Sam Hewitt
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Triumph TR6
What’s the ideal old motorcycle? Of course, everyone has their opinion – but Triumph’s TR6 makes a strong case for the crown. Words: James Robinson Photographs: Gary Chapman Famous name – check. Good looks – check. All-round capability – check. Reasonably priced – check. The Triumph TR6 has a lot going for it, as exampled…
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Busy day at the museum
Another packed day at the National Motorcyle Museum’s now-annual extravaganza. The National Motorcycle Museum has clearly hit on a winning formula with its annual, early November open day, as evidenced by the fact that by 8am on the morning of the day before the day we all ‘remember, remember’, the car parks were already filling…
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BSA Gold Star
This 1954 Gold Star rigid-frame competition offering takes us back to a period when trials was a very different sport. It’s now found a home on the road. Words: Andy Westlake Photographs: Gary Chapman Weighing in at over 300lb and with no rear suspension, it’s difficult to comprehend that in the early 1950s this Gold…
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RESULTS ANNOUNCED FOR NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM’S BSA GOLDSTAR RAFFLE
Road race stars Freddie Spencer, Peter Hickman and Maria Costello did the honours for the National Motorcycle Museum’s summer raffle to win a 1960 BSA DBD34 Goldstar 500cc motorcycle. The draw was made at the venue’s Museum LIVE open day on Saturday, November 4. 1st Prize – 1960 BSA 500cc DBD34 Goldstar motorcycle. Winner –…
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Motorcycle museum can be ideal Santa’s helper…
With the big day looming large, anyone looking for that hard-to-find Christmas gift for the motorcyclist in their family could find the ideal thing thanks to our friends at the National Motorcycle Museum. The Birmingham venue has now updated its Museum Legends online retail shop and it boasts lots of classic motorcycling related items as…
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Steam ahead in Kent
The Offham Steam Rally is one of those delightful events that’s almost under the radar. Held on the same Sunday every year (in 2017, October 22) with minimal notice, it simply happens. Every year the village green of this traditional Kent village all but disappears beneath a gathering of internal combustion engine powered vehicles in…
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Sunbeam Model 90
There are certain models that define an era. From the 1920s the ‘Bullnose’ Sunbeam Model 90 is one. Words: James Robinson Photographs: Gary Chapman/James Robinson The Sunbeam Model 90 has always been, so far as I’m concerned, one of the vintage motorcycles in a select band of the crème de la crème of pre-1931 offerings.…
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Sledmore sale
Bernard ‘Ben’ Noble on his Manx Norton, which will now be displayed in the Isle of Man, the place where it raced, by Ben, for year after year.Dee, Atkinson & Harrison had another successful Classic Car and Motorcycle auction at Sledmere House, East Yorkshire, on November 4. The venue was packed with potential bidders and…
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Editor’s welcome
We had an interesting day out at the National Motorcycle Museum’s open day (see page 12), where we took a stand and basically spent the whole day chatting motorcycles with a wonderfully diverse group of people. On our stand we had two motorcycles – a 1963 TR6 Trophy Triumph and the NMM’s Model 90 Sunbeam,…
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Halloween bonfire burn-up
With the start of housing development on the site possibly imminent, a decision is expected soon regarding future race events at Shakespeare County Raceway. The drag strip, near Stratford-upon-Avon, wrapped up its 2017 season with the Halloween Party and Bonfire Burn-up, on October 28/29. The National Sprint Association (Southern Section) also closed its race season…
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