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The popular appeal of Norton’s Manx showed no sign of diminishing at Ardingly. The special guest was the ever-popular Jim Redman, who had a very busy day, willingly signing autographs and posing for photos. The show included a special class for Manx Nortons, inspired by Ardingly regular and arch-Bracebridge Street enthusiast Steve Elston. It attracted…

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Desne and Geoff Dodkin pose with Dennis Frost’s Mk.1 KTT Velocette (Dennis Frost). Born in Birmingham in 1927, Desne started work in the general office at the Velocette factory around 1947, later becoming secretary to Percy, Eugene, Peter and Bertie Goodman. At one time she was running the general office as well. It was at…

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First prize in the draw. Philip Tingle collects his bounty. The first prize of the 1947 Vincent Rapide 998cc built to Black Shadow specification by the museum was won by Philip Tingle, of South Yorkshire. The 1965 BSA Bantam D7 175cc motorcycle offered as a second prize was won by Andrew Gubb, from north Devon,…

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This historic event is a landmark one for those entrenched in the veteran motorcycle movement, and an anticipated 370 or more entries are expected be received. Read more in December’s issue of TCM 

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The event began at Poole Quay, stopped on Bournemouth Promenade and then over to Highcliffe Castle where the riders were met by Sammy and Rosemary Miller, who led them back to their museum. Read more in December’s issue of TCM  

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Besides the members of Coventry History Society and the Stoke Park Residents’ Association there were representatives from the Triumph factory, the National Motorcycle Museum, the Vintage Motor Cycle Club and the Triumph Owners’ Motor Cycle Club. The Triumph bikes on display ranged from the latest models right back to a 1902 version. Two Triumph sports…

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The de Guigne family is descended from French nobility and gold rush era magnates and are regarded as San Francisco Bay Area ‘royalty’. Motorcycles offered include four very original barn-find condition bikes: a 1948 BSA B31, 1968 Triumph T100C, 1974 Norton Commando and, most noteworthy, a 1948 Vincent Series B Rapide, shown above. Read more…

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The good people at the Museum Workshop have been tasked with restoring three machines; a 1946 Scott Autocycle, a 1926 AJS Big Port, and a 1929 500cc Royal Enfield. As you can see from the photograph, this will be no mean feat! 

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Top: The Sunbeam Model 2 of Top Gear’s Richard Hammond, apparently his first vintage bike, behind are his old and new Norton twins. Bottom: The Lynton, apparently a one-off, 500cc dohc twin created by Colin Lyster but abandoned before it was fully developed. As well as an assortment of classics on show, Top Gear stalwarts…

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Stephen Ashcroft with his Eric Langton bike. The mudguards will soon be chromed to complete a restoration that has taken around two years. A glittering, colourful mix of bikes represented the evolution of track bikes down the years, the inevitable common features were the lack of brakes and gears. A Rudge represented the earliest years…

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