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  • Exciting addition to Yorkshire sale

    Exciting addition to Yorkshire sale

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    Sam Hewitt

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    An interesting machine in Dee, Atkinson & Harrison’s sale on November 4, is a 1960 350cc Manx Norton, which was ridden by Bill Beevers in the 1960 Junior TT. It was then bought by the current vendor in 1966, who then finished a remarkable 21 Manx GPs on it, plus two DNFs, as well as…

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  • Stafford spotlight on Slight

    Stafford spotlight on Slight

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Aaron Slight, the flamboyant Kiwi World Superbike star, will be guest of honour at The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at Stafford County Showground, over October 14/15. Slight’s name will be familiar to many, mainly as he was from the era when world Superbike racing was on terrestrial TV and with Carl Fogarty support running high,…

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  • Making its case

    Making its case

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Nestling by the river which gives the town its name, Bradford-on-Avon is perhaps not the kind of place you would expect to find a motorcycle factory, but it was here in the 1960s one of the UK’s best but now largely forgotten twins, the Royal Enfield Interceptor, was manufactured. Our test bike is a Mark…

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  • Editor’s welcome

    Editor’s welcome

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    Sam Hewitt

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    This month has involved lots of miles on several different motorcycles, once again underlining that, for me, diversity is the spice of life. From my annual jaunt to the Irish rally, to a couple of club runs, as well as shows and visits, it has been a fairly frantic spell, where, as always happens, I…

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  • The Carole Nash Classic Mechanics Show gears up for another huge turnout

    The Carole Nash Classic Mechanics Show gears up for another huge turnout

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    Sam Hewitt

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    It’s just over a month until the world’s biggest and best celebration of classic motorcycles comes to Staffordshire County Showground. The Carole Nash Classic Mechanics Show takes place over the weekend of October 14-15 and it’s no exaggeration to say this year’s event may be the best ever. No Stafford show is complete without a…

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  • Suzuki Village at Stafford Classic Bike Show to display a whole host of rare machines

    Suzuki Village at Stafford Classic Bike Show to display a whole host of rare machines

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    Sam Hewitt

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    VISITORS to the upcoming Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show – October 14-15 – will have the opportunity to get up close to a variety of rare Suzukis, including the two RG500s which Barry Sheene powered to world championship success in 1976 and 1977. The iconic red, white and yellow machines will be joined by…

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  • Into its stride

    Into its stride

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Rounds three and four of the 2017 Lansdowne series were at Cadwell Park (June 3/4) and Castle Combe (July 8/9). Cadwell Park  It’s not often you can visit Cadwell and be blessed with sunshine but this time we were lucky and after taking to the track for the practice/qualifying session, it was Dean Stimpson, leader…

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  • Unstoppable!

    Unstoppable!

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    Sam Hewitt

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    BSA came out fighting as the war ended in 1945, announcing in August a thoroughly modern 350cc ohv single. The B31 derived from the former wartime prototype WD B30, but from the start it wore Small Heath’s new telescopic forks, designed by Val Page and BSA’s Herbert Perkins, to be produced on redundant gun-making machinery.…

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  • Museum LIVE

    Museum LIVE

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Following the massive success of Museum LIVE over the past three years, Saturday, November 4 will see the museum host its fourth annual free open day when everyone will be invited to visit the museum collection free of charge. The event boasts star names Carl Fogarty and Freddie Spencer (and their wives) who’ll all be…

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  • ‘The Vibrationless Motorcycle’

    ‘The Vibrationless Motorcycle’

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Positively luxurious, the 1909 Pierce was the first four-cylinder motorcycle manufactured in the USA for customer sale. With its massive tubular steel frame, it also stood out for the smoothness of its four-cylinder engine, leading to it being dubbed the ‘Vibrationless Motorcycle’. As a Pierce advert declared: “Pierce motorcycles are not made to compete in…

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