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The 32nd Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show For the last 32 years – I know, I find it hard to believe too – The Bristol Show has traditionally signalled the start of a new classic season. This year, of course, Bristol was beaten to the punch by its sister show, The Carole Nash Classic…

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Don and Derek Rickman flank Sammy Miller As the Rickman Métisse was made and designed by the Rickman brothers only a mile away from the museum, they have always been searching for one. Recently they were lucky enough to find this one from Mr Wesley Harris in Portland, Dorset, genuine but in a very sorry…

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Fancy a go on a vintage machine? The VMCC can help! The dates have now been set for the ‘Southern’ and ‘Midlands’ events which will be held at the following locations in May and June. The south day is Sunday, May 6, at Arborfield Barracks, nr Reading, Berkshire and the Midlands is Bank Holiday Monday,…

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Excelsior The Racing Years The Walker family took over post First World War and was keen to participate in competitions and racing and the first mention of this is T F Sinclair’s entry in the 1923 Lightweight TT on an ohv outside-flywheel Blackburne-engined machine. The 1925 catalogue lists this as a Tourist Trophy model priced…

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Ace Times Speed thrills and tea spills, a cafe and culture by Mick Duckworth Opened on London’s North Circular Road in 1938 as an ultra-modern pull-in and refreshment stop for lorry drivers, the Ace Cafe was an immediate success, serving 2000 customers in its first week. The rapid postwar residential and industrial development resulted in…

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Hesketh owners club raise money For the first time in its 30-year history, members resolved to raise funds for charity and chose to support Riders for Health (RfH). There was a good reason too. Mick Broom, who has for years provided spares and maintenance for Hesketh V-twins, once developed a motorcycle combination for RfH which…

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Kop Hill in Buckinghamshire Nowadays, Kop Hill is just a relatively steep, well surfaced road on the outskirts of Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire nestling in the heart of the Chiltern Hills. Once though it was one of the most famous motorsport hill climbs used at the beginning of the 20th century. At that time it…

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Amal Concentric carburettor The 900 Series for four-stroke applications has been redesigned to improve performance and wear. It is available in 28, 30 and 32mm bore sizes and with right- or left-hand pilot adjustment. The carburettors are available now, priced at £116 plus VAT, and can be ordered by adding ‘Prem’ to an existing specification…

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Royal Enfield fork tubes After decades of no availability, Hitchcocks has now manufactured the fork main tubes fitted to the pre-casquette Model G, J, Bullet and 500 Twin. These are European made from nickel chrome moly tube and have a hard chrome finish. Part number 31317 for use with steel top yoke, part number 36096…

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