I’ve just finished reading James Sheldon’s ‘The Veteran & Vintage Motor Cycle’, which reviews the evolution of the motorcycle through 1930, first published in 1961. The author makes it clear that he feels the motorcycle ought to have been better able to hang on to its extreme popularity in England, enjoyed during the years when pedestrians were first becoming motorists. In England at that time, the number of motorcycle registrations often exceeded that of cars. Sheldon refers often to such features as larger, more enveloping front fenders giving
