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  • The future starts here

    The future starts here

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    Sam Hewitt

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      Although beaten to the honour of creating America’s first four-cylinder motorcycle by the Pierce Four introduced in 1909, when Scottish-born brothers William G and Thomas W Henderson founded the Henderson Motorcycle Co. in Detroit, Michigan in 1911, their aim was to manufacture a luxurious, reliable four-cylinder machine that was substantially better than anything else…

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  • Rare Lightning up for grabs

    Rare Lightning up for grabs

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Vincent Black Lightnings are rare, with under 30 made and land speed record-breaking ones are even rarer. Which makes Bonhams offering the ex-Tony McAlpine/Jack Ehret Australian history maker a special occasion. It’ll come to auction in Las Vegas on January 25, 2018. Details at www.bonhams.com Read more News and Features in the November issue of…

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  • Broughs at the NMM

    Broughs at the NMM

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    Sam Hewitt

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    On September 13, the National Motorcycle Museum played host to what is believed to potentially be the biggest collection of Brough motorcycles brought together since the factory closed its doors. Seven of the Nottingham-built machines were united, which represents all bar one of those in the UK, with it reckoned there are 14 extant worldwide.…

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  • Kiwi Aaron Slight brings the sun to a packed Stafford Classic Bike Show

    Kiwi Aaron Slight brings the sun to a packed Stafford Classic Bike Show

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    Sam Hewitt

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    EX-WORLD Superbike star Aaron Slight showed that he really is ‘The People’s Champion’ as thousands of visitors packed into the huge annual event to meet their hero and take advantage of the autumn sun. Compere Steve Plater spoke to Slight about his career, life as a WSB rider and teased out some entertaining stories during…

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  • Divine intervention

    Divine intervention

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    Sam Hewitt

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      It is a fact of life motorcycles deteriorate when stored, it doesn’t matter how good the storage facility is, the environment will have an effect on the various surfaces. Aluminium will dull, paintwork likewise, tyres deflate, grips perish and so on. If you don’t believe me, just ask any museum curator, from the National…

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  • Celebrating 50 years of the Commando

    Celebrating 50 years of the Commando

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    Sam Hewitt

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    It is 50 years since the launch of the Norton Commando at The Earls Court Show in 1967, and so, at Ardingly on Sunday, October 29, at the suggestion of Surrey NOC, the anniversary is to be celebrated. Norton guru Peter Williams is guest of honour, and motorcycles to appear include his innovative original 1973…

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  • Exciting addition to Yorkshire sale

    Exciting addition to Yorkshire sale

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    Sam Hewitt

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    An interesting machine in Dee, Atkinson & Harrison’s sale on November 4, is a 1960 350cc Manx Norton, which was ridden by Bill Beevers in the 1960 Junior TT. It was then bought by the current vendor in 1966, who then finished a remarkable 21 Manx GPs on it, plus two DNFs, as well as…

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  • Stafford spotlight on Slight

    Stafford spotlight on Slight

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Aaron Slight, the flamboyant Kiwi World Superbike star, will be guest of honour at The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at Stafford County Showground, over October 14/15. Slight’s name will be familiar to many, mainly as he was from the era when world Superbike racing was on terrestrial TV and with Carl Fogarty support running high,…

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  • Making its case

    Making its case

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Nestling by the river which gives the town its name, Bradford-on-Avon is perhaps not the kind of place you would expect to find a motorcycle factory, but it was here in the 1960s one of the UK’s best but now largely forgotten twins, the Royal Enfield Interceptor, was manufactured. Our test bike is a Mark…

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  • Editor’s welcome

    Editor’s welcome

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    Sam Hewitt

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    This month has involved lots of miles on several different motorcycles, once again underlining that, for me, diversity is the spice of life. From my annual jaunt to the Irish rally, to a couple of club runs, as well as shows and visits, it has been a fairly frantic spell, where, as always happens, I…

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