Living in a deep valley in the high ground above Bradford, West Yorkshire, the hills can be challenging – especially in winter. Yet a dusting of snow and an arctic chill didn’t faze John Emanuel’s magnificent 1914 6hp Humber motorcycle and Gloria sidecar as the horizontally opposed engine roared on the first swing of the starting handle and made the assent up the snow-covered driveway without fuss or objection.
According to John, the machine can romp up the one in eight hill out of the valley at 25mph which, for a motorcycle of its age is an achievement in itself, and certainly satisfying for
