The Classic MotorCycle
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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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Matchless G3L
Wears it well This redoubtable old warhorse has only had two owners from new and has never been restored, yet still delivers a fine ride today. Words: ANDY WESTLAKE Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN There’s something special about an old, unrestored motorcycle. It is still an inanimate object but it is given life by its wonderful patina of…
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Stolen BSA
In January, this 1928 BSA S28 De luxe was stolen from a workshop in Fyfield, Essex. This machine had been taken apart in 1963 by a previous owner, though all of the parts were there and all original. Frame number is 11120, engine number 19748. Any details to us please and we’ll pass them on.
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H&H motorcycle auction
The first H&H motorcycle auction of 2018, is on Sunday, March 4, at The National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. Consignments include a 1969 ex-John Lennon Honda Z50A monkey bike, while one of the star lots is a 1969 Honda CB750 prototype, which featured in early press coverage of the model. There’s a wide variety…
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Talmag Trial
The Talmag Trophy Trial (this year held on January 28) at Hungry Hill, Aldershot, is long-established as one of the premier events in the Pre-65 calendar. The regulations require bikes to appear as close as possible to those that might have appeared in competition either before the last war, or in the following two decades.…
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Triumph Tiger 100
Half-litre hot rod Though in its day it was about to be eclipsed in the performance stakes, Triumph’s 1956 T100 reamins a great little motorcycle. Words: TIM BRITTON Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN It has been said that Triumph’s model numbering equates to the performance each machine was capable of, ergo the Tiger singles in the Edward…
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Editor’s welcome
As I write, we are heading towards the end of February and there are the first shoots of spring appearing, with the prospect of some imminent motorcycling seeming to become a closer reality. Of course, it’s possible to ride all winter, and plenty do, it’s just I prefer it so much more when the roads…
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