The Classic MotorCycle
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December 2017
Archive photograph News Clothing Letters Subscribe and save Norton Dominator Rudge Multi Brighton Speed Trials BSA B44 German veteran and vintage rally Royal Enfield Model G Steve Parrish’s Goodwood diary BMW R60/ series Closer look – 1954 Manx GP Roy Poynting column Jerry Thurston column Crash damage repaired Dave Clark interview Men who mattered –…
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Tougher than the rest
Rob Taylor’s magnificently distressed 1948 BSA M33 is his winter bike. Retired garage owner Rob, a cheerful guy and a skilled mechanic, has several interesting classics, including a smart Silk 700 and a near-unique Silk 500cc racer. But the ohv 500cc M33 with its irreproachable patina is a standout. He acquired the BSA, complete with…
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Reward of £10k offered
Stolen from Epping on Tuesday, August 29, at 3am, was a pair of distinctive classic motorcycles. A £10,000 reward is offered for information leading to the recovery of these machines, which are an ex-Phil Read MV four (frame number MV4C75022177, engine number 77, registration WHJ 467M) and a Vincent Rapide (frame number RC/1/7896, engine number…
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Matchless size issues
With reference to the article on the splendid Matchless in the October edition of TCM, it may well have been entitled ‘Sizing up’ as indeed it was; were owner Andy Pennell and tester Phil Turner aware they were riding a 350? Andy has a G5 Matador engine squeezed into his G2 frame; the engine number…
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The future starts here
Although beaten to the honour of creating America’s first four-cylinder motorcycle by the Pierce Four introduced in 1909, when Scottish-born brothers William G and Thomas W Henderson founded the Henderson Motorcycle Co. in Detroit, Michigan in 1911, their aim was to manufacture a luxurious, reliable four-cylinder machine that was substantially better than anything else…
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Rare Lightning up for grabs
Vincent Black Lightnings are rare, with under 30 made and land speed record-breaking ones are even rarer. Which makes Bonhams offering the ex-Tony McAlpine/Jack Ehret Australian history maker a special occasion. It’ll come to auction in Las Vegas on January 25, 2018. Details at www.bonhams.com Read more News and Features in the November issue of…
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Broughs at the NMM
On September 13, the National Motorcycle Museum played host to what is believed to potentially be the biggest collection of Brough motorcycles brought together since the factory closed its doors. Seven of the Nottingham-built machines were united, which represents all bar one of those in the UK, with it reckoned there are 14 extant worldwide.…
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Kiwi Aaron Slight brings the sun to a packed Stafford Classic Bike Show
EX-WORLD Superbike star Aaron Slight showed that he really is ‘The People’s Champion’ as thousands of visitors packed into the huge annual event to meet their hero and take advantage of the autumn sun. Compere Steve Plater spoke to Slight about his career, life as a WSB rider and teased out some entertaining stories during…
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Divine intervention
It is a fact of life motorcycles deteriorate when stored, it doesn’t matter how good the storage facility is, the environment will have an effect on the various surfaces. Aluminium will dull, paintwork likewise, tyres deflate, grips perish and so on. If you don’t believe me, just ask any museum curator, from the National…
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Celebrating 50 years of the Commando
It is 50 years since the launch of the Norton Commando at The Earls Court Show in 1967, and so, at Ardingly on Sunday, October 29, at the suggestion of Surrey NOC, the anniversary is to be celebrated. Norton guru Peter Williams is guest of honour, and motorcycles to appear include his innovative original 1973…
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