Motorcycle Test (1915-1916)

Motorcycle Test. Location of events unknown. Army motorcycle tests; 1915-16. Opens with a man riding a motorcycle in a river; CU turning bike. Shot from fence on bank; of 2 men approaching riding motorcycles through river - splash and smoke. Shot of group of people on bank watching cycles driving in shallow river; one tips over in the water; disappears behind spray & smoke; rider gets up; runs pushing bike. GV very tall & steep hill; with several motorcycles riding up & down. Next; 3 men making sharp turns; 3rd falls. Group of people at top of hill watching motorcycles speed over top; some flying into air. Then CU of 2 guys on cycle in woods; making sharp turn. CU a few motorcyclists pause; watch others going up hill; toward trees; 3rd bike wrecks right by the guys who were watching. Sports; recreation; daredevils, cycles; World War One. G 354. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVI