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  • John Surtees presents £75,000 cheque to Air Ambulance charity

    John Surtees presents £75,000 cheque to Air Ambulance charity

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    John Surtees presents cheque The presentation, which took place at Mercedes-Benz World, Surrey was made to the Air Ambulance Chief Executive Adrian Bell. The £75,000 will be used to fund simulation manikens for the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance Trust (KSSAAT). The manikens are the very latest in simulation technology, helping the clinical teams…

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  • The Classic MotorCycle out now – August 2014

    The Classic MotorCycle out now – August 2014

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    August TCM out now! • Editor's intro • Archive photograph   • News    • Diary    • Letters    • Banbury Run    • ASI MotoShow    • Royal Enfield Constellation    • NUT V-twin     • Norton Navigator    • Straight from the Plate – Racing at Blandford    • Reynolds Runabout    • MV Modello Sport    • Ted Mellors reflections    • Closer…

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  • Middle Eastern adventure, 1956

    Middle Eastern adventure, 1956

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    Dr Glen Schaeffer and John Pickup aboard a BSA Golden Flash Dr Glen Schaeffer and his travelling companion John Pickup certainly knew how to pick a mount for their photography expedition to Babylon, Baghdad and beyond in 1956 – here they are grinning toothily from atop their trusty 1950 BSA Golden Flash. The 650cc Golden…

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  • NMM art gallery is now open!

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    Art gallery is open at National Motorcycle Museum The gallery opened yesterday (July 1st) and features motorcycling related artwork, photographs and sculpture from UK artists. The artists' details are shown on each display piece. Entry to the gallery is free. Meanwhile, contributions are still being invited for the 30th Anniversary Photographic Competition in the following…

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  • Alan Abrahams

    Alan Abrahams

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    Patient, energetic, enthusiastic, competitive and with a gift for communication, Alan needed all those qualities in 1985 when, with Alex Brett, he established the first International West Kent Run. It eventually became one of the Vintage MCCs major events, but for the first run Alan was organiser, treasurer, route marker and participant. Even when he…

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  • Centurion joins the action for sidecar parade lap

    Centurion joins the action for sidecar parade lap

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    It has the big-names, including multi-time World Champion Giacomo Agostini and 21 time Isle of Man TT winner John McGuinness but among them, on track, will be Ivy Mosely, a 100 year old lady who is an avid motorcycle enthusiast and keen Valentino Rossi fan. She will enjoying a parade passenger lap in a historic…

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  • The Mablethorpe Speed Trials, 1924

    The Mablethorpe Speed Trials, 1924

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    The event attracted a significant number of people right from the start, and before long a crowd of spectators had formed to watch the assortment of motorcycle races that would be taking place. Many riders and enthusiasts made the 80 mile trip from the heart of Nottingham to Mablethorpe which, in 1912, was no mean…

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  • June\'s Historics at Brooklands auction

    June\'s Historics at Brooklands auction

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    This saw floor bidding up to the £14-16,000 estimate, before an internet contest pushed the final figure to £23,000. The head-to-head date clash with Bonhams at Banbury had, presumably, deterred potential buyers for the early bikes. A 1911 Enfield offered instant entry to the Pioneer Run, but a £9000 top bid left a way to…

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  • H-D Milestones Post-War

    H-D Milestones Post-War

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    Friends since childhood, William S Harley the designer and Arthur Davidson the fabricator had been nurturing an idea to build an outboard motor, to reach their favourite fishing spots. But two wheels soon prevailed over two reels… In 1903, Arthur’s father erected a 15ft x 10ft backyard shed that bore the painted legend HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR…

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  • RRL Riders Tour Paris 2014

    RRL Riders Tour Paris 2014

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    There the two-wheeled enthusiasts talked and shared motorcycling stories and memories, in a cool and authentic American ambience. The St Germain boulevard became a huge luxury garage! ? More information from www.ralphlauren.co.uk  

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