by Frederick A Talbot
The motorcycle has always been considered a lonely means of travelling; that is, in its essential form. Brilliant efforts have been made to provide the rider with the comfort of a travelling companion, by means of trailers, fore-carriages, sociables, and side-cars; but they cannot be construed into more than mere makeshifts, while many of these auxiliaries are a source of danger both to the occupant and to the cyclist, and the machine undeniably rides better without them. At the same time they are highly convenient and much appreciated by those who are content to jog along the high roads at a moderate speed, but a great number of adherents to this lure of automobilism are rather apt to indulge in a "joy-ride", and consider clipping along the highway at anything over 25mph to be the only real pleasure in motorcycling.
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