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Riders gathered at the historic Victory Inn, at Staplefield, a West Sussex village on one of the more rural parts of the route to Brighton. Among the NACC members present was Stuart Metcalfe, a dedicated enthusiast who owns a number of cyclemotors but chose his Excelsior Autobyk for the 20 mile outing from his Surrey…

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Often overshadowed by the museum's bigger, faster machines, the Villiers-engined two-stroke is still a significant motorcycle in the history of the circuit. Arguably a man ahead of his time, Tommy Meeten nurtured the two-stroke faith. He rode small capacity Francis-Barnetts at Brooklands in both as solo and sidecar classes. Small and light, the Meeten bike…

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The Norton OC had a good display at the NEC Classic Motor Show Though primarily a car show, there was a motorcycle element too, with one hall dedicated to two-wheelers. Highlights included George Pooley’s ‘V-six’ Trident/Rockets 3 and the ex-Hugh Viney 1953 ISDT AJS Model 20, registration number AJS 5. Meanwhile, a reminder that the…

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David Noakes, from East Sussex, takes a break at Staplefield on his De Dion Bouton tricycle The cavalcade obviously majors on four-wheelers, but three-wheelers and forecars are also eligible and a significant number are regular entrants (and finishers). This year's better weather brought out a good number of supporters riding a wonderful variety of machinery.…

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At the recent Olympia Show, Motosacoche displayed an electrically equipped motorcycle. Of simpler design than Indian’s, the Motosacoche design comprises a saddle tube mounted dynamo driven by the rear wheel to charge a battery mounted within a box on a footboard. As the rear wheel turns, the tyre drives a small roller mounted to one…

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It is, it would seem, a rare, genuine RA (for Research Association) model, though it has lost several distinguishing features, including its ‘disc’ brakes. Brought in from South Africa, it comes as part of a collection, which includes a 1935 Excelsior Manxman. Other machines in the sale include a host of projects, including a Gold…

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Royal Enfield launched its new cafe racer with a ride from the Ace Cafe down to Brighton The European launch of Royal Enfield’s new Continental GT 535 was celebrate in appropriate style with a burn-up… Organised by the Indian company, 50 European press people on the red bikes first fought and filtered their way from…

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