The Motor Cycle

The Motor Cycle
The Motor Cycle, known as The Blue 'un
Editor-in-ChiefArthur Bourne
EditorHarry Louis
EditorMick Woollett
Staff writersDavid Dixon, 1959-1971
CategoriesMotorcycles
FrequencyWeekly
Publisherlliffe and Sons Ltd
lliffe Specialist Press Ltd
IPC Specialist and Business Press Ltd
First issueMarch 1903
Final issueOctober 1983
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inDorset House, Stamford Street, London
Surrey House, Throwley Way, Sutton, Surrey.
LanguageEnglish

The Motor Cycle was one of the first British magazines about motorcycles. Launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in 1903, its blue cover led to it being called "The Blue 'un" to help distinguish it from its rival publication Motor Cycling, which, using a green background colour, was known as "The Green 'un". Many issues carried the strapline "Circulated throughout the World".

The covers eventually used a variety of different background colours after 1962, with a name-change to Motor Cycle.