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Category: Letters

What might have been

28th July 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters

Looking through the magazines at the local shop, I spotted the ‘Supreme Sunbeam’ picture on the cover of the July issue of The Classic MotorCycle, which I immediately purchased. At school in North London in

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Cycle attachments affection

1st July 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters

I enjoyed the article ‘Battle of the Bugs’ in the April edition of TCM. I have long thought that the magazine ought to devote a little space to cycle attachments, as I feel sure some

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Falling Comets

30th June 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters

With reference to the Vincent Meteors feature in the May 2020 issue. As a Vincent Series C Comet rider for over 50 years, I quite agree with James Robinson that the Comet does feel like

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Feeling the pressure

28th June 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters

With reference to the article by Richard Rosenthal on Suzuki 50cc racing motorycles, in the June 2020 issue, I attach a photograph taken in the paddock at the TT in 1962. It show the Suzuki

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Credit for Billy Jones

26th June 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters

Hope you’re well in these ‘interesting’ times. What a pity we can’t all be out enjoying this lovely spring weather on our bikes, but it’s a sacrifice we have to make. What we are grateful

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Colin Seeley remembered

3rd June 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters

Motorcycle sport has recently lost three of its champions from a golden age of motorcycle racing – legendary road racer and five-times world champion Geoff Duke; Les Archer, the first-ever European (nowadays world) motocross champion

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Harley reminiscences

2nd June 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters

Two items in recent copies of The Classic MotorCycle have prompted me to drop you a line; one is the article about the Harley-Davidson VL published in April 2020 and the second your request in

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Nothing changes at H-D

31st May 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters

The Harley-Davidson VL feature ‘If at First’ (March 2020), I found very interesting as it seems Harley carry on in the same vein; I will explain. It was 2007 when I purchased a new Harley

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Historic Beesa

29th May 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters

When looking at the article about George Beale joining Charterhouse Auctioneers (May 2020) I noticed the registration number of the Gold Star in the photograph, and it rang a bell. After a bit of digging

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Beware of light fingers…

29th April 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters

I am always interested to read the very interesting articles in The Classic MotorCycle and Rachael Clegg’s ‘Teenage Dreams’ story about John Weeden’s 1966 BSA Mk.II Spitfire (March 2020) brought back many happy memories for

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