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The story of the Ormonde
With the explosion of cycling during the late Victorian and early Edwardian days, leading to huge businesses yielding gargantuan profits, it is not surprising that many entrepreneurs quickly latched onto motorcycling from the outset as another engineering adventure. Unfortunately, many ‘chancers’ saw the potential for another cash cow. From the outset of motorcycling – initially…
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Vitesse with finesse
Though it has taken an awful lot of hard work and effort to construct, Gernot isn’t afraid to use his Super Vitesse. Gernot Schuh is nuts about New Hudson. The 45-year-old Austrian bought the first of his Birmingham-built bikes 16 years ago. That was a 500cc OHV single, one of the 1927 models that had…
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Motorcycles dominate at the Land's End Trial
C R Bell (Ariel) trundles determinedly across Darracott. Those behind him would be caught in a small snowstorm that thankfully subsided not long after it began. The 33rd of its kind since the event’s inception, the 1953 Land’s End Trial – organised by the Motor Cycle Club – commenced from three separate locations. Riders of…
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Trying times
Nottingham man Clive Osman had come along to sample the older machines, though he wasn’t a complete novice to the game, having ridden a couple of veterans before. He’s pictured on the Sunbeam Model 90. Ever since it opened, and like practically every other museum, the National Motorcycle Museum (NMM) has been the subject of…
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Pretty special
Wrapped up against the cold, Colin Archer exercises his motorcycle. Bombing along the wide empty roads of the Mendips with my head tucked behind the Velocette’s race screen, it needed little imagination to transport my mind back to 1967 and picture myself on the Isle of Man heading for the flag in that year’s 500cc…
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A question of sport
The bizarre sport of motorcycle football was first witnessed in the 1920s and it was during this decade that it experienced the bulk of its popularity. The premise of the game was identical to that of its non-motorised counterpart, though motorcycle football saw two teams of six riders battle it out instead of two teams…
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Bracebridge Street bonanza
Mick Grant was in the Classic Trial Challenge this year, but in 1972, he raced this John Player F750 Norton, now in the National Motorcycle Museum collection. This year, Norton was the main theme for the motorcycling element of this huge three-day show, occupying four halls of the National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. The stand…
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Terrific Telford
An eclectic assemblage of classic iron. This year’s Classic Dirt Bike Show, which took place on the weekend of February 20-21, was an especially memorable event for several reasons. First off, a very impressive array of famous figures from the mud-splattered world of off-road riding turned up to show their support, with Nick Jefferies, Barry…
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Speedway celebration
Fire-up time at the Speedway Museum. It marks the anniversary of the first big meeting, at nearby High Beech, Essex, on February 19, 1928. This year’s event, held on February 21 in milder weather, attracted far more visitors and there was much more to see, all in addition to the packed museum. Read more in…
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The world's fastest single
Stuart Hooper poses with a sign showing the speed he reached with his Velo on the Salt Flats. An initial sighting run of 177mph appeared okay until the team discovered a nearly empty fuel tank – equating to almost 10 litres of fuel used. This fuel consumption became problematic on the next run, eventually drowning…
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