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1937 TT On Junior race day Frith couldn’t stay with his team-mate as the flying Scot Guthrie powered his Norton around the Mountain circuit setting a new 350cc lap record of 85.18mph on lap five. Frith gamely chased him, equalling Guthrie’s new lap record on the last circuit. Crasher White completed the Norton sweep in…

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Moto Guzzi V8 racers at Museum Moto Guzzi’s V8 GP racer may not have won a race, but it remains one of the technological wonders of 1950s Grand Prix racing. The iconic classic 1957 V8 Moto Guzzi, accompanied by a 1950 Bicilindrical Moto Guzzi, are back in the UK and will be on display at…

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Trike replica created The team spent a year conducting research on and reverse engineering the early electric vehicle, until it was brought back to life. This affords the whole world the opportunity to experience the automotive locomotion options available 130 years ago. The basis used by Ayrton and Perry was the Starley tricycle, which had…

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After practice it was clear the race would be between the BMWs of Florian Camathias and Max Deubel with Vincent a possible third, which was exactly how the race unfolded until Camathias hit the grass bank through Kerroomooar on lap two, handing the race to the German Deubel with Vincent second. Then Deubel’s engine seized…

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The Classic MotorCycle on sale now! In this month's issue, James Robinson gets up close with an immaculate Triumph 3TA, an affordable and rewarding classic, Alan Cathcart tells the tale of AJS's elegant inline four, which was ahead of its time but ran out of time, plus a focus on a reader's restoration of a…

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1912 motorcycle image May 1912 The MCC’s Member’s Hill Climb was held on a specially chosen hill nestled on the Chiltern range, with plenty of trees offering shade from the hot sun of a super early summer’s day. The hill was only revealed to competitors at the last minute; the climb rises instantly from level…

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1923/25 Indian ohv eight-valve racer The bikes were collected by the late Arthur Francis Parker Jnr, always known as Bill. The family were the proprietors of Parkers Motor Garage, which was a major garage which specialised in the sale of Indian motorcycles. Machines include a rare 1916 Indian Featherweight Model K2 250cc single, bought by…

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Vincent Series C Rapide, with just 67,000 miles from new Former motor trader Banks retired to Spain in 1978 but soon started another business – this time in boat maintenance. It was sufficiently successful to fund his passion for collecting and restoring motorcycles (for use rather than show), some of which he is now selling…

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Available at all good newsagents Features this month include ‘Time capsule Triumph’, a genuine works Triumph racer, which had been stored in a loft since 1932, Norton 500cc Dominator restoration guide, Villiers’ last stand, where Richard Rosenthal attempts to unravel the mysteries behind the company’s engine codes and part one of our service and maintenance…

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