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Sywell run
One of several interesting machines out on the Northants section of the VMCC’s girder-fork run on May 28 was this impressive JAP-engined sidecar outfit, with the V-twin motor housed in Sunbeam cycle parts. Starting and finishing at Sywell aerodrome, the gentle 45-mile run allowed plenty of time for mooching about the 1930s airfield, which features…
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Solid servant
Most of us can remember approximately when we bought a particular motorbike, although the memory tends to become vague after a while, and can be totally lost as the years roll on. But you might well be surprised to hear Ian Thorogood confidently say: “Oh yes, I bought it at 2.30pm on Saturday May 24,…
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Editor’s welcome
For this issue we’ve made an extra effort to encourage and appreciate the use of old motorcycles, hence the ‘get out and ride’ motif you’ll see on some of the pages. The breadth of events oldmotorcycle ownership and interest opens up is hopefully demonstrated, be it trials, road racing, VMCC-type runs, European events, veteran and…
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Steve Spencer
The man who finished third in the famous 1967 Senior TT, riding a Steve Lancefield Norton, passed away in May 2017, just before the 50th anniversary of his superb achievement. Steve Spencer’s effort is even more impressive because it was the year of his TT debut. During the course of his ride, it is reckoned…
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August 2017
Archive photograph News Letters Subscribe and save BSA Rocket 3 Norton Model 50 Montlhéry Vintage Revival Pre-65 Scottish Two-day Trial Dutch veteran rally Lansdowne race round-up Australian beach racing – part 1 Banbury Run TT 2017 Closer look John Searle interview Men who mattered – Claude Temple Roy Poynting column Jerry Thurston column Steve Parrish…
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Triple treat
Reading his first ride report from September 25, 1968, it’s clear from the off that the Rocket 3 had quite a first impression on The Motor Cycle’s Vic Willoughby: “Racing power with garden-party manners, an iron hand in velvet glove – such is the dream of many a connoisseur. In the 740cc Rocket 3, BSA…
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Sywell run
One of several interesting machines out on the Northants section of the VMCC’s girder-fork run on May 28 was this impressive JAP-engined sidecar outfit, with the V-twin motor housed in Sunbeam cycle parts. Starting and finishing at Sywell aerodrome, the gentle 45-mile run allowed plenty of time for mooching about the 1930s airfield, which features…
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Don’t spare the horses…
Horsepower: (1) An imperial unit of power equal to 550 foot-pounds per second (2) the Royal Automobile Club measurement for tax purposes calculated from the diameter of the bore and the number of cylinders in a engine (3) A rally for pre-1920 motorcycles that has been running for 36 years. Rondom Gees: A random ride…
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Oh, what a day
There’s a theory expounded that in any event report, if the writer mentions the weather then they’re struggling for things to say. Of course, that’s not the case about the VMCC’s Banbury Run, but fact of the matter is, it’s not possible to report on the event, on June 18, without commenting on the scorching…
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Seaside speed trials at Brighton
The Brighton Speed Trials is considered to be the longest running motorsport event in the world, as it first ran in 1905. For 2017, Saturday, September 2 sees yet another running of this iconic happening along Brighton seafront’s Madeira Drive. Nowadays, the format of the Speed Trials is a single-lane standing-start ¼-mile sprint, the event…
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