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December 2002)—superseded by Stella Motor
Scooter Co.
-
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(Buzzing, February 2003)—superseded by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. This article also appeared in
the British Two-Stroke Club’s magazine, The Independant, in
the Nov/Dec 2009 edition.)
-
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)
After "Two Dogs" the NACC stopped publishing Mark Daniels’s articles
in Buzzing but, after a break of a year and a half, the series
continued, mainly in Iceni CAM Magazine.
-
Popular
Choice—Dunkley Popular (Vintage Scooter Club Magazine,
January 2007. This also appeared as the pilot article when
the Iceni CAM Website was
set up in March 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. The Autumn 2009
edition of the Rudge Owners Club magazine The Radial
reproduced the Whitworth Threads section of this article.)
-
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). This article also appeared in the British Two-Stroke
Club’s magazine, The Independant, in the Sep/Oct 2013
edition.)
-
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, a revised
verson appered in Iceni CAM Magazine in January 2010).
-
Monkey
Business—Honda Dax, Suzuki Street Magic, Yamaha Chappy and Solo
726 (Iceni CAM Magazine, July
2009).
-
Bronze
Age—Mobylette AV89 (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2009)
-
Round
in Circles—SIM50 (Iceni CAM Magazine, October
2009. This article also appeared in two parts in the Ipswich
Transport Museum’s magazine Priory Press: in December 2009
and February 2010.)
-
(Autocycle
Roadshow) Second Act—Raynal autocycle (Iceni CAM
Magazine, October 2009)
-
Back to
the Future—Norman Lido (Iceni CAM Magazine, January
2010)
-
The
Mobiliser—Nippi Mobility Trike (Iceni CAM Magazine,
January 2010)
-
World’s
End—Phillips Gadabout springers (Iceni CAM Magazine,
April 2010)
-
Not an
Egg—Motobi moped (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2010.
This article also appeared in Benelli Motobi Club GB magazine Il Leone Ruggisce: in July 2012.)
-
Plan Z—Zorplan
Shopper (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2010. This article
also appeared in Puch Club Magazin Nr.5 in January 2013.)
-
Stella
Motor Scooter Co. (This article was prepared for the Vintage
Motor Scooter Club, who published it in their May/June magazine.)
-
A
Little Sunshine—Sun Hornet (Iceni CAM Magazine, October
2010. This article was first prepared for the British
Two-Stroke Club’s magazine, The Independant, where it was
published in the May/June 2010 edition.)
-
Green
Machine—Honda P50 & PC50 (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2010)
-
Pasta-Blaster—Morini
Corsarino Scrambler (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2010)
-
The
Afterlife—Cut-down Raleigh Wisps (Iceni CAM Magazine,
July 2010)
-
Out of
the Extraordinary—Motom 60S
(Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2010)
-
Jack
the Lad—Kawasaki AR50S (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2010)
-
Idris—Bown
Light Motor Cycle (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2011.
This article was first prepared for the British Two-Stroke Club’s
magazine, The Independant, where it was published in the
November/December 2010 edition.)
-
Stingers—Mosquito
cyclemotors (Iceni CAM Magazine, January 2011)
-
A Tape
of two Nippys—Norman Nippy Mark 4 (Iceni CAM
Magazine, January 2011)
-
Part of
the Union—DKW Hobby (Iceni CAM
Magazine, January 2011. This article also appeared in the
Mar/Apr 2012 edition of the Vintage Scooter Club
Magazine.)
-
That’s
Just Dandy—BSA Dandy (Iceni CAM
Magazine, April 2011 This article also appeared in two
parts the Vintage Scooter Club Magazine, Nov/Dec 2011
and Jan/Feb 2012 editions.)
-
Into
the Desert—Garelli Katia, Eureka and Como (Iceni CAM
Magazine, April 2011)
-
A
Sporting Chance—Suzuki M15
Sportsman (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2011)
-
Change
of Tack—Triumph Tina (Iceni CAM Magazine, July
2011. This article has also been published on the Triumph Tina
website and in three parts in the Vintage Scooter Club
Magazine May/June 2012, July/August 2012 & September/October
2012 editions)
-
The
Final Card—Phillips Panda Mark 3 (Iceni CAM
Magazine, July 2011)
-
Reincarnation—Avanti
Super City (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2011)
-
Front
Wheel Drive—GYS and Cymota (Iceni CAM Magazine, October
2011)
-
White
Whale—Yamaha Beluga (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2011)
-
Life in
the Slow Lane—Lohmann & electric bikes (Iceni CAM
Magazine, January 2012)
-
Mini
Sixteen—Motobi (Iceni CAM Magazine, January 2012.
This article also appeared in Benelli Motobi Club GB magazine Il Leone Ruggisce: in October
2012.)
-
Micro
Solution—Motobécane X1 (Iceni CAM Magazine, January
2012)
-
Meltdown—Mercury
Grey Streak (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2012). This
article also appeared in three parts in the British Two-Stroke
Club’s magazine, The Independant, where it was published in
the July/August, September/October and November/December 2012
editions.)
-
Mad
Max—Two Puch Maxis (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2012)
-
People
Power—Honda People and Shuang Ma (Iceni CAM Magazine,
July 2012)
-
After
the Gold Rush—Morini FM128 (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2012)
-
Rapiers
at Napier—Mitsubishi TLE43, Robin Subaru EH035 and British-Salmson
Cyclaid (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2012)
-
Folders—Di Blasi
R7WT and Honda Motocompo (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2012)
-
Return
of the Mammoth James Comet L1 (Iceni CAM Magazine,
October 2012). This article also appeared in the British
Two-Stroke Club’s magazine, The Independant, in the Nov/Dec
2013 edition.
-
Late
for the Party—Laverda Mini 60 (Iceni CAM Magazine,
October 2012). This article also appeared in three parts in
the Vintage Scooter Club Magazine where it was published in
the March/April, May/June, & July/August 2013 editions.
-
French
Lessons—Peugeot vélomoteurs (Iceni
CAM Magazine, January 2013)
-
AV78 × 3—Motobécane AV78 (Iceni CAM
Magazine, January 2013)
-
Le
Corbeau—VéloSoleX 1700 (Iceni
CAM Magazine, January 2013)
-
Living
Fossil—McKenzie (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2013)
-
Against
the Grain—HEC Power Cycle (Iceni
CAM Magazine, April 2013)
-
Recycling—Cyclemate
(Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2013)
-
The
Fall—Indian AMI-50 Chief (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2013)
-
Last of
the Line—Puch Free Spirit (Iceni CAM Magazine, July
2013)
-
The
Empire Strikes Back—NVT Easy Rider
ER4L (Iceni CAM Magazine, July
2013)
-
Planet
of the Apes—Honda Dax, Honda Chaly, SkyTeam Gorilla and Zhenhua
Ape (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2013)
-
Shop
till you Drop—Honda Express and Yamaha QT (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2013)
-
Iron
Horse—Honda C100 (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2013)
-
Full
Circle—Tomos A3K and A35 (Iceni CAM Magazine, January
2014)
-
Get
Geared Up—BM Zebretta (Iceni CAM Magazine, January 2014)
-
Priemoné
Transporto—Casalini David PT and AJW Collie (Iceni CAM
Magazine, January 2014)
-
Detonators—Zündapp
Combinette 405 & 408 (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2014)
-
Sheep
in Wolf’s Clothing—Kreidler Florett K54/312 (Iceni CAM
Magazine, April 2014)
-
The
Eagle has landed—Adler Junior (Iceni CAM Magazine, April
2014) This article also appeared in four parts in the
Vintage Scooter Club Magazine where it was published in the
March/April, May/June, July/August, & September/October 2015
editions.
-
Best of
Three—Mobylette AV42, AV44 and AV48 (Iceni CAM Magazine,
July 2014)
-
Time
Ticks On—Peugeot BB1T and Vivacity (Iceni CAM
Magazine, July 2014)
-
Cloverleaf—Automoto
CCV (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2014)
-
2×2—Excelsior
Autobyk G2 and Consort F4 (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2014)
-
Badge
Engineering—Raleigh RM8 and Phillips Traveller (Iceni CAM
Magazine, October 2014)
-
Monster
Hunter—Rivildaw (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2014)
-
Evolution—Honda
Caren, Honda Melody, Suzuki FS50 and Suzuki FZ50 (Iceni CAM
Magazine, January 2015)
-
Thin
End of the Wedge—Suzuki K10 (Iceni CAM Magazine, January
2015)
-
Moped
Army—Honda C50 and Suzuki A100 (Iceni CAM Magazine,
January 2015)
-
Fan
Club—Puch MS50 & VS50D (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2015)
-
From
Little Acorns—Cazenave moped (Iceni CAM Magazine, April
2015)
-
Sunspot—Casal
S2 (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2015)
-
Victoriana—Victoria
Vicky IV (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2015)
-
Little
Brother—Motobécane AV88 (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2015)
-
A New
Sunrise—Bridgestone BS-41 (Iceni CAM Magazine, July
2015)
-
Relay
Team—Motobécane AV92, SP93 & SP94TT (Iceni CAM Magazine,
October 2015)
-
Racing
Heritage Moped—Kieft K50 (Iceni CAM Magazine, October
2015)
-
The
Lion and the King—Phillips Motorised Bicycle (Iceni CAM
Magazine, October 2015)
-
From
Cycle to Moped—Raleigh RSW16 (Iceni CAM Magazine,
January 2016)
-
The
Chicken or the Egg?—Raleigh Wisp (Iceni CAM Magazine,
January 2016)
-
Fifty
Quid—Piaggio Si, Suzuki FZ50, Yamaha QT50, Motobécane N40T, and
Tomos A3K (Iceni CAM Magazine, January 2016)
-
Siege
of the Cyclemotors—Peugeot Bima (Iceni CAM Magazine,
January 2016)
-
Return
of the New King—Kerry Capitano (Iceni CAM Magazine,
April 2016)
-
Copycat—Suzuki
FR80, Yamaha T80 and Yamaha V90 (Iceni CAM Magazine, April
2016)
-
The
X-factor—Suzuki X-1 (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2016)
-
One
Last Hope—Kestrel KRM50 (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2016)
-
Into
the Sixties—Puch DS60R & M3 (Iceni CAM Magazine, July
2016)
-
The
Gold Standard—Motoconfort AU75 (Iceni CAM Magazine, July
2016)
-
The
meek shall inherit the earth—Motobécane Cady M1, M3PRT, &
M3PRTS (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2016)
-
Fifty
Quid–2—KTM Hobby, Raleigh RM6 Runabout, & Piaggio Boxer
(Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2016)
-
Going
Dutch—Berini M21 (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2016)
-
Next
Step of a Dream—Honda Cub F (Iceni CAM Magazine, January
2017)
-
New
Generation—Yamaha Passola, Yamaha Salient, Honda Melody De
Luxe, and Honda City Express (Iceni CAM Magazine, January
2017)
-
Mutation—Malaguti
Yesterday (Iceni CAM Magazine, January 2017)
-
Track
Day ’60s—Benelli Sprint, Malanca Nicky, and ViVi SaS Special
(Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2017)
-
Road
Rocket—Morini Corsarino ZZ (Iceni CAM Magazine, April
2017)
-
In the
Beginning—Motobécane AV31 (Iceni CAM Magazine, April
2017)
-
Track
Day ’70s—Testi, Cimatti S5, and Tecnomoto Special
(Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2017)
-
Strength and
Durability—Hercules Corvette (Iceni CAM Magazine, July
2017)
-
A
Little Pussy—Leopard Bobby-3 (Iceni CAM Magazine, July
2017)
-
A
Midsummer Night’s Dream—Excelsior S1 Autobyk (Iceni CAM
Magazine, October 2017)
-
Another
Old Dog—Corgi (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2017)
-
A Touch
of Class—Italjet Class (Iceni CAM Magazine, October
2017)
-
The
Twins—Phillips Gadabout P45 & P50 (Iceni CAM Magazine,
January 2018)
-
The
bike that never was—Coventry Eagle Carrier Auto-ette (Iceni
CAM Magazine, January 2018)
-
Return
of the Moped Army—Elswick ‘Warrior’, SIM ‘Iron Horse’, Puch
Magnum X, and Hanglong ‘Desert Rat’ (Iceni CAM
Magazine, January 2018)
-
Bicimotore—Ceccato
Romeo and Gloria roller-drive (Iceni CAM Magazine, April
2018)
-
A
Curious Experiment—Tailwind (Iceni CAM Magazine, April
2018)
-
Do It
Yourself—Busy Bee (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2018)
-
The
Eaglets are coming…—Bianchi Aquilotto (Iceni CAM
Magazine, July 2018)
-
Upside
Down—Power Pak New Standard and Synchromatic (Iceni CAM
Magazine, July 2018)
-
Jetcut—Teagle
cyclemotor (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2018)
-
Vision
of the Future (The Nightmare Begins)—Ariel 3 (Iceni CAM
Magazine, October 2018)
-
Revenge
of the Tricycle—Honda Stream (Iceni CAM Magazine,
October 2018). This article also appeared in The MAC,
the magazine of the East Anglian Cyclemotor Club, in February
2023.)
-
Electric
Dreams—Pandora P3, Sinclair C5, TGA Electrobike
Mark 2, and Shaolin Shuttle Pod (Iceni CAM Magazine,
October 2018)
-
Too
Good to be True—Kamasura VRX 250 (Iceni CAM
Magazine, January 2019)
-
The
Real Thing—Motobécane SP50 and GAC–Mobylette SP50
(Iceni CAM Magazine, January 2019)
-
The Holy
Grail—Pogliaghi–Ducati M55 (Iceni CAM Magazine,
January 2019)
-
Mistaken
Identity—Motoconfort AU32 (Iceni CAM Magazine,
April 2019)
-
Little
Allsorts—Heath Mini-bike, Puch Magnum X, Raleigh Wisp
cut-down, and SIM50 Mark 3 (Iceni CAM Magazine, April
2019)
-
Dazzle—Piaggio
Zip (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2019)
-
Back to
the Track—Atala Cesare Rizzato 112 Sport and Cimatti S6
(Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2019)
-
Out of
Obscurity—Audace–Mosquito (Iceni CAM Magazine, July
2019)
-
0.2%
Mystery Statistic—Ducati Cucciolo and Mosquito 38–B (Iceni
CAM Magazine, July 2019)
-
Ideal
Development—Itom Ideal TC 48 (Iceni CAM Magazine,
October 2019)
-
Back yet
again—Manet Korado (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2019)
-
The
Dutch Connection—Tomos S1 (Iceni CAM Magazine, October
2019)
-
Evolution and
Beyond—Honda CT90, MD90, and Chongqing Guangyu Super Cub KN110
(Iceni CAM Magazine, January 2020)
-
Back in
a Flash—VéloSoleX 6000 (Iceni CAM Magazine, January
2020)
-
Skeletor—Baotian
BT49QT–12C1 Sprint (Iceni CAM Magazine, January 2020)
-
Track
Day 4—Rondine Monza Export Sports and Tecnomoto Special
(Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2020)
-
University
Challenge—MZV Cambridge (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2020)
-
Looking
into the Future—Sur-ron (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2020)
-
Going to
the Go-Go—Batavus Go-Go & Starglo (Iceni CAM Magazine,
July 2020)
-
The
Monkey King—Honda CY80 (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2020)
-
Slowing
going Mad—Sachs MadAss (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2020)
-
Moving
Quickly—NSU Quickly (Iceni CAM Magazine, January 2023)
-
The
Good, the Bad, and the Ugly—Bianchi Aquilmotor, Alpino R48, and
Itom Tourist (Iceni CAM Magazine, January 2023)
-
The
Flying Banana—Puch VZ50/3P (Iceni CAM Magazine, January
2023)
-
Track
Day 5—Moto Meteora, Tecnomoto Special, & Romeo Corsa (Iceni
CAM Magazine, April 2023)
-
Corporate
Colours and the RM5SS—Raleigh ‘Super Sport’ (Iceni CAM
Magazine, April 2023)
-
Road
to Hell—Clark Scamp (Iceni CAM Magazine, April 2023)
-
Babs—Jawa/PS/ZVL
Babetta (Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2023)
-
Suzy,
Love, and the Roadie—Suzuki CL50 Love and CS50DD Roadie
(Iceni CAM Magazine, July 2023)
-
Derbi
Day—Derbi Antorcha Super 49 Olimpica Campeona E3 (Iceni
CAM Magazine, July 2023)
-
Chalk &
Cheese—Puch Maxi × 2 (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2023)
-
OR is
it?—Suzuki OR50 (Iceni CAM Magazine, October 2023)
-
Last
Roll of the Dice—Motobécane M80E (Iceni CAM Magazine,
October 2023)