The Classic MotorCycle

Stars all set for Classic TT

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Sam Hewitt

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11th August 2019

John McGuinness, Dean Harrison, Michaels Dunlop and Rutter, Conor Cummins, Jamie Coward, James Hillier and Danny Webb are just some of the stellar names expected for this year’s Classic TT festival, which begins on August 17, with the race days August 24 and 26. Expect Patons to battle with MV Agustas, Manx Nortons, Honda twins…
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Bonhams MPH to sponsor Stratford Autojumble

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Sam Hewitt

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9th August 2019

Stratford Autojumble is proud to have Bonhams MPH as sponsor for the September event, which takes place at the centre ring at Stratford Racecourse on Sunday 15th.
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Glamis Castle show

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Sam Hewitt

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9th August 2019

The 45th Scottish Transport Extravaganza took place at Glamis Castle, Forfar, over July 13/14, 2019. The weather was very temperamental, as is usually the case in those parts, but the Sunday cleared up and the sun shone. With an attendance of around 15,000, it is the biggest event of its kind in Scotland. A wide…
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The 26th Carole Nash Eurojumble is one not to miss

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Sam Hewitt

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7th August 2019

Make a date in your diary for this year’s Carole Nash Eurojumble on Friday, September 6 and Saturday, September 7.
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Morbidelli collection to come under the hammer

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Sam Hewitt

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6th August 2019

Exciting news is that the world-famous Morbidelli collection, consisting of 300 incredible motorcycles, will be coming up for auction by Bonhams at Stafford on Friday and Saturday, October 18/19, in what will be a three-day sale at the 26th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show. The third day (Sunday October 20) will be reserved for…
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AJS reaches almost £29,000 at Sledmere

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Sam Hewitt

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4th August 2019

The Classic Car and Motorcycle auction at Sledmere House was another great success with an enviable 90% selling rate. Buyers came from all over the country to bid for the quality offerings and competed on the internet and telephone from around the world. Highlights of the July 6 sale were the 1937 AJS 37/2 that…
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Two-wheeled delivery during the returning Olympic Games

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Sam Hewitt

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4th August 2019

Motorcycle couriers atop new Douglases, delivering press photographs and doing it in style. Words: Adam Rear Photograph: MORTONS MEDIA ARCHIVE This intriguing picture, captured during the 1948 London Olympics, epitomises modernity and a brave new world, with the seamlessly stylish, beautiful looking Douglas twins, not forgetting the equally slick looking gents riding them, posed alongside…
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Editor’s Welcome

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd August 2019

Phew, that’s been some month. It’s flown by, a full schedule of event and visits, with plenty of riding on a wide variety of motorcycles, from vintage to modern and others in between. The type of events have been varied too – so it was down to the south coast for the Rickman Day (that…
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Regal riding

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Sam Hewitt

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1st August 2019

From September 1959, a royal experience of motorcycling. Photograph:MORTONS ARCHIVE Prince Michael of Kent, then aged 17, poses on a ‘…sleek and shiny motorcycle belonging to his friend Duke Amedeo Di Savoia Aosta, who sits on the bonnet of a small car looking.’ So explains the official statement on the reverse of the photograph, though…
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The spark of the matter

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Sam Hewitt

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1st August 2019

Flywheel magnetos can be a boon – but they also reduce sane adults to tears. While poor set-up and condition will reduce their efficiency, so too other factors including flywheel speed, limited coil and condenser size, heat and magnetism… Words and photographs: RICHARD ROSENTHAL Although an electrical engineer named Marcus was probably the first to…
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