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The number 39 BSA 650cc ridden by Donald Face and Eric Denyer coasts into the pits The track, once home to RAF and USAAF aircraft, and also used in the D-Day landings, accommodated a large crowd of excited spectators ready to watch their heroes fly around the track at high speeds. After winning the Thruxton…

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Triumph TR6SC Now, we wouldn’t normally follow last month’s TT Bonneville with a machine that looks – and basically is – so similar but then we decided to put this TR6SC in straight after the TT Bonnie, pretty much for the purpose of compare and contrast. And though the TT Bonnie last month was a…

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BMW R12 A casual glance at David Kemp’s booking form for my group trip to Coupes Moto Légende 2005 revealed he was making the trip on a BMW twin. Not that there was anything unusual in that as, over the last 80-odd years, the venerable boxer has earned an enviable reputation for its capabilities as…

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Historics at Brooklands included a motorcycle section The variety of machinery on offer had attracted interest around the world. As well as commission sales, bidders from the US and Australia kept in touch via telephone or the i-bidder on-line service. Quite a few lots remained unsold, in spite of the best endeavours of auctioneers David…

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BSA M24 Gold Star What has a new girlfriend, the Fire Service, marriage, WWII, Uncle Frank, the Civil Defence Corps, economies, a collapsed shed, the tome Speed From Your Motorcycle, The Blitz, Maurice Cann… and… got to do with this BSA M24? Well, in fact, everything. In June 1951, young Roger Barlow proudly escorted his…

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