Sam Hewitt

The motorcycle sale hosted at the Barber Motorsports Museum, by Bonhams, on October 5, featured two motorcycles owned by On Any Sunday director Bruce Brown, plus a truly impressive collection of Vincent motorcycles. Formerly owned by Brown were a 1967 Triumph T20 Mountain Cub (pictured above) and a 1970 Husqvarna 250 Cross, the Cub realising…

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The Brighton Speed Trials was first held in 1905. Despite some testing tribulations, 114 years later, it’s still going on. Words and photographs: Alan Turner Local worthy Harry Preston was the catalyst who encouraged Brighton’s town council to establish Madeira Drive as Britain’s first dedicated motorsport venue. Could he have envisaged the Speed Trials first…

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Avon Tyres is working with the team behind the upcoming documentary, ‘SpeedisExpensive: The Untold Story of the Vincent Motorcycle’, to produce a series of taster videos. Now in post-production, the documentary has been directed by David Lancaster, who previously worked on the BBC’s ‘Top Gear’, and promises some new, interesting information on the Vincent-HRD brand.…

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The Isle of Man Government’s Department of Enterprise has signed an agreement with Charterhouse Auctioneers in Dorset to be an official partner of the Classic TT Races. The partnership includes Charterhouse running an auction of historic, vintage and classic motorcycles at the Classic TT races from 2020. The first auction is scheduled to take place…

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Think of British two-stroke proprietary motorcycles engines, and one instantly recalls the once ubiquitous Villiers brand. But there were others, including the British Anzani twin cylinder units. Words: Richard Rosenthal Photograph: Mortons Archive A brief summary of the sporting, financial, manufacturing and business restructuring leading to the launch of the British Anzani two-stroke twin cylinder…

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