Sam Hewitt

Norton Navigator

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Sam Hewitt

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24th October 2018

This full-dress, flawed but fun 350cc light twin was your tester’s first motorcycle – a very long time ago! Words: STEVE WILSON Photographs: JONATHAN FLEETWOOD If I had one distinction during my student life at Oxford, it was in 1963, persuading the uni film society to show the still-banned 1954 movie ‘The Wild One’ –…
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Triumph Special – Dream machine

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Sam Hewitt

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21st October 2018

This special build is the result of lots of hard work and determination, the result being a stunning creation. Words: CHELSEA BORCHERT Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN Many people have asked me “Why one of these?” Surely, you only have to look at it to understand. I fell in love with the Rickman Metisse look and story…
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Douglas Mark V – A real gem

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Sam Hewitt

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18th October 2018

While the herds went one way, with formulaic designs, Douglas went in another direction completely, with a quirky flat-twin. It worked well, too. Words: ANDY WESTLAKE Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN The famous motorcycle scribe, the late Jeff Clew, once said: “There’s something special about just sitting on a mark Douglas. I swear that if I was led…
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Sam’s V-fours at Stafford

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Sam Hewitt

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15th October 2018

Courtesy of the Sammy Miller Museum, two fabulous V-four two-strokes will be at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show at Stafford over October 13/14, on the Footman James stand. The V-four Villa was built by Walter and Francesco Villa, though the FIM’s late 1969 eligibility changes ruled it out, while the V-four 350cc Jawa was reckoned…
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Eurojumble a hit

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Sam Hewitt

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12th October 2018

Thousands of visitors from across the UK and beyond basked in the sunshine after flocking to Netley Marsh on Friday, August 31 to Saturday, September 1 to enjoy two days of the Carole Nash Eurojumble, the UK’s largest bike autojumble. The Carole Nash Eurojumble, celebrating its 25th year, proved another successful event for traders, with…
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Museum Live coming soon

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Sam Hewitt

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8th October 2018

Visitors to The National Motorcycle Museum’s fifth annual free open day will be welcome to view the museum collection free of charge on Saturday, October 27. There will also be a host of other free attractions including the ‘stars on stage’ feature and a large, indoor autojumble and trade area. The museum’s 2018 raffle to…
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November 2018

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Sam Hewitt

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5th October 2018

Archive photograph News Letters West Kent Run Douglas Mk.V Subscribe and save Rickman Triumph Metisse Bressurie GP Morini and Velocette ‘swap’ Norton Navigator Classic TT/Duke Velocette James Pineapple Ivor Gilson profile BSA A10 in Scotland Closer look – 1953 Motorcycle Show Men who mattered – Reg Armstrong Triumph 3TA/5TA rebuild Roy Poynting column Jerry Thurston…
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Editor’s welcome

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Sam Hewitt

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5th October 2018

My cousin Pete came over from Australia to ride with dad and I in Ireland for the ‘National’, which necessitates a whole, horrid, long van journey, during which of course we talk about all sorts, though often back to motorbikes. I invariably say: “I’d quite like one of them” about pretty much anything motorcycling, as…
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Bennetts launch new classic insurance

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Sam Hewitt

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24th September 2018

Motorcycle specialist Bennetts has launched insurance for classic bikes!
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Single owner collection to star at the Palace

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Sam Hewitt

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18th September 2018

Sometimes pure gold appears on the auction scene Fancy something spectacular in your garage or possibly front room given the condition and desirability of the motorcycles in this collection? If so then you really do need to be along to the Alexandra Palace in London this coming weekend for the Bonhams Auction during the ‘Ally…
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