The Classic MotorCycle

  • The Jubilee Races

    The Jubilee Races

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    The appeal of the 1953 ACU Jubilee Races, which took place in late August, suffered a major blow when many of the big stars were eliminated from the running owing to injury, illness or schedule conflicts. The event went on regardless, and it was those spectators who decided not to attend that missed out on…

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  • Racing Rudges

    Racing Rudges

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    This 1933 TT Replica Rudge is a real rarity, taking nearly three decades to piece together. There is nobody alive today that is as passionate about racing Rudges as Mervyn Stratford – he has been campaigning the same 1934 four-valve 250 for nearly 50 years. If you saw him stand alongside his Rudge, you might…

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  • A Shakespeare Appreciation

    A Shakespeare Appreciation

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    Vincent Day at Shakespeare County Raceway took place on April 17, 2016, with Stevenage’s finest celebrated in noisy style. The Vincent motorcycle legend was founded on performance. Circuit racing, hill-climbing and sprinting, the Stevenage-built bikes seemed to go better with age. Almost without exception, the headline-grabbing examples of the marque are now museum exhibits, often…

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  • Bonhams Breaks Records

    Bonhams Breaks Records

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    Bonhams Stafford Sale set a new world-record price for a Brough Superior and for any British motorcycle sold at auction, as the gavel fell at an astounding £331,900 for the 1938 Brough Superior 750cc BS4. The BS4 was the highlight lot in the collection ‘The Broughs of Bodmin Moor’, which sold 100% to achieve a…

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  • Hello world!

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    Welcome to Mortons Sites. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

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