The Classic MotorCycle

Lind’s a learner

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd October 2019

Television and radio star shows off her small-wheeled transport. Photograph: MORTONS ARCHIVE From July 1948, actress, comedian, singer and radio […]
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Spot that frame damage

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Sam Hewitt

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1st October 2019

Visit any autojumble and you’ll find many motorcycle frames on offer and you’ll see enthusiasts happily buying the most unpromising […]
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You were asking: Your queries resolved with Richard Rosenthal

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Sam Hewitt

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1st October 2019

Vale-Onslow barrel conversions Before his prominence in the motorcycle industry, specifically with Norton Villiers Triumph (NVT), Mike Jackson successfully campaigned […]
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Rebuild | Triumph unit twin: I’ll do that later…

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Sam Hewitt

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1st October 2019

In the quest to assemble the big bits as quickly as possible, the details often have to wait. Words and […]
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Men who mattered: Mick Walker

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Sam Hewitt

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30th September 2019

He bought a scooter, and was satisfied with that, until a go on a friend’s motorcycle proved revelatory. There are […]
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A brief chat with… the Association of Pioneer Motor Cyclists

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Sam Hewitt

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30th September 2019

Club life is a good way to be involved. Words: TIM BRITTON Photographs: BRIAN SLARK It’s a slightly different take […]
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Jewel of a motorcycle

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Sam Hewitt

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30th September 2019

This fabulous Royal Ruby V-twin has a rather regal bearing, which issomewhat ironic, as it was the overthrow of the […]
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Cockerel of the north

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Sam Hewitt

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28th September 2019

Designed to mobilise the postwar northern Italian workforce, Moto Guzzi’s Galletto offered function in quite a strange form, but it’s […]
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Special interest

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Sam Hewitt

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28th September 2019

This fascinating, charming and ultra-rare motorcycle comes from the early days of Vincent-HRD manufacture. Words: James Robinson Photographs: Gary Chapman […]
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And it was all Velo

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Sam Hewitt

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27th September 2019

For a first ride on a rigid frame, girder-forked machine, what better place to do it than at Mallory Park, […]
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