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This saw floor bidding up to the £14-16,000 estimate, before an internet contest pushed the final figure to £23,000. The head-to-head date clash with Bonhams at Banbury had, presumably, deterred potential buyers for the early bikes. A 1911 Enfield offered instant entry to the Pioneer Run, but a £9000 top bid left a way to…

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As this is the Museum's 30th anniversary, the company wants to make an extra special party offer to motorcycle clubs, organizations, related businesses and even small groups of individual enthusiasts. The Museum will be transforming the Bracebridge Suite into a Winter Wonderland, with snowy white decorations including twinkling star cloth, an LED fireplace and 8ft…

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Mike Timperley exercises his 1958 BSA Bantam D5. The model was short-lived, superseded the following year by the D7 This year's event had attracted a variety of British machines, mainly from the classic era. There was a daily opportunity to ride and briefly display bikes in the arena, provided the riders were brave enough to…

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Bonhams sale was a record breaker The 1955 Vincent 998cc Black Prince project created a bidding frenzy, as two gentlemen on the phone battled for their most coveted item. Both bidders had a personal attachment to the bike; one having owned a Black Knight in his youth but always yearned for the superior Black Prince,…

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Here it hoped to undertake full manufacture of its distinctive machines, rather than subcontract the work out. Specification of the 344cc machine currently included UH magneto, Brown & Barlow carburettor, throttle regulated mechanical oiling delivering lubricant to the cylinder wall plus over the crankshaft bearings via spraying jet, and full suspension to both wheels. Priced…

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Ignoring the rain and the slippery surface, Dave Currell gets his Hillman Imp-engined outfit fired up. Much of the original circuit, which closed in 1972, is still traceable, but there was an earlier track layout, some of which also survives. A selection of parts of both makes a tricky 740-metre sprint course. While the cars…

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Giacomo Agostini will be in attendance at Mallory Park Among those attending will be the former multi-World Champion Giacomo Agostini, home-spun hero John Cooper and 20 times Isle of Man TT race winner John McGuinness. Another key element of the weekend is ‘Club Central’, where clubs from all over the UK will gather to display…

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The New Imperial Owners Association received a prize for its club stand. Centrepiece was the 125cc Brooklands racer of Harry Nash Special guest was Phil Read and he and ex-racer Dave Degens presented the prizes. Selecting the best among such a high standard was a tough job. Colin Martin's period correct BSA Rocket Gold Star…

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July issue of TCM is on sale!  • Editor's intro  • Archive photograph         • News     • Diary      • Letters  • Stafford show    • Vincent Rapide  • Norton Jubilee super profile         • Pioneer run         • Maltese motorcycling     • Straight from the Plate – Brooklands, 1927             • Moto Major        • Ottone museum  • Ted Mellors reflections   •…

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The Pevensey Levels are a delightfully hidden bit of Sussex countryside, mostly flat, and great for the elderly veteran machines. The main route covered roads which were undoubtedly used by Ixion when vicar at St Barnabas Church, while road testing yet another new machine for The Motor Cycle. There were nine veterans and 27 vintage…

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