Sam Hewitt

Motorcycling to Brighton

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Sam Hewitt

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17th January 2020

Cars were undoubtedly the stars of the show at the London to Brighton Veteran run on November 3, 2019, but this truly classic event, which began in 1927, inevitably attracts numerous spectators on bikes of all ages too, some of them following at least part of the route for a change of vantage point. In…
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Geoff Duke: First global superstar of racing

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Sam Hewitt

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16th January 2020

Geoff Duke was the first global superstar of Grand Prix racing, the first to win three successive world championships and the first to win two in the same year.
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Book Review

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Sam Hewitt

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15th January 2020

Suzuki motorcycles: The Classic Two-Stroke Era 1955 to 1978 Author: Brian Long Published by: Veloce Publishing Ltd, Veloce House, Parkway Farm Business Park, Middle Farm Way, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 3AR Tel: 01305 260068 Email: [email protected]: 01305 250479Hardback, 255 x 255mm (landscape); 176 pages with 593 colour and black & white photographs and illustrations.ISBN 978-1-…
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Discovering the beautiful 1961 BSA Super Rocket

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Sam Hewitt

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11th January 2020

When John Foster first laid eyes on this BSA Super Rocket he was actually in the market for a Velocette, but the stunning pre-unit Beezer was enough to sway John’s affections on the spot.
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Remembering Pete Rutterford…

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Sam Hewitt

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10th January 2020

Sidecar racing passenger Pete Rutterford lost his battle against cancer on November 24, 2019.
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When The Classic MotorCycle sat down with Colin Seeley

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Sam Hewitt

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9th January 2020

Motorcycle racing and manufacturing legend Colin Seeley has died at the age of 84. It is understood he had been unwell for some time.
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Vic Eastwood (1941-2019)

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Sam Hewitt

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8th January 2020

Former scrambling star Vic Eastwood has died, aged 78. A member of BSA’s works motocross team, he was fourth in the 1965 500cc world championship, while he also won the 1968 British Motocross GP, riding a Husqvarna. He placed second in the British championship eight times. During the 1970s he rode for CCM, and then…
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Bristol is nearly here!

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Sam Hewitt

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6th January 2020

The 2020 Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show celebrates the 40th birthday of the event. To mark the milestone, organisers are turning back the clock and throwing a 1970s/80s-themed birthday bash and, of course, everyone is invited. Dressing up is encouraged and there will be a cash prize for the best-dressed visitor on both days.…
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The story of a snowy Colmore Cup Trial in 1932…

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd January 2020

Snow and ice are often the bane of competitive winter motorcycling events. But in February 1932, it wasn’t enough!
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END OF AN ERA: Looking back at the 1938 Senior Manx Grand Prix

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Sam Hewitt

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30th December 2019

As Ken Bills bump-started his 490cc ohc Norton for the 1938 Senior Manx Grand Prix, few would have imagined that he would be the last MGP winner for eight years.
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