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Dan Thorpe joins his dad on the Challenge Trophy and they become the only father/son winners of the pre-65… so far. Words: TIM BRITTON Photographs: FIONA WATSON That the hills and fells surrounding Kinlochleven are home to one of the greatest trials riding experiences in the world is a given thing – there are few…

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The Ixion Run is becoming an established event in the calendar and it is a fitting tribute to a remarkable man. Words and photographs: ALAN TURNER On Sunday, May 5, around three dozen prewar solos and sidecar outfits lined up in the car park of St Barnabas’ Church in Bexhill, Sussex for the Ixion Run.…

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ELK Promotions made its traditional visit to Ashford Cattle Market in Kent, on Easter Monday (April 22). The event is always popular with vintage and classic enthusiasts from that end of the county, where events further west often involve long and uninspiring journeys. Local clubs and sections provided plenty of different marques and models to…

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The Sussex village of Laughton is situated a little off the main roads, but the 27th annual Cuckoo Fayre over May 25-27 was another enormous celebration of just about anything under that catch-all heritage banner, from steam-powered road locomotives to palatial motorhomes. Motorcycles were welcomed under the ‘transport’ umbrella, with more than 130 entries. The…

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Sammy Miller was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Transport Trust at the Brooklands Museum on June 17, 2019. The award was presented by Prince Michael of Kent, who coincidentally also features on page 114 of this issue. Sammy took along two motorcycles, his famous Ariel trials iron, GOV 132, and the ex-works Norton…

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Nearly 500 motorcycles and cars have a blast on the banking at the fifth biennial Vintage Revival Montlhéry. Words and photographs: Phillip Tooth 1: “It is a lot bumpier than it looks,” says Stu Rogers as he pulls a pantomime face and gives his backside a rub. He has been campaigning cammy Nortons in classic…

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Among the attractions at the VMCC Founders’ Day on July 21,will be a celebration of the rare Duzmo motorcycle, as this year it is 100 years since the company started. At least three of the four known Duzmos will be there, maybe all four. In addition, and borrowed from the National Motorcycle Museum, will be…

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A highly collectable single-owner 1955 Vincent Black Knight, pictured right, is one of the stand-out lots at the next H&H Classics auction at the National Motorcycle Museum on July 30. Mark Bryan, of H&H, says: “The bike is in amazingly original condition, showing 58,000 original miles. It comes with the original bill of sale, Vincent…

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Makers of early cars soon realised the need for, and the advantages of, gears.Within a couple of years of their launch, the same applied to tricycles.But motorcycle engineers were left, admittedly briefly, playing catch up. Words and photographs/drawings: Richard Rosenthal To call any motorcycle ugly is sure to offend someone, but the collective thinking of…

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