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Brooklands 'outreach' dates

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10th May 2014

Chris Berry, parading the OK Supreme, approaches Druids hairpin at Brands Hatch during the BMCRC meeting in April The latest calendar includes these forthcoming meetings: 9-10 August, the BMCRC meeting on the Brnds Hatch GP circuit 11-13 July Mallory Bike Bonanaza at Mallory Park 4-5 October, the BMCRC meeting over the Indy circuit at Brands…
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Barn finds set for Oxford

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9th May 2014

The untouched threesome are all V-twins – a Vincent Rapide, an 11-50 Brough Superior dating to 1935 and another Brough, a 1928 Overhead 680. While the Rapide and the 11-50 are up on the wheels, the 680 is a true kit. Expect bidding for all three to be fierce. Details on these and other items…
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Grass track racing

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6th May 2014

Tim Mount (left) and Graham Field with the growing BSA C15 engined grass track bike However, the bike is still eligible for racing with the 'Uprights', a broadly classic type category of bikes that are around 20 and more years-old. Unfortunately, mixed in with the 350 and 500cc bikes, Tim was giving away a lot…
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The way we were: May

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5th May 2014

1914 Early in the month, The Motor Cycle readers were advised of ferry travel arrangements for spectators from Liverpool Docks to the IoM for the TT races. Options included day tickets priced at 4s-6d (22.5p) steerage and 6s-6d (32.5p) saloon, four-day excursion tickets were 6s (30p) steerage and 9s (45p) saloon class. Organisers received a…
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Hammond a classic fan

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3rd May 2014

Event organiser Gordon Downie, Mayor of Cheltenham Wendy Flynn and Norton Dommie riding Richard Hammond. Photograph by Allan Rhodes Richard said: “As an honorary member of Bloodbikes, I am delighted to finally make it to Prescott Bike Festival and support such a fantastic cause.” The fourth annual Prescott Bike Festival took place on Sunday, April…
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Six hour Velocette rewire – in three minutes!

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2nd May 2014

> Full story in June issue of TCM
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The Classic MotorCycle on sale – June 2014

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2nd May 2014

June issue on sale now! • Editor's intro • Archive photograph • News • Diary • Letters • Rewiring (see video) • Subscribe and save • Torpedo four • Triumph Tiger 100 super profile • James V-twin • Velocette ‘LeVal’ • Straight from the Plate – scrambling, 1953 • Reader’s restoration – Manx Norton…
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Corgis at work

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2nd May 2014

It’s pretty easy to determine which men are ‘Brits’ and which are Americans – the two on the Corgi are, clearly, American, while the other guys with the berets are the British, mainly. Soft peaked caps are worn by lots of the Americans, while the Statesiders are all, pretty much, wearing coats with luxurious looking…
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Cotswold Scrambler, June 1953

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2nd May 2014

Motor Cycling commented on the conditions too, noting the “annual blessing of the weather” and that it was a “boiling hot day”. The track was described in The Motor Cycle: “The 2½ mile course, set in the form of a giant basin, had been affected by the dry, hot weather of the past week. The…
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Crowds flock to Stafford show as Brough Superior smashes auction best

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1st May 2014

John Surtees proudly poses with his MV and Ferrari The 34th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show hosted the annual Bonhams sale of vintage and collectors’ motorcycles in which a Brough Superior SS100 – once owned by George Brough himself – sold for a staggering £253,500. Nick Mowbray, exhibition manager for the event, said: “We…
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