Sam Hewitt

May 2019

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Sam Hewitt

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9th April 2019

Archive photograph 6 News 8 Talmag Trophy Trial 12 Letters 16 Subscribe and save 20 Triumph Bonneville 22 Bristol show 30 Mi-Val 200TV 32 Tom Arter story – part one 38 BSA A65 on tour 44 Velocette LE 50 Early tricycles 56 ISDT collection 60 Closer look – 1959 SSDT 66 Colin Washbourne interview 72…
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BRAND NEW STRATFORD AUTOJUMBLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

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Sam Hewitt

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20th March 2019

May 12 and September 15 are the dates for your diary to browse for bits and bobs – or maybe bolts and belts –for your unfinished automotive project.
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RIDING YOUR CLASSIC BIKE ABROAD AFTER BREXIT

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Sam Hewitt

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5th March 2019

You might be concerned about what will be different if the UK should leave the EU on 29 March.
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Tiernan’s charity offering

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Sam Hewitt

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4th January 2019

With proceeds going to the East Anglian Air Ambulance, that’s another good reason to invest £10 (UK, including postage) in the annual Andy Tiernan Classics calendar, which is, as ever, beautifully illustrated by Mike Harbar. Go to www.andybuysbikes.com for details. Read more in the January issue of TCM – on sale now!
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Plaque for McCandless

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Sam Hewitt

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1st January 2019

Read more in the January issue of TCM – on sale now!
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A very naughty boy

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Sam Hewitt

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30th December 2018

The Oxford Dictionary is uncompromising. You and I might think of a ‘scamp’ as a lovable rogue, a mischievous little tyke, but the OED defines the word as “rascal, good-for-nothing,” and if it’s a verb, as “to do work negligently.” So as an unfortunate choice of name for a new two-wheeler, it’s right up…
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Patrick retires

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Sam Hewitt

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28th December 2018

After 12 years as a much relied upon volunteer, Patrick Failes (81), recently retired from the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum. A dinner was arranged for Patrick with Sammy and Rosemary Miller and Patrick’s colleagues and friends from the museum. After 12 years supporting the museum, Patrick will be much missed. His knowledge of motorcycles and…
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Apply for the DJ

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd December 2018

Entries are open for the 2019 commemorative regularity rally which celebrates the 106th anniversary of the staging of the motorcycle road race between Durban and Johannesburg that was staged annually between 1913 and 1936. Motorcycles are therefore limited to those manufactured before the end of December 1936. This regularity rally has attracted fields of…
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Proper job

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Sam Hewitt

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20th December 2018

Edward Turner was probably the best-known personality in the British motorcycle industry, but that didn’t mean he had an unblemished record. He made his name with the Ariel Square Four, but the model which endured until the late-1950s owed little to his original concept except its cylinder arrangement. And while ET’s prewar Speed Twin…
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Winter classic

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Sam Hewitt

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15th December 2018

The Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic, being held at Newark showground on January 5/6, welcomes American ex-racer Freddie Spencer as guest of honour. He’ll be interviewed on stage by ex-TT winner Steve Plater. There’ll be a whole raft of classics on display, owners’ clubs and a sprawling autojumble. Read more in the…
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