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Royal Enfield Continental GT

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3rd July 2012

Royal Enfield Continental GT It’s a funny thing about Royal Enfields; to the great majority of motor cyclisis this was a range of worthy if not particularly exciting models, produced by solid citizens inhabiting farming territory somewhere near Ambridge. Totally unfair, of course, because the firm had a praiseworthy record in events such as the…
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Lawrie Watts Manx sketchbook

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3rd July 2012

Lawrie Watts’ Isle of Man sketchbook (pdf) We've all marvelled at Lawrence Watts's drawings and, probably, taken them for granted – the detail, the shading, the 'port-holes' which you could peer through to view hidden mechanical detail. All painstakingly drawn by hand – days of work. But look closer at any Watts pen and ink…
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Profile: Lawrie Watts part two

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3rd July 2012

Lawrie Watts profile part two (pdf) Such was the adrenalin generated by the TT atmosphere, everybody was on parade for morning practice at 5am, sometimes going from a party straight to the circuit before returning to the hotel for breakfast. Machinery seen in the cold light of dawn on the Glencrutchery Road was an excellent…
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Wal Handley book

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3rd July 2012

Wal Handley book written by nephew Among the marques he was famously associated with were Rex-Acme, Rudge and Velocette. This overdue book has been written by his nephew John Handley. None More Brave is published by Aspect Design – ISBN No. 978-1-908832-13-9. It is available in softback at £15 from most bookshops or directly from…
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The way we were: August 1912

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3rd July 2012

Hedstrom carburettor On Saturday, August 3, 18 competitors for the First English-Dutch International Reliability Trial plus reserves, assistants, photographers and reporters watched anxiously at Harwich as their machines were swung by crane into the hold of the Copenhagen for the sea crossing to the Hook. Early pacesetters included Bill Douglas (2¾hp Douglas), Freddie Barnes (6hp…
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Brooklands Double Twelve

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3rd July 2012

Former sidecar passenger Sue Darbyshire now campaigns this 1929 Morgan Super Aero Elsewhere, accompanying an eclectic range of pre-war cars, there was a selection of Morgan three wheelers contesting Saturday’s Speed Trials on the Mercedes Benz test track. Among them was the Super Aero of ‘reformed’ vintage sidecar road race passenger Sue Darbyshire. She partnered…
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The Classic Motorcycle app

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3rd July 2012

The Classic Motorcycle app means you can download mag onto iPad or Android tablet For our growing army of readers around the world the TCM app is the ideal solution if they want the magazine there and then, and what’s more, you can save money too. The digital versions are even easier to read too,…
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Reference: Ariel Red Hunter: which to choose

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2nd July 2012

1934 Ariel Red Hunter VH In the 1930s 250 (LH), 350 (NH) and 500cc (VH) versions followed, then after the cessation of the Second World War, the models returned, minus the 250. Actually, even the early postwar twins were called ‘Red Hunter twins’ such was the popularity of the name among those with a sporting…
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Reference: Ariel Red Hunter: which to choose

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2nd July 2012

1934 Ariel Red Hunter VH In the 1930s 250 (LH), 350 (NH) and 500cc (VH) versions followed, then after the cessation of the Second World War, the models returned, minus the 250. Actually, even the early postwar twins were called ‘Red Hunter twins’ such was the popularity of the name among those with a sporting…
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VMCC Banbury Run 2012

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24th June 2012

Based around the Motor Heritage Centre at Gaydon, riders take to the roads of Oxfordshire, completing a circuit around the local lanes, with three differing routes. James Robinson, editor of The Classic Motorcycle, was there to capture the event.
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