The Classic MotorCycle

Three wheels on my wagon…

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Sam Hewitt

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5th January 2018

Brooklands, November 29, 2017: De Dion Bouton Tricycles are lined up on the start-finish straight opposite the clubhouse to celebrate an event that took place 120 years ago to the day, and 10 years before the famous banked concrete oval was built. Twenty riders are here to commemorate the first motor race on British soil.…
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Editor’s welcome

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Sam Hewitt

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5th January 2018

What’s in a name? I was thinking that when reading about the Norton P11 in this issue (p20), which sports a Matchless badged petrol tank, but as it was a parts bin special when made in its day – Matchless frame, Norton engine and forks – then really either name could be employed. Bryan, owner…
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February 2018

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Sam Hewitt

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5th January 2018

Archive photograph News NEC motorcycle show Letters Subscribe and save Norton P11 Mercier caterpillar Travel by Ariel Aermacchi Ala Verde BSA Empire Star Vic Vaughan profile De Dion race Vincent Black Lightning Closer look – 1967 motorcycle show Dave Fiddaman interview Men who mattered – Ben Bickell Triumph twin project Roy Poynting column Jerry Thurston…
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Bristol show momentum gathers apace

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Sam Hewitt

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5th January 2018

Scores of classics (often not seen elsewhere) and abundant early-season enthusiasm are hallmarks of The Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show, which will be held over February 3/4, 2018, at the Royal Bath and West Showground. See classicbikeshows.com for ticket information or call 01507 529529.
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Triumph TR6

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd December 2017

What’s the ideal old motorcycle? Of course, everyone has their opinion – but Triumph’s TR6 makes a strong case for the crown. Words: James Robinson Photographs: Gary Chapman Famous name – check. Good looks – check. All-round capability – check. Reasonably priced – check. The Triumph TR6 has a lot going for it, as exampled…
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Busy day at the museum

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Sam Hewitt

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16th December 2017

Another packed day at the National Motorcyle Museum’s now-annual extravaganza. The National Motorcycle Museum has clearly hit on a winning formula with its annual, early November open day, as evidenced by the fact that by 8am on the morning of the day before the day we all ‘remember, remember’, the car parks were already filling…
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BSA Gold Star

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Sam Hewitt

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15th December 2017

This 1954 Gold Star rigid-frame competition offering takes us back to a period when trials was a very different sport. It’s now found a home on the road. Words: Andy Westlake Photographs: Gary Chapman Weighing in at over 300lb and with no rear suspension, it’s difficult to comprehend that in the early 1950s this Gold…
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RESULTS ANNOUNCED FOR NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM’S BSA GOLDSTAR RAFFLE

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Sam Hewitt

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14th December 2017

Road race stars Freddie Spencer, Peter Hickman and Maria Costello did the honours for the National Motorcycle Museum’s summer raffle to win a 1960 BSA DBD34 Goldstar 500cc motorcycle. The draw was made at the venue’s Museum LIVE open day on Saturday, November 4. 1st Prize – 1960 BSA 500cc DBD34 Goldstar motorcycle. Winner –…
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Motorcycle museum can be ideal Santa’s helper…

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Sam Hewitt

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14th December 2017

With the big day looming large, anyone looking for that hard-to-find Christmas gift for the motorcyclist in their family could find the ideal thing thanks to our friends at the National Motorcycle Museum. The Birmingham venue has now updated its Museum Legends online retail shop and it boasts lots of classic motorcycling related items as…
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Steam ahead in Kent

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Sam Hewitt

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9th December 2017

The Offham Steam Rally is one of those delightful events that’s almost under the radar. Held on the same Sunday every year (in 2017, October 22) with minimal notice, it simply happens. Every year the village green of this traditional Kent village all but disappears beneath a gathering of internal combustion engine powered vehicles in…
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