Features

Bonhams MPH to sponsor Stratford Autojumble

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Sam Hewitt

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9th August 2019

Stratford Autojumble is proud to have Bonhams MPH as sponsor for the September event, which takes place at the centre ring at Stratford Racecourse on Sunday 15th.
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Two-wheeled delivery during the returning Olympic Games

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Sam Hewitt

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4th August 2019

Motorcycle couriers atop new Douglases, delivering press photographs and doing it in style. Words: Adam Rear Photograph: MORTONS MEDIA ARCHIVE
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Regal riding

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Sam Hewitt

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1st August 2019

From September 1959, a royal experience of motorcycling. Photograph:MORTONS ARCHIVE Prince Michael of Kent, then aged 17, poses on a
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The spark of the matter

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Sam Hewitt

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1st August 2019

Flywheel magnetos can be a boon – but they also reduce sane adults to tears. While poor set-up and condition
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You were asking

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Sam Hewitt

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1st August 2019

Your queries resolved with Richard Rosenthal Vale-Onslow scrambles barrel and Herman Meier While clearing a late uncle’s workshop and sheds
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You were asking

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Sam Hewitt

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29th July 2019

Your queries resolved with Richard Rosenthal Setting the record straight You may recall some years ago a correspondence about the
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Rebuild | Triumph unit twin: Measuring up

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Sam Hewitt

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28th July 2019

As progress continues, it’s apparent there are different ways to measure things and some misplaced components make a reappearance. Words:
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Women who mattered: LOUIE McCLEAN

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Sam Hewitt

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28th July 2019

Everybody’s favourite and a wonderful rider, Mrs Louie McLean is no longer with us. When the trials rider who rose
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A brief chat with… Dave Smith

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Sam Hewitt

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27th July 2019

Unlike comic book superheroes with questionable outfits for their alter egos, when Dave Smith dons a waxed cotton jacket he
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Making something special

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Sam Hewitt

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27th July 2019

Many enthusiasts have built attractive ‘specials’ using motorcycle components from various sources, while a similar number have failed, making dangerous,
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