The Classic MotorCycle

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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Silver streak

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

Words: Steve Wilson Photographs: Gary Chapman This 1956 Thunderbird is a rolling demonstration of why these soft-tuned, iron-engined 650s were […]
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Beauty from the beast

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

Words: JAMES ROBINSON Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN MV’s 4C, introduced for 1966, was not what prospective purchasers and schoolboys the world […]
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Matchless to Israel

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

In June 1950 a pair of enthusiasts from England set off on two of Plumstead’s finest, bound for Israel. W […]
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Book Review: The Honda Gold Wing

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

Classic Four-Cylinder Bikes Author: Peter Rakestrow Published by: Amberley Publishing, The Hill, Merrywalks, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 4EP Tel: 01453 […]
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Kick-start your New Year with the Winter Classic

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Darren Hendley

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12th December 2016

About to enter into its sixth running, the Carole Nash Winter Classic event – supported by Classic Bike Guide magazine […]
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Editor’s Welcome

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Sam Hewitt

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7th December 2016

Now, with it wet and miserable, it seems less fun to be out on motorcycles. It’s different when it’s a […]
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Bike-mad TV detectives are on the hunt for hidden treasures in the sheds of Britain

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Sam Hewitt

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25th November 2016

A BIKE-MAD pair of TV engineering detectives are on the hunt for forgotten and hidden treasures tucked away in the […]
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