Sam Hewitt

  • TCX Lady Blend WP in brown

    TCX Lady Blend WP in brown

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    These vintage look lace-up ankle boots have a casual style and are made with full grain leather which is waterproof. The ankle, toe and heel has reinforcement and there’s a leather shift pad. They have an anatomic footbed and the rubber sole is high wear-resistant. They were comfortable straight away and I have not had…

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  • Morgan racing at Brands

    Morgan racing at Brands

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    Surprisingly, after 85 years in existence, this year, on August 24, marked the Vintage Sports Car Club’s first visit to Brands Hatch. The four-wheelers of all ages, marques and capacities were joined by six Morgan three-wheelers, all at least 90 years old, but patently wearing well. While not troubling the leaders, they had their own…

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  • More than the sum of ITS parts

    More than the sum of ITS parts

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    Sometimes a specification sheet can give the totally wrong impression of a bike. The MV Agusta 350S might just be the best example of such a phenomenon… Words: PHIL TURNER Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN The early 1970s was a difficult time for MV Agusta. Not least because in the January of 1971, while accompanying the President…

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  • Knock-out Yamaha

    Knock-out Yamaha

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    I really appreciated the letter from Nigel Megson regarding the great article by Andy Westlake on my Greeves 197cc Scottish in the September 2019 issue of The Classic MotorCycle. In answer to his question concerning my ride in the 1971 ISDT, it was cut very short on the Tuesday afternoon. The small 18in front wheel…

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  • Robin Rhind-Tutt 1941-2019

    Robin Rhind-Tutt 1941-2019

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    Off-road sport lost one its great innovators when ‘Robbie’ Rhind-Tutt, the man whose Wasp three wheelers monopolised the sidecar motocross world during the 1970s, died on September 12. After leaving school in 1956, Robbie was an apprentice at the Boscombe Down experimental site and it was here he got his first taste of motorcycle sport…

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  • When exotic fuels made horses

    When exotic fuels made horses

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    Santa Pod looked back once more with a truly impressive cavalcade of bikes for the annual Dragstalgia earlier this summer. A decade before the Dragfests brought the sport to this country, George Brown had rescued a written off Vincent to build his ‘Nero’ special. Successful in sprints and hill climbs, Chris Illman had the bike…

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  • Stafford auction proves timely

    Stafford auction proves timely

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    Stand-out lots at October’s Stafford auction look to be projects, with a 680 Brough Superior – sporting some unusual tank-top art – top of the bill. While a ‘timely’ late addition from one of racing’s icons will also cause huge interest at the Bonhams event over the weekend of October 19-20. Of the machines, a…

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  • Dunlop’s rare racer at Stafford

    Dunlop’s rare racer at Stafford

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    A beautiful restored Kreidler, owned and raced by Robert Dunlop, is set to be one of the highlights at the upcoming Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show. The German-built 50cc bike will be proudly displayed alongside thousands of fascinating machines at the event at Staffordshire County Showground from October 19-20. The Kreidler currently glistens in a striking…

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  • A touring Triumph

    A touring Triumph

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    Intrepid motorcycle tourist Ida Crow and two companions take a European jaunt on their TR5 Trophies. Words: ADAM REARPhotographs: MOTONS MEDIA ARCHIVE At first glance, the photograph asks more questions than it answers, with a particularly intriguing scene taking place. In the foreground, a 1951 Triumph TR5 Trophy can be seen fitted with some rather…

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  • November issue out now!

    November issue out now!

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    The brand new November 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. Drawing on an archive stretching back to 1903, The Classic MotorCycle provides an unparalleled insight into more than a century of…

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