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John Surtees presents cheque The presentation, which took place at Mercedes-Benz World, Surrey was made to the Air Ambulance Chief Executive Adrian Bell. The £75,000 will be used to fund simulation manikens for the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance Trust (KSSAAT). The manikens are the very latest in simulation technology, helping the clinical teams…

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August TCM out now! • Editor's intro • Archive photograph   • News    • Diary    • Letters    • Banbury Run    • ASI MotoShow    • Royal Enfield Constellation    • NUT V-twin     • Norton Navigator    • Straight from the Plate – Racing at Blandford    • Reynolds Runabout    • MV Modello Sport    • Ted Mellors reflections    • Closer…

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Patient, energetic, enthusiastic, competitive and with a gift for communication, Alan needed all those qualities in 1985 when, with Alex Brett, he established the first International West Kent Run. It eventually became one of the Vintage MCCs major events, but for the first run Alan was organiser, treasurer, route marker and participant. Even when he…

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It has the big-names, including multi-time World Champion Giacomo Agostini and 21 time Isle of Man TT winner John McGuinness but among them, on track, will be Ivy Mosely, a 100 year old lady who is an avid motorcycle enthusiast and keen Valentino Rossi fan. She will enjoying a parade passenger lap in a historic…

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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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