The hard riding of motor dispatch-riders necessitated many repairs to their machines
| Image Id | 1332 |
|---|---|
| Contributor | The Jordan/Ference Collection |
| Theatre | Western Front |
| Subject | Behind the Lines |
| Location | Belgium/France |
| Regiment | Indian Corps of Signals |
| Service Arm | Anciliary Services |
| Battle | Unknown |
| Date | 1915 |
| Combatants | British |
| Publisher | Realistic Travels |
| Source | British |
| Directory | Set of 600 501-600 |
| Search Keywords | Unknown |
The motorcycle here is the Triumph ‘H’ motorcycle. A belt drive single cylinder 500cc coupled with a Sturmey Archer three speed gear box. If you look carefully at the picture you will see near the back wheel a spare drive-belt curled up like a spring. These very reliable machines were used in vast numbers – some 400 being produced every week for the armed services.