Maudes Trophy

The Maudes Trophy is a motorcycle award established in 1923 by George Pettyt, owner of Maudes Motor Mart[1] based in Great Portland Street, London who promoted an impartially-observed endurance test for motorcycles and provided a challenge award to the ACU who participated by acting as the body responsible for providing observers.[2] Pettyt donated a silver trophy for the Auto-Cycle Union (ACU) to award annually, although over the years attempts proved to be infrequent.[3][4]

The last award came in December 2023, when electric motorcycle manufacturer Zero Motorcycles successfully took a pair of DSR/X machines on a 60 hour, 1200 mile, ride starting in Lands End and taking in Lowestoft, Edinburgh and Holyhead, before ending at the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Awards ceremony in the city of Liverpool.[5]

  1. ^ "Grace's Guide: Maude's Motor Mart". Grace's Guide. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  2. ^ "Triumph wins Maudes Trophy !". Tiger100.co.uk. Media JuJu. November 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Classic Bike was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Maudes Trophy history". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  5. ^ "Zero Motorcycles awarded Maudes Trophy after epic electric winter endurance ride".