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Recently a friend and I have been looking for information on the scrambles (motocross) at Brands Hatch. Today, I got round to opening the September 2019 issue of The Classic Motorcycle and, surprise, surprise, was an article on the Motocross des Nations, including Brands Hatch in 1949. What I am looking for in particular are…

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A friend and I would like to ride our BSAs around some parts of the 1954 ISDT that was based in Llandrindod Wells as part of our ‘bucket list’ of things we want to do. Unfortunately, we don’t have any proper route details to follow. There are details on internet sites but they aren’t really…

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I enjoyed the ‘Men who mattered’ piece in the November 2019 issue, regarding H G Tyrell Smith. One small fact missing from the article was that Tyrell competed in the first 1930 Pioneer Run (copy of programme attached) as rider number 37, competing on a 1912 499cc Rudge; appropriate given that he was a Rudge…

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I note with interest your feature on the BSA Dandy (TCM, August 2019) and the points issue. Working for a BSA dealer in Nottinghamshire, a Dandy was not giving the service expected, and it was noted the timing side bearing was a sealed dry bearing, with the oil seal between the bearing and flywheel. This…

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I read with interest the article on the Douglas 350cc Mark III Sports in The Classic MotorCycle, September 2019. Although I do not know of the whereabouts of the bike featured in the piece (JYT 147) I thought you might like to see a similar machine (32 AEV). At the time the bike was owned…

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For the last few months I have meant to email you regarding your article about Police Triumphs (The Classic MotorCycle, April 2019), in particular ELA-registered Saints. My brother Nick and I bought two of them in 1980 from an East London dealer (Romford Road, Forest Gate?) specifically to take on tour around South America. We…

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I am writing reference the article on the machine above in your September 2019 issue. I have no information concerning the machine as a whole, but my attention was immediately drawn by two unusual features on the engine. I own a 1909 Lincoln Elk and, as you will see from the attached photograph, it has…

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Well, not quite my machine but on opening my October 2019 copy of The Classic MotorCycle, I was amazed to see a 1972 Daytona looking just like mine – almost. I was aware of most of the detail about how the T100 became the Daytona, but you filled in a few more for me. I…

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I really appreciated the letter from Nigel Megson regarding the great article by Andy Westlake on my Greeves 197cc Scottish in the September 2019 issue of The Classic MotorCycle. In answer to his question concerning my ride in the 1971 ISDT, it was cut very short on the Tuesday afternoon. The small 18in front wheel…

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I was very interested in your Egli-Vincents article, and the heading ‘The same but different’ was appropriate. It is also appropriate to my Egli-Vincents as I have a single (Egli-Vincent Comet Special) and a twin (Egli-Vincent Godet Sport GT) and my two are also very different from Jeff Vallat’s. Both are out and out touring…

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