Sam Hewitt

Post Office Bantams

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Sam Hewitt

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10th May 2019

I read the April 2019 edition of The Classic MotorCycle with interest, particularly the article about the Post Office Bantam. I started as a Post Office Telegram boy in 1966 and after a brief spell delivering telegrams on a push bike, I passed my driving test and progressed on to riding Bantams. In those days…
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JUNE 2019

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd May 2019

Contents: Archive photograph 6 News 8 Pioneer Run 12 Letters 16 Subscribe and save 22 BSA Gold Star 24 DJ Rally 32 Gilera B300 34 Triumph special 40 Velocette KSS 46 Tom Arter story – part two 52 Speedway show 58 ISDT Triumphs 60 Closer look – military lightweights 66 Mick Ofield interview 72 Men…
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Nigel Rollason

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd May 2019

Winner of the 1971 Senior Manx GP Nigel Rollason passed away on February 6, 2019. Born in 1948, Nigel started his on-road motorcycling charging around Sutton Coldfield on a 750cc BSA V-twin sidecar outfit, going on to the Manx win and riding BSAs to much success in production races. He then went on to race…
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Enfield details sought

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd May 2019

This early Royal Enfield was acquired by Vintage and Veteran (www.vinandvet.eu) in late 2017, in a complete, unrestored, but original condition. The bike was missing a carburettor and basically needed control levers, cables and oil pipes. It was sold as a 1903 bike, mainly because it was similar to the only other known pioneer Royal…
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ASI Motoshow’s 18th year

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd May 2019

The ASI MotoShow takes place on May 24-26 at the Ricardo Paletti circuit in Varano, Parma. The event is open to motorcycles built before 1997 and attracts a fabulous, diverse entry, from single-geared pioneer era machines to screaming early 1990s two-stroke racers. Now in its 18th year, around 750 participating motorcycles are anticipated. Public admission…
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Dominating proceedings

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd May 2019

The first of ELK Promotions’ shows for 2019 took place on March 31, at the familiar South of England Showground venue in Ardingly, Sussex. The theme for this event was ‘70 years of the Norton Dominator.’ That may have been the main focus, but the familiar Norton tank script seemed to be everywhere, with numerous…
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What Chelsea did next

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd May 2019

Late last year, we featured an article on a lady who’d built her own motorcycle. Time for a catch up… Regular readers may remember my story from November 2018’s issue of The Classic MotorCycle about my Wasp-framed Rickman Metisse-style motorcycle build. This account was, of course, only the beginning. One year on, I can report…
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Appearances can be deceptive

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd May 2019

Three big V-twins, featuring plated petrol tanks and even at a glance a fine specification, with speedometers and lighting sets apparent. Brough Superiors, right? Wrong… At a glance – and to be fair, even a reasonably sustained look – for all intents and purposes, this is a trio of Brough Superiors, posed together at the…
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Island Racer 2019 – The go-to guide for this year’s TT action

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Sam Hewitt

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1st May 2019

Discover 148 pages of incredible TT action in the upcoming Island Racer 2019 edition, on sale from May 16, 2019.
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Island Racer 2019 – The go-to guide for this year’s TT action

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Sam Hewitt

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1st May 2019

Discover 148 pages of incredible TT action in the upcoming Island Racer 2019 edition, on sale from May 16, 2019.
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