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Domiracer fired up Chris's bike is as near as anyone will get to the rare racing machine, as the project was wound up shortly after the original bike finished third in the 1961 Senior TT behind Mike Hailwood and Bob McIntyre who were on highly tuned race-bred Manx Nortons. The original Domiracer, developed from the…

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Gates open at Bristol! The 33rd Carole Nash Bristol Classic Motorcycle Show runs today and tomorrow (February 16-17) at the Royal Bath & West Showground and promises to be a weekend of growling precision-made engines, lively debate about motorcycling days gone by and appreciation for some of Britain’s finest bikes. The queues at the pedestrian…

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Setting up in readiness for weekend show Labelled the 'Bristol' Show as a tribute to the Show's origins, it's actually held 25 miles down the road at Shepton Mallet, Somerset… The Bristol Show is the third largest classic show in the UK and probably the most popular for those who want to soak up the…

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With various routes, the trial catered for a number of classes with the ‘over-50s’ (riders, rather than bikes) and Pre-67/twinshock both attracting good entries, although the trial was a relatively local event. The pre-67 bikes were an interesting mix of the Spanish two-strokes that revolutionised trials in the sixties and the once obsolete British lightweights.…

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“Regulations governing the visibility of number plates have just been made by the Ministry of Transport. While this means that the pile of Acts and Regulations becomes a fraction higher – goodness knows how many laws and regulations now affect the motorist – the new regulations are essentially sound. In the past the regulations rather…

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Joey Dunlop Following improvements to the IoM Mountain Course used for the annual TT races organisers have just stated they expect new lap records at the 1988 meeting. Current fastest riders detailed in the organiser’s press release issued on March 2 1 Joey Dunlop, 500cc Honda (above), 118.48mph, 1984 Senior 2 Rob McElnea, 500cc Suzuki,…

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March issue of TCM on sale now! This month's contents includes: • Ed's intro • News    • Newark CBG Winter Show    • Barcelona Museum    • Subscribe and save    • Letters   • Nubo Motors    • Men who mattered – Laurence Hartley   • Jerry Thurston column    • Dave Degens interview    Dave Degens was one of the…

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All the machines arrived late at the hastily organised Brooklands test centre due to hold-ups on the railways. The tests included lapping the Brooklands outer circuit at an average speed of 30mph over a non-stop 50 mile blast followed by making an immediate ascent of the test hill. Among the accessories and aftermarket equipment on…

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Annual Dragon Valley Why ride hundreds of miles on treacherous roads astride lightweights, heavyweights, outfits and even mopeds to camp in sub-zero temperatures in Wales? Organising Conway Club secretary Laurence Irving had the answer; a bowl of soup and a tin badge, of course. Gates for early arrivals opened at 4pm on Friday and by…

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