The Classic MotorCycle

Patrick retires

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Sam Hewitt

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28th December 2018

After 12 years as a much relied upon volunteer, Patrick Failes (81), recently retired from the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum. A dinner was arranged for Patrick with Sammy and Rosemary Miller and Patrick’s colleagues and friends from the museum. After 12 years supporting the museum, Patrick will be much missed. His knowledge of motorcycles and…
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Apply for the DJ

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd December 2018

Entries are open for the 2019 commemorative regularity rally which celebrates the 106th anniversary of the staging of the motorcycle road race between Durban and Johannesburg that was staged annually between 1913 and 1936. Motorcycles are therefore limited to those manufactured before the end of December 1936. This regularity rally has attracted fields of…
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Swedes in Vegas!

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Andy

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21st December 2018

Rarities under the hammer in gambling capital of Nevada It’s logical to think that any kind of museum will always be going to hold onto all of its exhibits ad infinitum, but that’s not always strictly true. Sometimes it’s due to financial reasons, occasionally it’s thanks to local politics, but the most common reason –…
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Proper job

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Sam Hewitt

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20th December 2018

Edward Turner was probably the best-known personality in the British motorcycle industry, but that didn’t mean he had an unblemished record. He made his name with the Ariel Square Four, but the model which endured until the late-1950s owed little to his original concept except its cylinder arrangement. And while ET’s prewar Speed Twin…
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Winter classic

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Sam Hewitt

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15th December 2018

The Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic, being held at Newark showground on January 5/6, welcomes American ex-racer Freddie Spencer as guest of honour. He’ll be interviewed on stage by ex-TT winner Steve Plater. There’ll be a whole raft of classics on display, owners’ clubs and a sprawling autojumble. Read more in the…
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Husky pup

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Sam Hewitt

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12th December 2018

Most of us can recall that magical moment when we first saw the motorcycle of our dreams. For me, it was an August day in the early 1960s when I witnessed Mike Hailwood on his howling MV Agusta win the main race at Thruxton on the Italian ‘fire engine.’ But, for a young lad from…
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Precision identification

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Sam Hewitt

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9th December 2018

As always, I am thoroughly enjoying the November 2018 issue. However, one caption on page 15 mentioning Chris Tullet on his 1938 Panther Redwing outfit is why I’m bothering you. To me, it looks more like the vice-president of our Belgian BSA Owners’ Club Peter Bondue (also present on the West Kent Run) on his…
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Crocker to star at US sale

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Sam Hewitt

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9th December 2018

Between January 22-27, 2019, at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Mecum hosts its gargantuan classic sale of over 1750 motorcycles, with many of the highlight lots coming from the MC Collection, all the way from Stockholm. Among them are a simply stunning Crocker V-twin, a 1939 ‘Big tank’ model, restored…
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Editor’s welcome

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Sam Hewitt

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7th December 2018

Welcome to the first issue of the 2019 series – so it’s time to wish one and all a good riding (and reading) year to come, indulging ourselves in this classic motorcycling world. This month, I’ve been intrigued by Norton ES2s plus spent far too long looking at the picture of the Crocker…
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One more careful owner

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Sam Hewitt

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7th December 2018

It’s hard to think of something to say about the BSA Gold Star that hasn’t been said already, such is the impact it’s had – and arguably still has – on motorcycling and its followers. In engineering terms the Goldie is simplicity itself, yet in both 350 and 500cc guises it represents a true high…
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