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NSA prize giving
With the serious business dealt with in the afternoon, the evening was given over to the Awards evening and a chance to socialise. With a large number of trophies to dispense, it looked as if it could be a long night, but a small number of obviously talented riders cleared a lot of the silverware.…
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Celebrating 75 years of speed
Ivan Wicksteed getting down to it, on the blown Speed Twin in 1938 Today, 75 years later, Brooklands Museum and Ace Cafe London are coming together at the historic Weybridge, Surrey venue to organise a special ‘Ton-Up Day’ on June 23. Special displays will highlight how on March 12, 1938, Eric Fernihough riding a 996cc…
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Road Test: Cotton Blackburne
1929 Competition Cotton-Blackburne I’ve no idea how modern manufacturers teach their engineering students the rudiments of motorcycle frame design, but if it’s via computer software they are wasting time and money, and they’re also denying their pupils a whole heap of pleasure. Just let them loose on a vintage Cotton, and for evermore they’ll be…
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Road Test: Cotton Blackburne
1929 Competition Cotton-Blackburne I’ve no idea how modern manufacturers teach their engineering students the rudiments of motorcycle frame design, but if it’s via computer software they are wasting time and money, and they’re also denying their pupils a whole heap of pleasure. Just let them loose on a vintage Cotton, and for evermore they’ll be…
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The Classic MotorCycle on sale!
The Classic MotorCycle April issue on sale now! This month's contents includes: • Editor's intro • News • Classic off-road and racing show • Subscribe and save • Bonhams Paris sale • Letters • Men who mattered (Roland Pike) • Terry Stone interview • Classic advert • For various budgets (café racers) Each successive generation…
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Aintree road racing, September 1954
Amm (Norton) leads McIntyre (AJS, 29), Surtees (Norton, 3), Carter (Norton, 4), Coleman (AJS, 28) and Farrant (AJS, 30) in the 350cc race. Topping the bill was reigning 500cc world champion Geoff Duke and Gilera team-mate Reg Armstrong. They had a ‘four’ apiece. From Associated Motor Cycles came works AJSs (350cc 7R3s and 500cc E95…
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TT races in South Africa, January 1924
R S Moore here, on his 492cc Sunbeam Classes were for 650cc (“No reason has been proffered by the promoters why the extraordinary limit of 650cc was fixed…” – that man again) and unlimited, while the races were handicap events too. Machines were not subject to regulations on silencing or equipment, so mudguards and the…
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Road Test: Overseas 3.5hp
Overseas 3.5hp In the veteran period, many motorcycles had their idiosyncrasies for the rider to deal with, and a set formula was yet to be decided upon with regard to the layout of the machine controls. Throttles switched sides, gears worked various ways round and could be on either side, clutches varied from hand control…
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Road Test: Overseas 3.5hp
Overseas 3.5hp In the veteran period, many motorcycles had their idiosyncrasies for the rider to deal with, and a set formula was yet to be decided upon with regard to the layout of the machine controls. Throttles switched sides, gears worked various ways round and could be on either side, clutches varied from hand control…
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Reference: Triumph IR 'Ricardo'
1921 Triumph IR Ricardo Triumph’s Ricardo is one of those models many enthusiasts have heard of, but not many have seen them, less have ridden them and even less have owned one. The ‘Riccy’ is a well-known model, and fans of 1920s machinery are familiar with its specification but it’s anything but run-of-the-mill. This one…
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