The Classic MotorCycle

It’s a family affair

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Sam Hewitt

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9th January 2017

Bought by Philip Ingold in 1968, this 1958 Velocette Venom has been restored by Philip’s son Simon as a fitting […]
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Camping trip: How to do a motorcycle tour before the First World War.

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Sam Hewitt

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9th January 2017

Photography: MORTONS MEDIA ARCHIVE Detailed in the June 24, 1914, edition of The Motor Cycle, here we see Ralph Bankes-Jones […]
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Editor’s Welcome

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Sam Hewitt

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9th January 2017

While putting together this issue, I’ve been considering, somewhat wistfully owing to the cold, dark weather, the possibilities of getting […]
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Stars shine bright

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

Words: JAMES ROBINSON Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN The Stafford show welcomed glittering guests and star motorcycles (including Barry Sheene’s 1976 and […]
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South of England success

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

There was a record attendance at the final Elk Promotions event for 2016, at the South of England Classic Show […]
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Delighted Rotary winner

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

The National Motorcycle Museum’s summer 2016 raffle to win a 1990 Norton F1 Rotary 588cc motorcycle was drawn by road […]
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Shed and Buried

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

A motorcycle-mad pair of TV engineering detectives are on the hunt for forgotten and hidden treasures tucked away in the […]
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Series A just short of world record

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

At its November 15 sale at Donington, H&H sold a Series A HRD Rapide, recently discovered among a job-lot collection […]
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The wrong Ernie?

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

I believe that reader Howard McKay (TCM, November 2016) has got his Ernies mixed up when he mentioned the nice […]
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Simple pleasures

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

Words: Roy Poynting Photographs: Terry Joslin This two-stroke, two-speed Levis is a fine example of an early vintage ride-to-work machine. […]
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