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The top lot of Bonhams’ April Stafford sale was this 1931 Brough Superior 981cc SS100, which sold for an impressive £264,700, well above its pre-sale estimate of £170,000-220,000. The machine sold to a bidder in the room after an intense six-way battle. The proceeds of the sale are to benefit three charities – the Search…

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I enjoyed the feature on the Johnny Brittain Bullet (May 2018), particularly as I found and restored it. I was variously on the staff of The Motor Cycle or MCN during the 1950s and early 60s and also a trials rider myself with a penchant for trials Royal Enfield, so most weekends were spent following…

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Whengparts offer a range of weather vanes, key racks, helmet holders and signs, laser cut from steel or aluminium. This BSA Bantam key rack (right) is particularly eye-catching. Custom parts can be cut too; any flat shape can be produced or replicated. Whengparts also produces a range of clothing under its Kustom Shack brand and…

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It is generally accepted that February 19, 1928, is the date when the inaugural meeting of oval track racing in this country took place, behind the hotel at High Beech in Epping Forest. The big ‘sell’ was the new Australian import (‘Dirt Track Racing’) enabled spectators to see an entire event from one vantage point.…

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The Isle of Man Post Office has commissioned a set of 12 ground-breaking stamps, featuring TT greats of yesteryear – man and machine alike. The new Great British Motorcycles set celebrates innovation, incorporating both artwork and classic archive images for the Isle of Man Post Office collection. Harold Daniell, who raced the Manx Norton Single…

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The BSA Owners’ Club display managed a line-up of prewar Small Heath examples. East Kent has a lively classic transport scene, but with restorers not always keen to travel miles west, the Ashford Cattle Market site offers a relatively local chance for an opportunity in the limelight. Weather warnings of a biblical deluge for Easter…

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Walton brothers Gavin and Kevin, from the East Rand, proved the dominant force in the 2018 DJ regularity rally for classic motorcycles. They took the first two places out of an original entry of 103 in this annual event in South Africa which takes competitors on a two-day route from Durban to Johannesburg. This was…

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ELK Promotions ended last year’s season with a celebration of 100 years of Norton. The same marque heralded the new season, at Ardingly on March 25, but this time the spotlight was reserved for the Commando, half a century after its introduction. A colourful line-up of various examples turned back the years. Amongst show regulars…

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Dee, Atkinson & Harrison enjoyed a successful classic motorcycle auction on March 3, 2018, at Sledmere House in Yorkshire. In spite of the worst snow conditions for many years, all but three of the 50 machines entered were delivered for the sale and the attendance was well supplemented by internet bidding from the rest of…

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