Mortons Archive

From the archive: Miss Porter and her Sloper

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Alex Bestwick

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28th November 2023

This intrepid lady rider had visited the site of what was ultimately a flawed attempt at setting a world speed record.
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Colin Seeley: The machines, The magic, The man

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Shannon Butcher

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4th March 2020

There are some people who’ve done little. There are some people who’ve done a lot. There are others who’ve done more than that. Then there was Colin Seeley.
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A brief history of motorcycle sidecars

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Shannon Butcher

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4th February 2020

Uncommon as they are today, sidecars are an interesting footnote in motorcycling history…
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From the Archive: Memories of Mike

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Shannon Butcher

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21st January 2020

We asked Racer readers to send us their recollections of the young Mike Hailwood. Sydney Webster and Jock Leyden sent us theirs…
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Wal Handley: No man ever passed this way more bravely

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Sam Hewitt

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14th November 2019

In Wal Handley’s heyday, as far as the Press and public were concerned, he was the greatest motorcycle racer of all time.
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Vic Eastwood

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Jayne Skayman

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16th September 2016

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Three wheeled advocate

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Jayne Skayman

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15th September 2016

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Pete Sole

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Jayne Skayman

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14th September 2016

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Ron Langston

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Jayne Skayman

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13th September 2016

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1968 Norton Commando

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Jayne Skayman

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12th September 2016

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