Sam Hewitt

Black Friday sale: 10% off ALL show tickets!

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Sam Hewitt

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29th November 2019

This weekend only, take advantage of our Black Friday sale and get 10% off all 2020 show tickets!
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From the archive: Benelli Tours: Touring in style?

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Sam Hewitt

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27th November 2019

Fancy riding an Italian classic in some spectacular scenery? Then this might just be the trip for you. The small town of Tavullia is 10 miles inland from Pesaro on the Adriatic coast. In 1911, the widowed Teresa Benelli bought a workshop in Pesaro, to ensure a future for her six sons – Giuseppe, Giovanni,…
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Allen Millyard to take star role at London Classic Bike Show at Kempton

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Sam Hewitt

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27th November 2019

It’s the turn of rare bikes, a bustling autojumble and a very special guest at the London Classic Bike Show in Kempton on December 7.
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Wal Handley: No man ever passed this way more bravely

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Sam Hewitt

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14th November 2019

In Wal Handley’s heyday, as far as the Press and public were concerned, he was the greatest motorcycle racer of all time.
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Good Kop

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Sam Hewitt

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12th November 2019

The Kop Hill Climb has become an established event on the calendar, its low-key charm attracting record attendances. Words and photographs: James Adam Bolton By now a well-established event in the vintage and classic car and motorcycle calendar, 2019 was the 10th anniversary year of the rejuvenated event, an event first run in 1910. The…
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From the archive: Vincent Rapide – A beautiful Beast

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Sam Hewitt

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12th November 2019

Though it was once known as ‘The Pig’, today this Vincent is anything but. In its early days it endured a hard life – and continues to be ridden with spirit. Words: James Robinson Photography: GARY CHAPMAN Occasionally, things can take many years to come to gestation. This Vincent seems to be a motorcycle that…
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Looking for track layouts

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Sam Hewitt

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8th November 2019

Recently a friend and I have been looking for information on the scrambles (motocross) at Brands Hatch. Today, I got round to opening the September 2019 issue of The Classic Motorcycle and, surprise, surprise, was an article on the Motocross des Nations, including Brands Hatch in 1949. What I am looking for in particular are…
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Book Review

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Sam Hewitt

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7th November 2019

“Royal Enfield – The Early History – 1851 to 1930”Automobiles, Cyclesand Motor Cycles Author: Peter Miller Designed and published by: FWtoC Publishing Available only from Peter Miller, who will supply signed copies if requested. Email: [email protected] Hardback, 215 x 285mm, 280 pages, with over 350 photographs and illustrations ISBN 978-0-85101-644-3 £30 plus p&p The origins…
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Route maps sought

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Sam Hewitt

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7th November 2019

A friend and I would like to ride our BSAs around some parts of the 1954 ISDT that was based in Llandrindod Wells as part of our ‘bucket list’ of things we want to do. Unfortunately, we don’t have any proper route details to follow. There are details on internet sites but they aren’t really…
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Mortons Archive: Military motorcycles in World War II

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Sam Hewitt

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6th November 2019

We’ve delved into the illustrious Mortons Archive to give you a glimpse into the use of Triumph and Norton motorcycles in the Second World War.
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