The Classic MotorCycle

Motorcycles to star at Kop Hill Climb

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Sam Hewitt

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15th September 2017

The lovely Kop Hill Climb event in Buckinghamshire continues to go from strength to strength, with an atmosphere more akin to a garden party than a race meeting, though it’s all the better for that. Although the cars take top billing, the motorcycle cast is more than supporting, with a range of regulars that generally…
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Quality kit

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Sam Hewitt

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8th September 2017

Hampshireman Jim Devereux is well known both as an arch-Ariel enthusiast and for his immaculate restorations, several of which – including his ultra-rare four-valve Sloper (TCM February 2014) – have appeared in these pages. Jim’s latest Ariel was bought ready-restored though, and with the logic understood by all enthusiasts, he explains that: “Its restorer lives…
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Bonhams’ Stafford extravaganza

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Sam Hewitt

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8th September 2017

There are a whole host of exciting, interesting and occasionally jaw-dropping machines in Bonhams’ autumn Stafford sale, on October 15. As well as the clear headline acts – including the Pierce Arrow on page 64 of this issue, and the Broughs and Vincents – are some other less obvious interesting artefacts; a 1933 Silver Arrow…
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Editor’s welcome

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Sam Hewitt

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6th September 2017

So another month has flown by, in a whirl of events and rides, ranging from the grand scale Donington Classic to lots of local club runs, all the while managing to put plenty of miles on various bikes, including the Model 90 Sunbeam I rode at Banbury and which I’m lucky enough to have been…
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World record for Dee, Atkinson and Harrison

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Sam Hewitt

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6th September 2017

Following their North of England auction record price of £48,160 for the 1933 Matchless Silver Hawk in March, Dee, Atkinson and Harrison, of Driffield, held their latest Classic Car and Motorcycle auction at Sledmere House on the July 29 and achieved a world record! A rare, limited edition 2014 Norton Domiracer, with only delivery mileage,…
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Happy trials reminiscing

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Sam Hewitt

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6th September 2017

Perusing the August 2017 issue, I turn to page 90 and there was the bike that makes this old heart jump. A 1959 Greeves Scottish. After watching works rider Jackie Simpson practising on his bike, with an alloy barrel with detachable transfer ports no less, I lusted for one. I traded in my faithful, heavy…
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October 2017

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Sam Hewitt

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5th September 2017

Archive photograph 6 News 8 Letters 14 Subscribe and save 18 Cotton Conquest 20 NSU veteran 27 BSA B33 32 Founders Day 38 Ariel Square Four and sidecar 40 Chinon Classic 46 Matchless G2 CSR 50 Lansdowne round-up 56 Puch P800 58 Pierce-Arrow Four 64 Donington Classic 70 Closer look – two-stroke racers 76 Oriel…
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Speed merchant

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Sam Hewitt

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1st September 2017

With my head ducked down behind the small flyscreen and the exhaust note of the highly-tuned two-stroke single resonating off the surrounding walls, it took little imagination to conjure up a mental picture of me leading the pack in the 1965 Thruxton 500 mile production race. A fantastic race, which saw Kent star Derek Minter…
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Quarter century not out for Elk

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Sam Hewitt

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15th August 2017

Elk Promotions is celebrating 25 years of promoting shows and jumbles around the Romney Marsh area. In recent years, the venue has been settled on a large field just south of the village of Hamstreet. By mid-morning on the most recent occasion (June 25), an impressive area of the grass was covered by lines of…
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Unique collection of AJW motorcycles heads to Cumbria

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Sam Hewitt

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10th August 2017

A collection of AJW motorcycles from the 1920s and 30s has taken pride of place at the Lakeland Motor Museum. The six AJWs brings the total number of motorbikes on show to almost 90, ranging from a collection of the legendary Vincent motorcycles – spanning the 1930s, 40s and 50s – to a display of…
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