Sam Hewitt
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Lansdowne for 2017
Once again in 2017, The Classic MotorCycle will be supporting the Lansdowne Classic Series, which features a six-round calendar. The first event was held over Easter weekend – report to follow – while from there it’s Donington on May 6/7; Cadwell Park, June 3/4; Castle Combe, July 8/9; Donington, August 4/6 (for the classic motorcycle…
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High riders
Three motorcyclists reach dizzy heights after much correspondence in the Press. In the April 2, 1931, issue of The Motor Cycle a letter was published, undersigned by three men – P Gjersten, A Peebles and J Byrne. In it they said: “Our attention has been drawn to an advertisement in the Overseas Daily Mail of…
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Book Review: Where BSAs Dare! BSA’s 1952 ISDT Golds and Maudes Trophy
Author: Norman Vanhouse – with updates by Graham Vanhouse C.Eng., F.I.Mech.E. Foreword by: Jeff Smith MBE. Published by: Panther Publishing Ltd, 10 Limes Avenue, High Wycombe, Bucks HP11 1DP Tel.: 01494 534778. E-mail: [email protected] www.panther-publishing.com Softbound, 170mm x 235mm, 188 pages, over 70 photographs and illustrations ISBN 978-1-909213-21-0 £14.95. The Maudes Trophy, a very substantial…
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Editor’s welcome
Often, it’s the little things, the details, that fascinate me. For instance, looking back over the pictures of the NSU Special Max I rode at the end of last summer, in preparation for this issue, I realised that one of the things that appealed to me about the motorcycle, was the stylised ignition key. That…
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June 2017
[su_note note_color=”#c0142b” text_color=”#ffffff”]Current issue: June 2017 – Next issue: July 2017 – On sale: June 2, 2017[/su_note] Archive photograph… 6 News……………………….. 8 Letters………………….. 14 BSA A10 Golden Flash 18 NSU Special Max……. 26 Subscribe and save. 32 Motonero Guzzi…….. 34 Triumph 21……………. 42 Connaught-Blackburne 48 Velocette Valiant…… 54 Glass plates – 1923 inter-varsity challenge 59 Triumph Bonneville…
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Extra special
FROM OUR ARCHIVES If ecomonic constraints had not been such a dominant factor at Hall Green, this very special KSS could have been released under the Velocette name in the 1950s. This one-of-a-kind example was built in period, making it all the more remarkable. Words: ANDY WESTLAKE Photography: TERRY JOSLIN If you’re a connoisseur of…
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IN THE JUNE 2017 ISSUE – on sale now!
Surtees celebration The next edition of The Classic MotorCycle, the June 2017 number, has an additional FREE 32-page supplement celebrating the life and time of John Surtees. The only man to win the blue riband race series on two and four wheels, Surtees’s name is synonymous with red racing machinery; first the MV Agusta grand…
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In the beginning
Though modern multi-cylinder, multi-valve, electronically controlled motorcycle combustion engines are far in advance of pioneer units, they can all be traced back through their development stages precisely to 1895. Words: RICHARD ROSENTHAL Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN Engine design is now added to these technical columns in the form of an occasional series interposed with the usual…
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You were asking: Owen Bridcutt
Researching Raleigh history from a cycling perspective, I discovered the name of Owen Bridcutt, working, I believe, in a sales capacity. By chance, I found an Owen Bridcutt raced a Dunelt in the IoM TT races. Is this one and the same person? Ian Walton, email. Sorry for the long delay in replying Ian, but…
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The right connections
The merest mention of wiring and electricity strikes fear into the hearts of many enthusiasts. It’s simple, say the experts… so we used an expert! Words: Tim Britton Photographs: Steve Parrish On the face of it, wiring is a fairly simple procedure on a British motorcycle, there aren’t that many components involved in the typical…
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