The Classic MotorCycle

Spicer Auctioneers move Classic Car & Motorcycle auction date

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Sam Hewitt

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31st July 2019

Spicer Auctioneers have moved the date of their next Classic Car & Motorcycle auction at Sledmere House to Saturday the 26th October, a week earlier than scheduled.
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You were asking

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Sam Hewitt

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29th July 2019

Your queries resolved with Richard Rosenthal Setting the record straight You may recall some years ago a correspondence about the
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Rebuild | Triumph unit twin: Measuring up

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Sam Hewitt

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28th July 2019

As progress continues, it’s apparent there are different ways to measure things and some misplaced components make a reappearance. Words:
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Women who mattered: LOUIE McCLEAN

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Sam Hewitt

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28th July 2019

Everybody’s favourite and a wonderful rider, Mrs Louie McLean is no longer with us. When the trials rider who rose
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A brief chat with… Dave Smith

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Sam Hewitt

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27th July 2019

Unlike comic book superheroes with questionable outfits for their alter egos, when Dave Smith dons a waxed cotton jacket he
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Making something special

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Sam Hewitt

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27th July 2019

Many enthusiasts have built attractive ‘specials’ using motorcycle components from various sources, while a similar number have failed, making dangerous,
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Ten times World Champion to take star role at Stafford

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Sam Hewitt

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26th July 2019

The most successful sidecar racer of all time, Steve Webster, will be Guest of Honour at the Carole Nash Motorcycle Mechanics Show this October.
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Holy TT relic

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Sam Hewitt

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26th July 2019

As hoards of TT fans make the mass exodus off the Isle of Man after this year’s races, a 250cc
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Five things you didn’t know about Apollo 11’s return

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Sam Hewitt

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24th July 2019

Fifty years on, the programme to take the first humans to the moon is arguably our single greatest achievement.
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Pressed into service

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Sam Hewitt

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24th July 2019

The BSA Fleet Star was one of a number of smaller capacity modified ‘civilian’ machines that were used by the
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