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 FIM Awards ceremony in the city of Liverpool.
[5] Tiger 70: 66.39 mph (106.84 km/h)Tiger 80: 74.68 mph (120.19 km/h)Tiger 90: 82.31 mph (132.47 km/h)[2][12]