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Your queries resolved with Richard Rosenthal Rudge on the Gold Coast (Ghana) Allan Wade emailed a reminder of days long ago with this picture. The photo, belonging to Melody Appleton, shows her grandfather posing in the African bush on his pioneer motorcycle. Can anyone identify it please? Melody has kindly furnished more details of her…

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Your queries resolved with Richard Rosenthal Name that scooter I’m busy cataloguing and captioning what I can of my late uncle’s photograph collection for our family archive. He attended many classic motorcycle events until about 10 years ago. Many machines we have identified with the event programmes he bought, but this one is undated, unknown…

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Progress is being made and there is an end goal in sight, even a plan to get there… Words and photographs: Tim Britton I know I’m not alone in hitting obstacles when putting a motorcycle together, and choosing to assemble a pile of largely unrelated parts maybe wasn’t the best idea in the world, but…

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Though he wasn’t one of the superstar names, for nearly 20 years, Rob Fitton, a true privateer and hobbyist racer, was a fixture on the continental circus. Born Edwin Robin Fitton in West Yorkshire, on April 5, 1928, he went to school at Aireborough, just north of Leeds. From there it was to the local…

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The British motorcycle industry consisted of many talented and creative people, even at the end, but, sadly, little resource to capitalise on the talent. Words: Tim Britton Photographs: Mick Ofield collection While the industry floundered to its end in the 1970s and the press was filled with the politics of it all, there were still…

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By the end of the First World War, motorcycles had become vital military equipment. While most were lusty singles or V-twins, odd lightweights were pressed into service. This feature enters tiddler territory, to look at some of the under 125cc machines signed up later. Words: Richard Rosenthal Photographs: Mortons Archive It’s 1943. An aircraft can…

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