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  • Sunbeam and Steve star at Stafford

    Sunbeam and Steve star at Stafford

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    Sean Kelly’s wonderful Model 90 Sunbeam was chosen as Best in Show. The 36th Carole Nash International Classic Motorcycle Show at Stafford county showground, over the weekend of April 23-24, attracted its usual huge crowd, all drawn to the event by its mixture of fabulous autojumble, brilliant club and private entries, vast array of trade…

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  • Foggy at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

    Foggy at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

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    Representing the Triumph brand, Foggy, will ride two of the British marque’s current bikes, two supplied by the National Motorcycle Museum, the Triumph Bonneville that Malcolm Uphill took to victory in the Production TT and the 750cc Production TT-winning Triumph Trident, ‘Slippery Sam’. Read more news in July’s edition of TCM  

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  • Sixth Ixion Cavalcade

    Sixth Ixion Cavalcade

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    Once again the cavalcade started from Saint Barnabas’s church on Sea Road in Bexhill where Basil Davies was a priest from 1926 to 1940. Here, Andy Brown, on a 1902 1¼hp Clement-Gerrard, gets a bit of assistance down Sea Road, while in the background Rob Pond is push starting his 1914 500cc Triumph. John Mijatovic Read…

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  • Guy in Scotland

    Guy in Scotland

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    Winner was Dan Clark. A notable performance was the ninth place of James Lampkin on his dad’s ex-works BSA C15. Photo: Fiona Watson Read more news in July’s edition of TCM  

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  • Club stand success for DOT at Stafford

    Club stand success for DOT at Stafford

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    Among the award winners were the DOT Owners Club, which picked up the award for Best Club Stand, while Sean Kelly’s gorgeous 1928 Model 90 Sunbeam was Best in Show. Read about the show and see a picture of the Sunbeam on page 21. Read more news in July’s edition of TCM  

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  • Hello world!

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    Welcome to Mortons Sites. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

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  • Pioneering spirit

    Pioneering spirit

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    Dave Jones poses with the 1913 Ariel he’d borrowed from Chris Thomas. The first day of spring 2016 (March 20) and the Sunbeam MCC’s Pioneer Run ushered in the start of the riding season with the 77th trip to Brighton for strictly controlled, genuine veteran machines. Some light early rain had cleared by the time…

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  • Spring in the air at Ardingly

    Spring in the air at Ardingly

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    Frank Kay bought this hard-used Greeves Hawkstone scrambles bike in 1980 and registered it for the road. It was a sharp contrast to the previous week, when the annual Ashford Cattle Market event had been hit hard in the aftermath of storm Katie. While there were a number of regularly attending bikes, organiser Julie Diplock…

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  • The Brooklands Motorcycle Show… Then and now

    The Brooklands Motorcycle Show… Then and now

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    Motorcycles return to the hallowed banking on July 3, 2016. The show will pay homage to those prewar pioneers and daredevils of the track, but also feature the latest machines from some of today’s top manufacturers. The famous Test Hill will provide a unique opportunity to see how the prewar race bikes fare against today’s…

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  • Bracebridge Street bonanza

    Bracebridge Street bonanza

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    Mick Grant was in the Classic Trial Challenge this year, but in 1972, he raced this John Player F750 Norton, now in the National Motorcycle Museum collection. This year, Norton was the main theme for the motorcycling element of this huge three-day show, occupying four halls of the National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. The stand…

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