The Classic MotorCycle
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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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Brightly coloured Ajay info sought
Brightly coloured Ajay info sought Once again, congratulations on another great issue with the July number. Although I have never owned one of the AJS or Matchless twins they have always interested me. I was particularly intrigued by the G45 racer which Bob McIntyre once rode. You did a picture feature on the G45 a few…
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October 2018
Archive photograph News Letters Festival of 1000 Bikes Brooklands Motorcycle Day Founders’ Day Subscribe and save Solex Rally Velocette Venom Matchless Model X Beart Manx Norton Cedos Graham Crowley profile Lansdowne round-up Francis-Barnett Falcon Closer look Ashley Boal interview Triumph 3TA/5TA rebuild Roy Poynting column Jerry Thurston column Sketchbook travels You were asking Restoration guide…
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EDITOR’S WELCOME
Firstly, an apology; we’ve not included the Morini OC Track Day in this issue, the simple explanation being we ran out of space after being presented with the opportunity to go and have a closer look at the historic Beart Manx Norton (featured on page 40). As you’ll read it had a massive personal appeal…
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Donut grasstrack
The Southend Donut grasstrack meeting, at Latchingdon in Essex, this year held on August 12, is an annual event organised by the Southend club. The event title refers to the relatively short course, as well as the packet of donuts (or doughnuts) that are a bonus for all those who appear on the podium at…
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BMW airheads
The BMW Airhead Fellowship, a non-profit-making organisation run by Peter Ardron and dedicated to keeping as many air-cooled ‘R’-series BMWs as possible on the road, held an event at the Lincolnshire Showground in aid of the Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance from July 13-15. There were all sorts of attractions, including lectures and a show…
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Vicar’s collection offered
Father Robert Edward Hampson was an avid motorbike collector and rider in his spare time, so close friends and relatives were pleased to have his bikes at the church once more before going to sale with H&H Classics on November 9, 2018, at the National Motorcycle Museum. His collection, headlined by a Vincent Black Shadow,…
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Dragstalgia
Santa Pod’s Dragstalgia (held this year over July 13-15) re-creates some of the heady early days of drag racing in this country, when machines at the cutting edge often tested the mettle of their riders. While the competition now may not be as razor-sharp, the annual draw of quarter-mile racing and former exponents is also…
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BSA and Rudge sale
Three vintage motorcycles, one dating from 1913, that have been in the same father and son ownership for decades, are included in a sale at The Canterbury Auction Galleries. The ‘Pioneer’ 1913 500cc, a 1934 250cc Rudge Radial and a 1936 500cc Rudge Special will be offered in the saleroom’s two-day sale on October 2/3. They were…
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