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Articles by Mark Daniels

Mopedland Articles

The Mopedland stories are also available on the Mopedland Website

• Legend (Buzzing, June 2000)
• Return to... (Buzzing, August 2001)
• White Christmas (Buzzing, December 2002)
• Hourglass (Iceni CAM Magazine, January 2008)
• Spectacles (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2009)

The Moped Detective

• A Philly Gad Mystery (Buzzing, February 2000)
• Who Killed Norman Nippy? (Buzzing, April 2000)

Book Reviews

• Funky Mopeds
• How to restore Yamaha FS1-E

Road Test Articles

• Clash of the Titans - Raleigh RM2 and Phillps Panda (Buzzing, February 2001)
• Hercules Corvette road test (Buzzing, April 2001)
• Go Wisp! - Raleigh Wisp (Buzzing, June 2001)
• Raleigh Wisp... with a Sting (Buzzing, August 2001)
• The Ultimate Weapon - Fantic TI (Buzzing, August 2001)
• The Gentlemen's Club - Phillips Gadabout P50 (Buzzing, October 2001)
• Wind of Change - Phillips Gadabout MkVI (Buzzing, December 2001)
• Absolutely Fabulous - Ambassador moped (Buzzing, February 2002.  Revised versions of this article appeared in the Dutch magazine Bromfiets in July 2002 and in the Finnish magazine Auto Moto Retro in November 2003)
• The Lost World - Mercury Mercette (Buzzing, April 2002)
• The Plunger Brothers - Mobylette AV78 and Norman Nippy Mk2S (Buzzing, June 2002)
• Top Cat - Leopard Bobby (Buzzing, August 2002)
• Five go Cyclemotoring - British Salmson Cyclaid (Buzzing, October 2002)
• Star Trek - Stella Mini Bike (Buzzing, December 2002.  This article also appeared in the Ipswich Transport Museum's magazine Priory Press in December 2002.)
• The Lynx Project - Elswick Hopper Lynx (Buzzing, February 2003) - superseded by Elswick-Hopper Lynx Project in November 2008
• Last Record - Rudge autocycle (Buzzing, April 2003,  This article also appeared in the Summer 2003 edition of the Rudge Owners Club magazine The Radial.)
• Ruby Runabout - Raleigh RM6 (Buzzing, June 2003)
• Turning Japanese - Honda PC50 (Buzzing, August 2003)
• Grey Porridge Mobylette M40T Majorette and Flandria 147 AF-A (Buzzing, October 2003)
• Enter the Dragon - Bown Auto Roadster (Buzzing, December 2003)
• What if? - Bown 50 Special (Buzzing, February 2004)
• A Little Horsepower - Ostler Mini-Auto (Buzzing, April 2004.  This article also appeared in the Ipswich Transport Museum's magazine Priory Press in April 2004 and in Model Engine World in November 2004)
• Olympian Chariot - Mercury Hermes (Buzzing, June 2004.  A revised version of this article appeared in the Vintage Scooter Club Magazine in May 2006)
• The Old Ways - Francis Barnett Power Bike (Buzzing, August 2004)
• The James Gang - James autocycles (Buzzing, October 2004)
• The Crusader Returns - Raleigh RM1 (Buzzing, December 2004)
• Journey's End - Norman Nippy MkV (Buzzing, February 2005)
• Tourist Season - Raleigh RM11 (Buzzing, April 2005)
• Something Strange - Cyc-Auto Superior (Buzzing, June 2005. A revised version of this article appeared in the Scott Owners Club magazine The Yowl in December 2005)
• Two Dogs - Dunkley Whippet and BSA Beagle (Buzzing, August 2005.  A revised version of this article appeared in Real Classic in May 2006)

"Two Dogs" was the last of Mark Daniels's road test articles to appear in Buzzing... but the series continues:

• Popular Choice - Dunkley Popular (Vintage Scooter Club Magazine, January 2007)
• Last Flight of the Eagle - Coventry-Eagle Autoette (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2007)
• The Devil Rides Out - Clark Scamp (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2007)
• Out of the Blue - Aberdale autocycle (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2007)
• Alkro ByLight (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2007)
• What's in a number? - Raleigh RM9 Ultramatic (Iceni CAM Magazine, January 2008)
• The Smith's Arm - New Hudson autocycles (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2008)
• Reed Revolution - Motobécane 51VLCB (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2008)
• The Wasp and the Bee - Piaggio Bravo and Ape (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2008)
• Old Dog, New Tricks - Moto Guzzi Dingo (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2008).  This article also appeared in the Feb/March 2009 edition of the Moto-Guzzi Club GB magazine Gambalunga.
• Devil's Epitaph - more on the Clark Scamp (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2008)
• In the Trade - Carrier autocycles (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2008)
• Safety First - Atco Junior Trainer (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2008).  This article also appeared in two parts in the Ipswich Transport Museum's magazine Priory Press: Part 1 (Whitworth Threads) in October 2008 and part 2 (Atco Trainer) in December 2008.  The second part also appeared in the December 2008 edition of RUMcar News.
• Latin Flair - Vespino Tourist Rally (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2008)
• Elswick-Hopper Lynx Project (Iceni CAM Website, November 2008).  This article was prepared for the British Two-Stroke Club's magazine, The Independant, where it was published in two parts, the first in the March/April 2009 edition, the second in the May/June 2009 edition.
• Fly Me - Ex-RAF James Comet (Iceni CAM Magazine, January 2009)
• Pandamonium - Phillips Panda Mk1, Mk2 & Mk3 (Iceni CAM Magazine, January 2009)
• The Autocycle Roadshow - Raynal and Francis-Barnett 'wobbly fork' autocycles (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2009).  A much modified version of this article, "Raynal Exhibit", appeared in two parts in the Ipswich Transport Museum's magazine Priory Press.
• The Golden Helmet - Patria moped (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2009)
• The Autocycle Alternative - Moto Guzzi Motoleggera (Moto-Guzzi Club GB magazine Gambalunga, April/May 2009)

Run Reports

• Up With The Racers (17th Mince Pie Run - Buzzing, February 2000)
• Back To Back (3rd Roydon Rebels & 19th East Anglian Runs - Buzzing, August 2000)
• 2nd Leiston Long Shop Rally - (Buzzing, October 2000)
• Mince Pie Millennium (18th Mince Pie Run - Buzzing, February 2001)
• Best of Three (Wetheringsett, 4th Roydon Rebels & Autumn Jaunt Runs - Buzzing, December 2001)
• Mist Pie Run (19th Mince Pie Run - Buzzing, February 2002)
• Rain on the Parade (20th Mince Pie Run - Buzzing, February 2003)
• Pilgrimage to Mecca (22nd East Anglian Run - Buzzing, June 2003)
• Mince Pie Monster (21st Mince Pie Run - Buzzing, February 2004)
• 22nd Mince Pie Run (Buzzing, February 2005)
• Coastal Crab Run (Buzzing, August 2005)
• MPR 007 - The 2007 Mince Pie Run (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2007)
• Peninsularis Run 2007 (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2007)
• Coprolite Run 2007 (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2007)
• 25th Mince Pie Run - The 2008 Mince Pie Run (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2008)
• Go on then, just one more! - The 2009 Mince Pie Run (Iceni CAM Website, January 2009)

Other Articles

• Hercules Panda Puzzle (Buzzing, August 1999)
• Sales Technique (Buzzing, October 1999.  This article also appeared in Bulletin, the magazine of Oud maar Sterk, in June 2005.)
• Rally Weather (Buzzing, December 1999)
• Power Pak Mo-ped... Fact or Fiction? (Buzzing, December 2000)
• More Lynx in the Chain - Elswick Hopper Lynx (Buzzing, April 2003) - superseded by Elswick-Hopper Lynx Project in November 2008
• The Way Forward (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2007)
• The Pioneer - first part of an Anzani trilogy (Iceni CAM Magazine, January 2009)
• The Missing Link - second part of an Anzani trilogy (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2009)

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