Sam Hewitt

From the archive: 1960 Motocross: Black clouds and sunshine

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Sam Hewitt

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13th May 2020

Despite the gloomy start, 1960 was to be a good year for British scrambling. Established star Jeff Smith took the 500cc British Championship trophy, adding to his 1955 and 1956 awards, while new boy Dave Bickers scooped both the British and European 250cc crowns. Words: Richard Rosenthal Photography: Mortons Media Group Archive Each branch of…
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Book Review

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Sam Hewitt

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13th May 2020

‘Rebel Read – The Prince of Speed’Autobiography of eight times world champion, Phil Read MBEDesigned and published original by: Alan Wilson of Redline BooksAvailable from: Mortons Media Group Ltd, Media Centre, Morton Way, Horncastle, Lincs, LN9 6JR.Limited edition, signed copies available.Tel: 01507 529529Hardback, 225 x 285, 288 pages with over 180 photographsISBN 9780955527876 – £39.95…
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Inside the June issue of The Classic MotorCycle

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Sam Hewitt

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11th May 2020

The June issue of The Classic MotorCycle magazine offers a lavishly illustrated celebration of legendary machines, riders and races, and news, reviews and rare period images from the golden age of motorcycling.
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Vincents lead the pack at H&H’s online auction

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Sam Hewitt

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11th May 2020

The H&H motorcycle sale, which took place behind closed doors on April 7, 2020, as an online live auction, dispatched 129 lots for a total of £900,000 – a 67% sell rate. Five of the top seven bikes sold were Vincents. Mark Bryan, head of motorcycle sales for H&H, said: “Given the context – a…
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world’s biggest classic motorcycle publisher, Mortons Media Group, unleashes new website and app

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Sam Hewitt

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8th May 2020

That’s right, classic bike fans – we’ve been busy during lockdown and May 8 will see the launch of the Classic Bike Hub.
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Rare A set for rescheduled Stafford sale

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Sam Hewitt

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8th May 2020

Believed to be one of the first Series A Rapides manufactured and potentially the last Vincent-HRD motorcycle to leave the factory in 1959, DUR 142 was used as a factory demonstrator, Vincent directors’ mount and road test star. The machine will be offered for sale at Bonhams’ Summer Stafford Sale, on August 15/16, 2020, alongside…
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Can you help find this wedding BSA Shooting Star?

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Sam Hewitt

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7th May 2020

Classic Bike Guide reader John King is trying to track down his old BSA for a romantic reunification. Could you help him? John writes: “I’m hoping for readers’ help. In 1960, I bought a BSA A7 Shooting Star and later that year my fiancé and I were married, on July 23, 1960, in Chester. Following the…
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Tony Rutter (1941-2020)

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Sam Hewitt

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6th May 2020

Road racing legend and multiple TT winner Tony Rutter passed away on March 24, 2020. Seven times a TT winner between 1973 and 1985, he was also a multiple British championship winner and GP racer. His son Michael, himself a successful racer, reflected: “It makes me smile how dad lived his life exactly how he…
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William Charles‘Bill’ Crosby

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Sam Hewitt

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4th May 2020

Well known motorcycle dealer and museum proprietor Bill Crosby passed away in hospital after a brief illness on Sunday, March 29, 2020, a month before his 88th birthday. Bill ran Reg Allen (London) for 60 years, was a Triumph main agent and also nurtured scramblers, sidecar racers and 24 hour production racers with his sponsorship,…
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Stafford set for August

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Sam Hewitt

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1st May 2020

Owing to the ever-changing nature of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, there’s another date change for the ‘April’ Stafford show, with the new date being August 15/16. “Following the recent announcements from the UK Government, Mortons Events has had to postpone the 40th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Show which was due to be held on April…
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