The Classic MotorCycle
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Concrete mixers
Nearly 500 motorcycles and cars have a blast on the banking at the fifth biennial Vintage Revival Montlhéry. Words and photographs: Phillip Tooth 1: “It is a lot bumpier than it looks,” says Stu Rogers as he pulls a pantomime face and gives his backside a rub. He has been campaigning cammy Nortons in classic…
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Duzmo at Founders’ Day
Among the attractions at the VMCC Founders’ Day on July 21,will be a celebration of the rare Duzmo motorcycle, as this year it is 100 years since the company started. At least three of the four known Duzmos will be there, maybe all four. In addition, and borrowed from the National Motorcycle Museum, will be…
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Remembering old racers
When I read your excellent article about Rob Fitton in the June 2019 edition of The Classic MotorCycle, it took me back to Easter 1954. Then, I was a 14-year-old schoolboy living in Brigg, north Lincolnshire, and a local road racer living in a nearby village was called D A (Dave) Tutty. His girlfriend Jill…
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H&H sale at the NMM
A highly collectable single-owner 1955 Vincent Black Knight, pictured right, is one of the stand-out lots at the next H&H Classics auction at the National Motorcycle Museum on July 30. Mark Bryan, of H&H, says: “The bike is in amazingly original condition, showing 58,000 original miles. It comes with the original bill of sale, Vincent…
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Nine hours on full chat
The 1956 Thruxton nine-hour endurance race was eventually wonby a 350cc Gold Star, which covered 651 miles. Photographs: MORTONS ARCHIVE There were 60 motorcycles due on the line for the 1956 Thruxton 500 mile road race, to be held over the kidney-shaped 2.7574 mile course. Organised by the Southampton and District Motor Cycle Club, practice…
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EDITOR WELCOME: August 2019
For the last four weekends, I’ve managed to get out on a vintage pre-1931 motorcycle, which is pretty pleasing. And I’ve only got soaked about 10 times… The weekend just gone, as I write, was the Banbury Run, where I was thrilled to be riding the 1928 AJS K10, owned by my cousin Peter, who…
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Ugly’s last ride?
Makers of early cars soon realised the need for, and the advantages of, gears.Within a couple of years of their launch, the same applied to tricycles.But motorcycle engineers were left, admittedly briefly, playing catch up. Words and photographs/drawings: Richard Rosenthal To call any motorcycle ugly is sure to offend someone, but the collective thinking of…
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Restoration guide: POST-VINTAGE ZENITH TWINS
The specialist Tony Donnithorne is the Vintage MCC marque specialist for Zenith. Recognised as a leading authority on the manufacturer, Tony even has some of the official factory records. We are grateful for a generous measure of his time in helping out with this guide. Vintage Motor Cycle Club: www.vmcc.netTel: 01283 540557 Model history Spurred…
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Your queries resolved with Richard Rosenthal Royal Ruby postcard Knowing I have a lightweight Royal Ruby, friend and fellow vintage motorcycle enthusiast John White, from the south coast, recently gave me this period promotional postcard. Dating from 1914, the image depicts the maker’s then recently introduced 2½hp direct drive two-stroke model. The subject machine is…
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Your queries resolved with Richard Rosenthal Girls’ day out at Brighton Here’s another photograph for you to identify, please. Stuart Nicholson, email. A super image, Stuart, of a circa 1915-21 499cc P&M, built by Phelon and Moore Ltd of Cleckheaton, Yorkshire. At intervals, the advertising copy writers for modern motorcycle makers can’t resist drawing attention…
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