Two Male Civilians Riding a Motorcycle on a Float Across the English Channel, 1929. 'Two bright boys crossed the Channel on a motorbike'. Publicity stunt: floats were fitted to a standard 499cc Model E Ariel, with an extra sprocket on the rear hub driving a small propeller. The two Ariel employees crossed the English Channel from Dover to Calais in just under four hours. From "Time to Remember - 1929 The Time Of The House At Bognor" - Reel 1; a documentary about the world in 1929. Illness of King George V & economic depression.

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