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Scrambled egg
With the American market ever-more popular, BSA’s A65 responded well to its street scrambler makeover. Words: Phil Turner Photographs: Gary Chapman By the mid-1960s most of the major manufacturers’ ranges were heavily influenced by what the lucrative American market wanted – and what it wanted was street scramblers. Triumph had the T100C, TR6C and T120C;…
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Still turning left
A bike weighing considerably less than 200lb but having at least 45 brake horses sounds a recipe for an interesting ride. When the bike has no gears and no brakes and is ridden round a tight oval on a loose surface, the whole experience becomes… well…character building! That’s speedway in a nutshell and its enduring…
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Going for Gold
The BSA Gold Star has been part of motorcycling folklore for the past eight decades, and at this year’s Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show the ‘Goldie’ will be celebrated in the Restoration Theatre. Expert hints and tips on all things restoration and maintenance will be on offer once again at the Carole Nash-sponsored Stafford…
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Velo and Vincent to headline Stafford sale
Headliners at Bonhams’ sale include an ex-works Velocette, a rare Vincent twin, barn finds and crated 1990s superbikes, together with a plethora of affordable classics for every taste and budget. The sale’s leading lot is a double-overhead cam Velocette works racing motorcycle (£120,000-150,000) as raced by Freddie Frith in 1949 to win the 350cc class…
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Muriel’s motorcycle at Stafford
One of the highlight for visitors to the Stafford Show, over April 22-23, will be the opportunity to see ‘The Blue Devil,’ Muriel Hind’s famous V-twin Rex. Having been domiciled on the Isle of Man for decades, featuring in the Murray Museum, the Rex returns to the mainland and will be on the Mortons stand,…
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70+ classics at April auction
Cheffins has more than 70 classic motorcycles coming into the Cambridge Vintage Sale on April 22. Included is a description 1951 Triumph 6T Thunderbird Bonneville Salt Flats Land Speed Racer which holds the national record in the 650cc M-VG Class held at the 2008 International Speed Trials at Bonneville. Other highlights include a lovely 1938…
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TCM’s tribute to legend Surtees
Following the death of John Surtees, we’ll be celebrating the life and achievements of the two and four-wheeled world champion with a special 32-page supplement, free with our next (June) issue. It will draw heavily on the Mortons archive, featuring a plethora of pictures of the great man in action on board the machines upon…
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Silver Hawk sold
The V-four Matchless featured in our last issue, and auctioned by Dee, Atkinson & Harrison at Sledmore House in Yorkshire on March 4, realised a premium inclusive (10% plus VAT) £48,160. The venue’s next auction will be on July 29; submit entries by contacting Andrew Spicer 01377 253151 or [email protected] Read more News and Features…
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Remarkable Vespa auctioned
The oldest known extant Vespa, one of the first series (‘0’) scooters, came up for sale with Dutch online auction site Catawiki. With prototypes one and two gone, this, the third, is the oldest. At the time of going to press, it had been bid to over £123,000! Have a look at www.catawiki.com Read more…
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Born in the USA
The next edition of The Classic MotorCycle, the May 2017 number, has a cover feature which details BSA’s handsome and unusual BSA A65 Firebird Scrambler. In the 1950s and early 1960s, desert racing was big business in America – and BSA, along with fellow British maker Triumph, was, for the most part, the ‘weapon of…
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