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More than the sum of ITS parts
Sometimes a specification sheet can give the totally wrong impression of a bike. The MV Agusta 350S might just be the best example of such a phenomenon… Words: PHIL TURNER Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN The early 1970s was a difficult time for MV Agusta. Not least because in the January of 1971, while accompanying the President…
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Knock-out Yamaha
I really appreciated the letter from Nigel Megson regarding the great article by Andy Westlake on my Greeves 197cc Scottish in the September 2019 issue of The Classic MotorCycle. In answer to his question concerning my ride in the 1971 ISDT, it was cut very short on the Tuesday afternoon. The small 18in front wheel…
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Robin Rhind-Tutt 1941-2019
Off-road sport lost one its great innovators when ‘Robbie’ Rhind-Tutt, the man whose Wasp three wheelers monopolised the sidecar motocross world during the 1970s, died on September 12. After leaving school in 1956, Robbie was an apprentice at the Boscombe Down experimental site and it was here he got his first taste of motorcycle sport…
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When exotic fuels made horses
Santa Pod looked back once more with a truly impressive cavalcade of bikes for the annual Dragstalgia earlier this summer. A decade before the Dragfests brought the sport to this country, George Brown had rescued a written off Vincent to build his ‘Nero’ special. Successful in sprints and hill climbs, Chris Illman had the bike…
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Stafford auction proves timely
Stand-out lots at October’s Stafford auction look to be projects, with a 680 Brough Superior – sporting some unusual tank-top art – top of the bill. While a ‘timely’ late addition from one of racing’s icons will also cause huge interest at the Bonhams event over the weekend of October 19-20. Of the machines, a…
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Dunlop’s rare racer at Stafford
A beautiful restored Kreidler, owned and raced by Robert Dunlop, is set to be one of the highlights at the upcoming Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show. The German-built 50cc bike will be proudly displayed alongside thousands of fascinating machines at the event at Staffordshire County Showground from October 19-20. The Kreidler currently glistens in a striking…
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A touring Triumph
Intrepid motorcycle tourist Ida Crow and two companions take a European jaunt on their TR5 Trophies. Words: ADAM REARPhotographs: MOTONS MEDIA ARCHIVE At first glance, the photograph asks more questions than it answers, with a particularly intriguing scene taking place. In the foreground, a 1951 Triumph TR5 Trophy can be seen fitted with some rather…
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November issue out now!
The brand new November issue of The Classic MotorCycle magazine offers a lavishly illustrated celebration of legendary machines, riders and races, and news, reviews and rare period images from the golden age of motorcycling. Drawing on an archive stretching back to 1903, The Classic MotorCycle provides an unparalleled insight into more than a century of…
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Lind’s a learner
Television and radio star shows off her small-wheeled transport. Photograph: MORTONS ARCHIVE From July 1948, actress, comedian, singer and radio star Lind Joyce explains the workings of her Brockhouse Corgi scooter to a youngster riding a tricycle. Joyce was a cast member of Liverpool comic Tommy Handley’s It’s That Man Again (ITMA), a wildly popular…
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Spot that frame damage
Visit any autojumble and you’ll find many motorcycle frames on offer and you’ll see enthusiasts happily buying the most unpromising structures. Are they mad, or do they know something we don’t? Words and photographs: RICHARD ROSENTHAL Classic motorcycle frame construction using ferrous metals falls into one of a range of types: Cast lugs Frame tubes…
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