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Book Review: “Isle of Man TT – The Golden Years 1947-1962 Volume Two”

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Sam Hewitt

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7th February 2017

Author: Mick Duckworth Published by: Lily Publications Ltd, PO Box 33, Ramsey, Isle of Man, IM99 4LP www.lilypublications.co.uk Fax: +44 (0) 1624 898 446 Hardback, 210 x 205mm (landscape); 96 pages with over 110 photographs and illustrations. ISBN 978-1-911177-09-8. £16. This second volume in the Golden Years series is packed with a rich mixture of…
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Reputation ill-deserved

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Sam Hewitt

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7th February 2017

Words: Phil Turner Photographs: Gary Chapman Triumph’s TR25W was saddled with a less than favourable reputation in its day, and one that has stuck with it. But this fine example puts up a strong argument for the defence. ‘A breed apart’ read the headline in Triumph America’s advert for the Trophy 250. The image accompanying…
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How to build a 130mph Goldie engine

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Sam Hewitt

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7th February 2017

Words and photographs: Phillip Tooth Philip McGurk became the first man to lap the Isle of Man TT circuit at over 100mph with a BSA Gold Star engine when he covered the 37.73 mile course in 22 minutes 24.43 seconds. His 101.030mph second lap of the Senior Classic TT brought his average for the four…
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Calm before the storm

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Sam Hewitt

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7th February 2017

Photograph: MORTONS ARCHIVE There’s just a few finishing touches to put in place before the show doors are opened. The stands are set, the motorcycles in place, the placards up, and there’s a fair few potted plants in position on the Norton stand in the foreground on the left too, as the final finishing touches…
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Editor’s welcome

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Sam Hewitt

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7th February 2017

The other evening, I was having a discussion with a friend and we were talking about what the difference is between being someone ‘with a few bikes’ and someone who is a collector. At what point does one leave one group and move into the other? Of course, it doesn’t actually matter at all, but…
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TELFORD OFF-ROAD SHOW GUESTS OF HONOUR ANNOUNCED

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Sam Hewitt

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10th January 2017

The countdown has begun to the biggest classic off-road event of the year… and it’s all eyes on the Telford International Centre, which will once again host the two-day Classic Dirt Bike Show, sponsored by Hagon Shocks. The event takes place across the weekend of February 18-19, with one of the star guests having been confirmed…
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Changing times

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Sam Hewitt

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10th January 2017

Billed as ‘the most glittering international show ever,’ the 1967 Motocyclorama organised by the British Cycle and Motor Cycle Industries’ Association may have sparkled, but it was a much leaner affair than in recent years. Despite occupying much less floor space than a year earlier, the press endeavoured to hype up the event, with The…
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Ray’s Ariel a dead cert at Kempton

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Sam Hewitt

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9th January 2017

A factory Ariel supplied to star 1950s rider Bob Ray was best in show, as the last Kempton Park Motorcycle Autojumble of 2016 proved a big hit. The December 3 event featured more than 250 stalls and provided plenty of opportunities to progress – or even start – a winter project. In the basement of…
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Indian-Vincent’s a Vegas high roller

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Sam Hewitt

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9th January 2017

Bonhams has announced the consignment of a very rare and historically significant motorcycle, the 1949 Indian-Vincent prototype, to its 2017 Las Vegas sale. In 1948 then manager of Indian Motorcycles Ralph Rogers and Philip Vincent agreed on a joint venture to manufacture and sell a hybridisation of their machines to the American market. Two prototypes…
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BSA price Rockets at Yorks sale

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Sam Hewitt

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9th January 2017

A Super Rocket headed the way at the recent Classic Car, Motorcycle and Automobilia auction held in Driffield. The sale at Dee Atkinson & Harrisons sale room in East Yorkshire on December 11, was a great success, with a packed room and multiple bidders on the internet. The auction started with automoblia and straight away…
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