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Frank Westworth looks back at his favourite bikes: Triumph TR5T Trophy Trail
Continuing with his hybrid theme, Frank Westworth, the founder of Classic Bike Guide, looks at the one that got away – Triumph’s TR5T Words by Frank with photos from Mortons Archive Back in those apparently glorious youthful days when we were all masters or mistresses of the universe, also impossibly vigorous, good-looking and quite…
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Rocket Ron
It’s refreshing to have a colour photo from the archive for once and Ron Haslam’s smile sums up the love so many have of racing. The scene appears to show a typical club racing scene, with friends helping out. There may be no factory overalls or promo ladies but the Mal Carter Pharaoh team van…
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The late Anthony F Wilding
Fabulous Zenith V-twin transporting a Wimbledon tennis champion and steered by an Olympic gold medal winner. Image: Mortons Archive Published in the May 20, 1915 issue of The Motor Cycle, this picture was shown with the caption: “The late Captain A F Wilding, in the sidecar of Lieut-Commander G W Hillyard’s 10.8hp Zenith machine. Both…
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Endurance Test
Covering upwards of 2000 miles, on a 350cc sidecar outfit carrying two full-grown men, in February, sounds like purgatory, though it was in the name of publicity… Image: Mortons Archive On Monday, February 9, 1925, at approaching 9pm, a crowd gathers to watch the departure of a 350cc OK-Bradshaw, fitted with an OK Number…
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TSS on trial
The eight-valve Bonneville twin which could’ve perhaps been original Triumph’s saviour. The ultimate Meriden twin? Perhaps it was, but, like so many things in the final 20 or so years of the ‘original’ British motorcycle industry, 1983’s TSS was more an example of what might’ve been, rather than what actually was. It’s reported that around…
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Muddied Waters
Slightly mysterious Ariel, ridden by the Cambridge cox, as he arrives for training at Putney Boathouse, prior to the 1946 boat race. Looking at this picture, there are things that don’t tie up, so we sent it over to the ever-helpful Roger Gwynne, at Ariel specialist Draganfly, to try and work out exactly what it…
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The pastime and industry in France
From 1912, a report on motorcycling over the Channel, featured in The Motor Cycle. Correspondent Dagobert (presumedly taken from the Frankish king, who lived c603-639) reported on motorcycling in France, highlighting the many differences that exist ‘in the pastime and the industry’ between the country and Britain. Mortons Archive “It is at first sight surprising…
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Stock Tiger test
In the early part of 1937, ‘a demonstration of the high speed reliability of Triumph Tigers’ was undertaken. Our rather remarkable picture was one of a series used to illustrate an article covering a strenuous, ACU-observed trial, undertaken with three Triumph Tiger single cylinder models – a 250cc Tiger 70, 350cc Tiger 80 and 500cc…
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Paul Smart (1943-2021)
After years of racing and riding, on October 27, 2021, Paul Smart was killed, riding his motorcycle, in a road traffic accident, which is the subject of investigation by the police and coroner. Image from Mortons Archive Paul will forever be remembered primarily in motorcycling circles for his association with Ducati. In the accompanying picture,…
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Motorcycle Industry Launches Elite Rider Training Initiative
The motoring industry and wider sector have come together to try to improve rider safety and encourage riders to be more socially aware. Road safety continues to be a major challenge, with 20% of all killed and seriously injured road users being motorcyclists, whom in-turn only represent 1% of road miles travelled. In support of…
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