The Classic MotorCycle
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Velocette Lansdowne racer
This pushrod Velocette, prepared and tuned in a modest environment by a long-time enthusiast, has enjoyed success upon success. Words: JAMES ROBINSON Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN/RUSS LEE Velocette, as a manufacturer, has a long and proud history in racing, dating back to when the company (Veloce) was a maker of two-strokes in the early 1920s, the…
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Pioneer Run 2018
Though the weather did its best to thwart it, with heavy snow and freezing winds, the Sunbeam MCC’s Pioneer Run went ahead on March 18 from Brighton seafront. We’ll have more in next month’s issue.
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Editor’s welcome
Many years ago, I was instructed to never mention the weather in columns such as this, as it smacked of having nothing else to say. Well, I’ve long followed that advice but I’m going to make an exception this issue, because, basically, weather has dominated so much of what we’ve done – or not done…
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Norton Dominator 99
Norton produced excellent (if conservatively finished) motorcycles until a couple of pints of red paint found their way into the paint shop. Words: Tim Britton Photographs: Gary Chapman According to that great online source of almost accurate information, 1957 was the year the UK population had never had it so good. I thought it was…
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May 2018
Archive photograph News Letters Subscribe and save Norton Dominator 99 Velocette MSS racer Grigg V-twin Triumph TR65 Thunderbird BSA A7 and sidecar Matchless G80 Universal flat-twin Royal Enfield Bullet trials Closer look – 1947 SSDT Peter Duke interview Men who mattered – Gilbert Smith Triumph 5TA rebuild Roy Poynting column Sketchbook travels You were asking…
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Have your say and win Held gear
We are always pleased and interested to hear readers’ thoughts about the magazine we’re producing. Whether you have been a subscriber since the sta rt or have just picked up your first copy, we’d like to know what you think about it. What’s good and what’s not? What do you want to see more, or less,…
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Archie Beggs story
An inspiration to us all Having been involved in preparing, racing and restoring vintage motorcycles for something like seven decades, Archie Beggs has plenty of tales to tell. Words: JAMES ROBINSON Photographs: SEAN KELLY/ARCHIE BEGGS When I visited Archie towards the back end of 2017, at the home he shares with wife Joyce, he was playing…
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Ariel Red Hunter
Hidden treasure A casualty of war – in a way – this Ariel LH250 Red Hunter had been out of sight for almost 80 years, until Andy Pennell was able to liberate it. Words: Phil Turner Photographs: Gary Chapman It’s well known that during both the First and Second Word Wars, manufacturers on both sides…
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Record-breaking Vincent
On January 25, 2018, to the sound of cheers and applause in a packed ballroom at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Bonhams – led by auctioneer Malcolm Barber – sold the rare, original condition, Australian speed record-setting, 1951 Vincent Black Lightning for $929,000, making it the most valuable motorcycle ever sold at…
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Beatrice Shilling
Three remarkable women were awarded Gold Stars for lapping the Brooklands circuit at over 100mph – two were mentioned in ‘The Rugged Road’ book review (TCM, February 2018). Just by chance, I came across a photograph of the third of this exclusive trio, Beatrice Shilling, riding her 197cc Tandon in a postwar Southern Centre trial.…
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