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Video: Vintage revival Montlhery 2017

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Sam Hewitt

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10th May 2017

Action from the recent Vintage-Revival Montlhery, near Paris. Video: Colin West
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South of England show

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Sam Hewitt

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5th May 2017

The South of England Show, on April 2, was the first ELK Promotions event of the year. Seemingly more popular than ever, to cope with the fast lengthening queues before the official start time, the gates were opened early. The display hall is never disappointing, with rows of bikes from veterans to classics, often having…
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Marsh four on display at the National Motorcycle Museum

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Sam Hewitt

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5th May 2017

This machine is the product of one remarkable man, the legendary Fred Marsh, a dedicated enthusiast best remembered for his home-built, Moto Guzzi-inspired V8. A fitter and turner at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Southampton, Marsh had witnessed the MV Agusta and Gilera fours’ rise to dominance in the late 1940s and early 1950s…
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Big crowds expected at Flywheel Festival

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Sam Hewitt

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5th May 2017

The third annual Flywheel Festival at Bicester Heritage brings together more than 100 competition cars for an action-packed timetable hosted on its demonstration track. Taking place on the Saturday and Sunday, June 24/25, 2017, the festival will welcome Edwardian chain-driven monsters, vintage Bentleys and iconic Le Mans Jaguars, with a programme expected to be substantially…
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Lansdowne for 2017

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Sam Hewitt

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5th May 2017

Once again in 2017, The Classic MotorCycle will be supporting the Lansdowne Classic Series, which features a six-round calendar. The first event was held over Easter weekend – report to follow – while from there it’s Donington on May 6/7; Cadwell Park, June 3/4; Castle Combe, July 8/9; Donington, August 4/6 (for the classic motorcycle…
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High riders

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Sam Hewitt

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5th May 2017

Three motorcyclists reach dizzy heights after much correspondence in the Press. In the April 2, 1931, issue of The Motor Cycle a letter was published, undersigned by three men – P Gjersten, A Peebles and J Byrne. In it they said: “Our attention has been drawn to an advertisement in the Overseas Daily Mail of…
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Book Review: Where BSAs Dare! BSA’s 1952 ISDT Golds and Maudes Trophy

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Sam Hewitt

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5th May 2017

Author: Norman Vanhouse – with updates by Graham Vanhouse C.Eng., F.I.Mech.E. Foreword by: Jeff Smith MBE. Published by: Panther Publishing Ltd, 10 Limes Avenue, High Wycombe, Bucks HP11 1DP Tel.: 01494 534778. E-mail: [email protected] www.panther-publishing.com Softbound, 170mm x 235mm, 188 pages, over 70 photographs and illustrations ISBN 978-1-909213-21-0 £14.95. The Maudes Trophy, a very substantial…
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Editor’s welcome

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Sam Hewitt

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5th May 2017

Often, it’s the little things, the details, that fascinate me. For instance, looking back over the pictures of the NSU Special Max I rode at the end of last summer, in preparation for this issue, I realised that one of the things that appealed to me about the motorcycle, was the stylised ignition key. That…
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June 2017

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Sam Hewitt

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5th May 2017

[su_note note_color=”#c0142b” text_color=”#ffffff”]Current issue: June 2017 – Next issue: July 2017 – On sale: June 2, 2017[/su_note] Archive photograph… 6 News……………………….. 8 Letters………………….. 14 BSA A10 Golden Flash 18 NSU Special Max……. 26 Subscribe and save. 32 Motonero Guzzi…….. 34 Triumph 21……………. 42 Connaught-Blackburne 48 Velocette Valiant…… 54 Glass plates – 1923 inter-varsity challenge 59 Triumph Bonneville…
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Extra special

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Sam Hewitt

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5th May 2017

FROM OUR ARCHIVES If ecomonic constraints had not been such a dominant factor at Hall Green, this very special KSS could have been released under the Velocette name in the 1950s. This one-of-a-kind example was built in period, making it all the more remarkable. Words: ANDY WESTLAKE Photography: TERRY JOSLIN If you’re a connoisseur of…
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