Book Review:

BOOK REVIEW:

LIGHTWEIGHT MOTORCYCLES—By Bernal Osborne of Motor Cycling. Motor Racing Books, 7302 South La Cienega Ave., Los Angeles, California, $2.50.

THIS HANDBOOK has two main objectives; to help buyers choose the model best suited to their requirements, and to advise them how to obtain the maximum of pleasure and efficient service from their machine. Though dealing with almost entirely British machines in particular, the information is useful in general for all lightweight machines. Details are given on many twoand four-stroke machines available, working principals are clearly explained and the functions and methods of maintenance of the various components are described or illustrated with the inimitable British style cut-a-way drawings.

Special attention is paid to electrical equipment with chapters on overhaul, transmissions, suspension, fuels and lubrication. A technical appendix completes this up-to-date handbook, now in its second printing (1951, 1955). JCP

NORTON OWNERS will welcome this practical guide to complete maintenance and overhaul of their machines, written by the Repair Manager of Norton Motors, Ltd. All models of singleand twincylinder motorcycles produced from 1948 through 1960 are thoroughly covered, as well as the 1961-62 Navigator and 650 machines.

In preparing this handbook, the author has assumed the reader to have some mechanical knowledge of cycle maintenance and, therefore, elementary details have been omitted.

Twelve comprehensive chapters cover all phases of servicing and repair, including: lubrication; clutch; engine overhaul; carburetor; gearbox; front forks; wheels, hubs, brakes and tires; rear suspension; chains, and electrical system.

Over ninety drawings illustrate this 223-page ’book, enabling a step-by-step understanding of all work likely to be undertaken. A worthy addition to the library of any Norton owner, and a must for do-it-yourself cycle mechanics. • CAS