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Museum Live coming soon
Visitors to The National Motorcycle Museum’s fifth annual free open day will be welcome to view the museum collection free of charge on Saturday, October 27. There will also be a host of other free attractions including the ‘stars on stage’ feature and a large, indoor autojumble and trade area. The museum’s 2018 raffle to…
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November 2018
Archive photograph News Letters West Kent Run Douglas Mk.V Subscribe and save Rickman Triumph Metisse Bressurie GP Morini and Velocette ‘swap’ Norton Navigator Classic TT/Duke Velocette James Pineapple Ivor Gilson profile BSA A10 in Scotland Closer look – 1953 Motorcycle Show Men who mattered – Reg Armstrong Triumph 3TA/5TA rebuild Roy Poynting column Jerry Thurston…
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Editor’s welcome
My cousin Pete came over from Australia to ride with dad and I in Ireland for the ‘National’, which necessitates a whole, horrid, long van journey, during which of course we talk about all sorts, though often back to motorbikes. I invariably say: “I’d quite like one of them” about pretty much anything motorcycling, as…
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Single owner collection to star at the Palace
Sometimes pure gold appears on the auction scene Fancy something spectacular in your garage or possibly front room given the condition and desirability of the motorcycles in this collection? If so then you really do need to be along to the Alexandra Palace in London this coming weekend for the Bonhams Auction during the ‘Ally…
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1913 TT Rudge restoration project
The latest restoration project by the Sammy Miller Museum is this fantastic 1913 TT Rudge. This machine was donated to the museum trust by a staunch supporter, Bill McComb of Co Antrim. Bill had this machine for many years in a dismantled and poor state and decided that it needed restoring and bringing back…
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Rudge members visit TCM
We welcomed 18 members of the Rudge Enthusiasts’ Club midlands’ section to TCM’s Mortons HQ on June 27, where the members were given a tour of the archive and buildings, a talk about how we go about our business and a buffet lunch. Read more news in The Classic MotorCycle September 2018
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Graham Crowley – Artist
Small is beautiful. And nowhere is this more evident than the Isle of Man Post Office website. Here, alongside gushy stamp sets of Meghan and Harry’s wedding, are six philatelic examples celebrating stars of a different, less emetic kind: great British motorcycles. These exquisite graphic objects were created by graphic designer David Bloomfield and painter Graham…
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CEDOS 2 1/2HP
Throughout the history of British motorcycle manufacture, entrepreneurs from Brough to Wooler (and many lesser-known ones) have marketed their products under their family names. Not many would have thought of using their forenames though, and I’m pretty certain nobody except Oscar and Cedric Hanwell ever decided to combine both of their first names. The result…
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Beart Manx Norton
As soon as I saw there was a genuine Francis Beart Norton coming up for auction, I was in touch with Bonhams asking ‘Can I come and have a look at it?’ followed by ‘Can I have a go on it?’ Sadly for me the second request was not granted (and I’m really not sure when…
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Matchless Model X
Let’s get it out there straightaway – there’s nothing wrong with restoring a motorcycle until it dazzles passers-by and a close inspection has to be done while wearing darkened glasses. Nope, nothing wrong with that approach at all, and to be honest I’m in awe of those who have the single mindedness to achieve such…
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