The Classic MotorCycle
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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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Editor’s welcome
There are times – many times – as I look through the Mortons archive when I veer off on a tangent, unable to resist going down an avenue as my curiosity has been piqued, which happened again as I researched the 1954 Dutch TT for the archive picture in this issue. Occasionally a name appears…
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July 2017
Archive photograph News Letters Triumph Tiger 100 Subscribe and save Stafford show report Montgomery-Anzani V-twin Ariel W/NG Moto Guzzi Superalce Velocette Venom Glass plates – 1953 scrambling from Hawkstone Park Agostini on Diamond Jubilee TT Closer look – 1919 SSDT Roy Poynting column Don Morley interview Men who mattered – Steve Lancefield Jerry Thurston column…
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Ill tratorre
Words: Phil Turner Photographs: Gary Chapman Alongside fast, lithe, racing thoroughbreds, Moto Guzzi could turn its hand to more utilitarian two-wheelers when needed. The Superalce was one of the finest. As the dark clouds of conflict drew in across Europe for the second time, Moto Guzzi – like most established motorcycle manufacturers – would have to…
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Brooklands then and now
On July 2 Brooklands’ hosts its Then and Now show, which will welcome a selection of clubs and manufacturers to the Surrey speedbowl, while there will also be action on Test Hill too. Details from 01932 857381 or www.brooklandsmuseum.com
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