auto-Cycle Union (ACU) to award annually.[2]
Winners
Year Winner Notes 1923 Norton 1924 Norton 1925 Norton 1926 BSA Demonstration of sixty climbs of Bwlch-y-Groes 1927 Ariel 557cc sidecar outfit 1928 Ariel 1934 Phelon & Moore 250cc Red Panther 1938 BSA Endurance test using M21 Combination and M23 Empire Star.[3] 1939 Triumph Triumph Speed Twin and Triumph Tiger 100 rode from John O'Groats to Lands End, Cornwall, and then across to the Brooklands circuit, a total of 1800 miles. 1952 BSA Three BSA Star Twins competed in the 1952 International Six Days Trial and all three bikes, randomly selected from the production line, picked up Gold medals and earned BSA the Maudes Trophy. 1962 Honda Three Honda 50cc motorcycles covered almost 16,000 miles and Honda received the first manufacturer's award in a decade and held the trophy for 11 years.[4] 1973 BMW Two BMW R75/5 motorcycles ran continuously over the Isle of Man TT circuit for a whole week, day and night, between 3–10 May 1973.[5] 1974 Suzuki GT380, GT550 and a GT750 ridden three times around Britain 1994 Yamaha 10 New Zealand riders average over 100 mph on standard FZR600s in the Supersport 600 TT. References
- ^ "Triumph wins Maudes Trophy !". http://tiger100.co.uk/Maudes%20Trophy.html. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "Maudes Trophy history". http://www.thekettleclub.org.uk/maudes/maudes.asp. Retrieved 2008-07-13.[dead link]
- ^ "BSA Milestones". http://home.quicknet.nl/qn/prive/ahum/milestones.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "The history of Honda". http://www.pipeline.com/~randyo/Honda%20History.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "Give it some pain!". http://www.classicbikeguide.com/archive/apr2003/apra2003.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
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