The Classic MotorCycle
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Trails leading to Telford
It’s all trails leading to the Telford International Centre for the Classic Dirt Bike Show, over the weekend of February 17/18. Well-known off-road exponent and raconteur Colin Dommett is one of the guests of honour, and he’ll no doubt have some good tales to tell, with Colin joined by Gerrit Wolsink (twice runner-up in the…
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Wrong Star
My passion lies with prewar BSA M24 Gold Stars and related singles so I was therefore delighted to find the article on Sammy Miller’s 1939 BSA M23 ‘Empire Star’ restoration in the February 2018 issue – particularly as I am currently restoring an example of the same model. The featured bike has clearly been restored…
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Editor’s Welcome
Coincidences in motorcycling seem to occur with a reasonable degree of regularity. Some are just odd – for example, we bump into our friend Dave, who we met on an Irish rally years ago, in unexpected places, the strangest being the fish market in Venice. Others places include the quay at Blakeney, Norfolk last…
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March 2018
Archive photograph News CBG Winter Classic Brooklands Military Day Letters Subscribe and save Velocette Venom Paris salon BMW ISDT replica BSA Bantam D14 Sports 1920s scooters BJS V-twin Wall family (NMM restorers) Closer look – Brooklands 1920 Mick Grant interview Men who mattered – Alan Shepherd Triumph twin project Roy Poynting column Sketchbook travels You…
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Five speeds in my Velo
It’s oft stated that necessity is the mother of invention and when Gerry Cain was creating his ‘ultimate’ Velocette, he felt it was necessary his interpretation of the best Venom available had a five-speed gearbox – and as one wasn’t available, there was only one option. He explains: “It was 10-12 years ago and I’d…
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Another winner’s cup for Sam
Sam Rhodes clinched the TCM Cup, awarded within the Lansdowne Race series, for ‘clubman’ type machines, picking up his trophy at the Lansdowne dinner on November 18, 2017. Campaigning Graham Austen’s 1954 MSS, Sam was a cut above his class competition, regularly getting about the Manx Nortons and Matchless G50s, on Graham’s pushrod, two-valve single.…
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French sale in February to offer some amazing rarities
On Saturday, February 10, Artcurial Motorcars will hold a separate sale featuring an important single-owner collection of fascinating motorcycles. Belonging to a French enthusiast who started collecting in the 1960s, the collection comprises nearly 80 pioneer, veteran and vintage machines. Many of the bikes pre-date the First World War and they offer a fantastic testimony…
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One track mind
Look in just about any motorcycle manufacturer’s catalogue from the 1930s and you’ll find a competition model listed. Designed for the man who liked to ride to work during the week and enter off-road trials on Saturday or Sunday, these bikes usually featured knobbly tyres on 21in wheels, high-clearance mudguards so that they…
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NMM Goldie grab
Top prize in the National Motorcycle Museum’s summer raffle, this 1960 BSA DBD34 Gold Star, has been won by Bart Maatje, from the Netherlands. His ticket was drawn during the NMM’s event on Saturday, November 4. The next raffle is of a brand-new Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster. Tickets are available at www.thenmm.co.uk
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Winging it
A cautionary tale to begin with: if you happen upon a motorcycle auction, be warned that you may end up taking home more than just a catalogue – as Gordon can confirm… “The Aermacchi? I bought it in Bonhams’ sale at the Stafford Show in April last year. “I was showing a bike on the Italian…
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