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  • Roger Marshall been chased by Barry Sheene

    Roger Marshall been chased by Barry Sheene

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  • 1926 London to Lands End Run

    1926 London to Lands End Run

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  • BSA Bantam

    BSA Bantam

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  • 1939 Levis side valve

    1939 Levis side valve

    1939 Levis If you would like a photo print of this image have a look on www.mortonsarchive.com

  • Roger Marshall been chased by Barry Sheene

    Roger Marshall been chased by Barry Sheene

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  • Causing interest

    Causing interest

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  • Twenty-four hour Triton – Barcelona 1970

    Twenty-four hour Triton – Barcelona 1970

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  • Causing interest

    Causing interest

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  • Twenty-four hour Triton – Barcelona 1970

    Twenty-four hour Triton – Barcelona 1970

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  • 1914 Pope motorcycle

    1914 Pope motorcycle

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  • 1914 Pope motorcycle

    1914 Pope motorcycle

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  • FRANK WESTWORTH ON POINTLESSNESS

    FRANK WESTWORTH ON POINTLESSNESS

    It went like THIS: charge battery (I’ve done this before, see); check for fuel (always helps); free the clutch (it’s a Triumph), switch on and kick. There you have it, a simple routine for starting

  • MILES AHEAD

    MILES AHEAD

    EXCELLENT COLUMN in the June issue from Paul Miles. When her back was turned, I used to nick my better-half’s Harley Sportster at every opportunity. Yet I couldn’t part with my hard-earned dollars for one

  • Are you retro-spective?

    Are you retro-spective?

    The more things change, the more they stay the same, so the saying goes. Which begs this month’s question: ‘are retro bikes good for our hobby?’ As in, should we applaud the pale imitations of

  • Classic edge to British GP

    Classic edge to British GP

    Classic bikes and classic racers will again feature heavily in this year’s British MotoGP event. Double world champ and former Stafford Show special guest Graeme Crosby will be at the British MotoGP this September (1-4)

  • Suzuki set for Stafford!

    Suzuki set for Stafford!

    If you love Suzukis and are heading for the CMM Stafford Show this October, boy are you in for a treat. Over the weekend of October 15-16, the 23rd Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show

  • 1975 ISDT

    1975 ISDT

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  • 1975 ISDT

    1975 ISDT

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  • American Legends Star at Stafford

    American Legends Star at Stafford

    Four of the stars of the iconic Bruce Brown motorcycling movie from the Seventies, On Any Sunday, are to be guests of honour at the Carol Nash Classic Mechanics Show, held at Stafford County Showground,

  • Endurance Legends 2017

    Endurance Legends 2017

    Endurance Legends, held at Snetterton in October 2015, the UK’s first four-hour classic endurance race, the organisers have announced that it will return, bigger and better, at Donington Park in early May 2017, supported by

  • Welcome

    Welcome

    I’m guessing that many of you grew up with the best motorcycling movie of all time, On Any Sunday? Steve McQueen starred in this iconic Bruce Brown movie, but the real stars of the show

  • Norton Festival salutes Lancashire biker Phil – still burning up the roads at 85 years young

    Norton Festival salutes Lancashire biker Phil – still burning up the roads at 85 years young

    This year’s Norton Owners’ Club Festival included a 30-mile ride around the New Forest area before converging on the Sammy Miller Museum, where more than 200 bikes had gathered by noon on Saturday, July 2.

  • Winners all in 68th VMCC Banbury Run

    Winners all in 68th VMCC Banbury Run

    Riding a 1903 Quadrant Banking Tricycle, Geoff Wheeler took the Len Wills Trophy for the best performance on a veteran machine at this year’s Vintage Motor Cycle Club Banbury Run on Sunday, June 19. Awards

  • Sweltering success for Skipton’s record-breaking Big Bike Sunday

    Sweltering success for Skipton’s record-breaking Big Bike Sunday

    Records were broken during the Girder Fork & Classic Motorcycle Club’s 20th anniversary year when 1300 visitors – a big increase over last year’s 850 – supported the club’s Big Bike Sunday charity event at

  • A Norton Navigator’s tale – the rescuer rescued

    A Norton Navigator’s tale – the rescuer rescued

    Les Orme tells how, many years after the event, he managed to return the favour to a Norton Navigator that had rescued him from a breakdown crisis in France. My motorcycling days started in 1959,

  • VMCC section embraces the Roaring Twenties

    VMCC section embraces the Roaring Twenties

    The East Sussex section of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club presented a fine selection of machinery at a Roaring Twenties Day in Bexhill-on-Sea recently, with motorcycles around the VMCC stand including a period 1925 James,

  • Bike show

    Bike show

    Rudge ISDT winning motorcycles on display on the Rudge stand ant the Earls Court Motorcycle Show If you would like a photo print of this image have a look on www.mortonsarchive.com

  • Royal Bath and West Showgroung, Shepton Mallett, February 2011, Honda CB750

    Royal Bath and West Showgroung, Shepton Mallett, February 2011, Honda CB750

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  • BSA Bushman

    BSA Bushman

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  • BSA Bushman

    BSA Bushman

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  • Jim Aird

    Jim Aird

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  • Jim Aird

    Jim Aird

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  • In Balance

    In Balance

    Ever miss the obvious? You know what I mean sometimes you’re so focused on things the ‘obvious’ can pass you by for a while until a casual comment from someone helps you see the light.

  • Not just DOT!

    Not just DOT!

    Just in case you needed any proof that it’s not just DOTs I take pics of, here’s one of Kevin Taylor in action at a Herefordshire Classic Trials Club Event. I was searching for something

  • Ted Usher

    Ted Usher

    Ted Usher threads his way along a snow covered road in the Austrian countryside in the 1952 ISDT. If you would like a photo print of this image have a look on www.mortonsarchive.com

  • Ted Usher

    Ted Usher

    Ted Usher threads his way along a snow covered road in the Austrian countryside in the 1952 ISDT. If you would like a photo print of this image have a look on www.mortonsarchive.com

  • 1932 Levis sales brouchure

    1932 Levis sales brouchure

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  • 1932 Levis sales brouchure

    1932 Levis sales brouchure

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  • Stars of the show, Rudge in 1930

    Stars of the show, Rudge in 1930

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  • Stars of the show, Rudge in 1930

    Stars of the show, Rudge in 1930

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  • Five men on a motorcycle June 1974

    Five men on a motorcycle June 1974

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  • Five men on a motorcycle June 1974

    Five men on a motorcycle June 1974

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  • Allesandro Gritti ISDT in the Isle of Man

    Allesandro Gritti ISDT in the Isle of Man

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  • Allesandro Gritti ISDT in the Isle of Man

    Allesandro Gritti ISDT in the Isle of Man

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  • Jim Aird typical riding style

    Jim Aird typical riding style

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  • Jim Aird typical riding style

    Jim Aird typical riding style

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  • Kawasaki KDX 175

    Kawasaki KDX 175

    Kawasaki KDX 175

  • Kawasaki KDX 175

    Kawasaki KDX 175

    Kawasaki KDX 175

  • Malcolm Smith

    Malcolm Smith

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  • Malcolm Smith

    Malcolm Smith

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  • Clint Eastwood deep in conversation

    Clint Eastwood deep in conversation

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  • Rhyl seafront scene

    Rhyl seafront scene

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  • Royal Enfield trials Bullet

    Royal Enfield trials Bullet

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  • Clint Eastwood deep in conversation

    Clint Eastwood deep in conversation

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  • Rhyl seafront scene

    Rhyl seafront scene

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  • Royal Enfield trials Bullet

    Royal Enfield trials Bullet

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  • Portway promenade

    Lovely period photograph, from June 1933, of motorcyclists and their machines lined on the Portway, Bristol. ‘… the fine concrete road and promenade running beside the river Avon in the deep Avon Gorge at Clifton, a suburb of Bristol.’Lovely period photograph, from June 1933, of motorcyclists and their machines lined on the Portway, Bristol. ‘……

  • UneXpected pleasure

    UneXpected pleasure

    A big, overweight, wobbly sidecar tug, right? Well, no, that’s not what the late Matchless Model X is at all.  

  • Small but strong

    Small but strong

    The BSA C11 was a solid, workmanlike motorcycle, possessing many of the attributes of its bigger brethren, presented in a pint-sized package.  

  • Mystery train

    Mystery train

    This oil-in-frame 650cc T120 Bonneville emerged from the confusion of the Meriden blockade. Today it pulls like a train – but is a bit of a mystery… 

  • Eagle soars again

    Eagle soars again

    This freshly restored 350cc JAP-engined Coventry-Eagle has returned to the road for the first time in more than half a century.  

  • Dark day at the races

    With a tragic accident during Friday practice and then a hugely disappointing crowd, enthusiasm was dampened further by race day morning rain. But, gradually, the sun came out and the racing was actually rather good. 

  • Grandma on a motorcycle

    Grandma on a motorcycle

    With a cheery wave, a well-buttoned cardigan and a pair of stout shoes, this go-anywhere granny was headed for the hills.  

  • A Highland venture

    By 1929, the Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT) had become a fixture in the British motorcycling calendar. Entrants, teams, officials and spectators fondly referred to it, then as now, as their annual ‘holiday in the Highlands.’  

  • A Norman conquest

    A Norman conquest

    Piers Kurrein from Harrogate, who had a lovely Norman B2CS trials bike on show at The Girder Fork & Classic Motorcycle Club’s Big Bike Sunday at Skipton on June 26, tells about its history and long restoration.  

  • Never built – the 500cc V-twin Morini sports that everyone really wanted

    Never built – the 500cc V-twin Morini sports that everyone really wanted

    With quality, performance and excellent design apparent in every detail, the 350cc Morini V-twins bore comparison with any Japanese motorcycle – but when the Italian firm upped the capacity to 500cc, it never quite managed to produce the right machine, writes Steve Cooper 

  • Dot Motorcycles – the end of an era at Ellesmere Street

    Dot Motorcycles – the end of an era at Ellesmere Street

    An association with Manchester spanning over 100 years will come to an end this September when Dot Motorcycles Ltd ceases trading from its 1912 premises in Ellesmere Street. We delve into Mortons’ Archive to give some idea of the surprising variety of road and sporting machinery – all quite Devoid of Trouble – that the…

  • Inconspicuous, reliable and beautifully engineered – Steve’s electric-start solution for classic BSA twins

    Electric starter? What electric starter? Pete Kelly visits Steve McFarlane, of SRM Engineering fame, in Cardiff to fully appreciate the huge amount of skill and dedication that went into his patented design for an electric starter for swinging-arm A7 and A10 BSA twins.  

  • Holding on for a hero

    Holding on for a hero

    Alan Turner tells of a very special reunion at Stafford when, thanks to Holland’s Ferry Brouwer, Des Heckle was reunited with his record-breaking 250cc Yamaha TD1C sprint bike of 46 years ago.  

  • US stars for Stafford

    US stars for Stafford

    Four of the cast from iconic motorcycle documentary On Any Sunday are the guests of honour at Stafford’s October.  

  • Founders Day flourishes in the sun

    Founders Day flourishes in the sun

    As ever, the VMCC’s Founders Day, on July 17, was well-attended, with a sun-kissed affair enjoyed by all.  

  • Romney Marsh spectacular

    Following the previous day’s heavy rain, access to Elk Promotions’ show field at Hamstreet, near Ashford, Kent, on June 26, needed a measure of care, but the effort was worth it as the machinery on display was as widely varied as ever.  

  • Book Review: ‘Sox’ Gary Hocking – the forgotten World Motorcycle Champion

    Gary Hocking was born near Newport, South Wales in 1937 but grew up in Southern Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe when his family emigrated in 1947.  

  • Draganfly turns 40

    It’s the summer of 1976. A long-haired chap of 24 is fixing bikes from a rented shed, dreaming of working for himself.  

  • Banbury in bloom

    Banbury in bloom

    Organised by the VMCC, the biggest gathering of running vintage and veteran machines doesn’t disappoint in 2016.  

  • Bidders aiming to land a rare Meteor at Netley auction

    Bidders aiming to land a rare Meteor at Netley auction

    A rare 1939 Vincent HRD Meteor, estimated to sell for more than £50,000, is one of the star motorcycles set for the Charterhouse Auction at the upcoming Carole Nash Eurojumble at Netley Marsh on Friday, September 2. 

  • Three anniversaries in one for Colin Seeley

    Former dealer, manufacturer and racer Colin Seeley will be celebrating three anniversaries in one – 60 years as a bike dealer, 50 as a manufacturer and 80 as a human being – when he gives a talk on his amazingly-varied career at the National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull, Birmingham, between 3 and 6pm on Thursday, August…

  • Bargain hunters set for annual Netley pilgrimage

    Bargain hunters set for annual Netley pilgrimage

    A treasure trove of motorcycle parts, pieces and spares will be taken to Netley Marsh on September 2/3 as the Carole Nash Eurojumble returns for a 23rd year. 

  • Hudspith steamer at Bike Life Classic Day

    Hudspith steamer at Bike Life Classic Day

    Almost 600 bikes visited the Sammy Miller Museum on Sunday, July 26 when Bike Life Classic, a non-profit group for the preservation of classic bikes organised by Anthony and Heidi Andrews, held its second annual meet there. 

  • Norton Festival salutes Lancashire biker Phil – still burning up the roads at 85 years young

    This year’s Norton Owners’ Club Festival included a 30-mile ride around the New Forest area before converging on the Sammy Miller Museum, where more than 200 bikes had gathered by noon on Saturday, July 2.  

  • Sweltering success for Skipton’s record-breaking Big Bike Sunday

    Sweltering success for Skipton’s record-breaking Big Bike Sunday

    Records were broken during the Girder Fork & Classic Motorcycle Club’s 20th anniversary year when 1300 visitors – a big increase over last year’s 850 – supported the club’s Big Bike Sunday charity event at Skipton Auction Mart on June 26.  

  • A Norton Navigator’s tale – the rescuer rescued

    A Norton Navigator’s tale – the rescuer rescued

    Les Orme tells how, many years after the event, he managed to return the favour to a Norton Navigator that had rescued him from a breakdown crisis in France. 

  • Geoff Duke on a Featherbed Norton

    Geoff Duke on a Featherbed Norton

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  • Blast from the past Steve McQueen on a Triumph

    Blast from the past Steve McQueen on a Triumph

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  • BSA M20

    BSA M20

    Shining BSA M20 – wish this was mine If you would like a photo print of this image have a look on www.mortonsarchive.com

  • Geoff Duke on a Featherbed Norton

    Geoff Duke on a Featherbed Norton

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  • Blast from the past Steve McQueen on a Triumph

    Blast from the past Steve McQueen on a Triumph

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  • BSA M20

    BSA M20

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  • The Prince of Speed, Phil Read on his way to the first 250cc 100mph lap

    The Prince of Speed, Phil Read on his way to the first 250cc 100mph lap

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  • Ago’s leap

    Ago’s leap

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  • The Prince of Speed, Phil Read on his way to the first 250cc 100mph lap

    The Prince of Speed, Phil Read on his way to the first 250cc 100mph lap

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  • Ago’s leap

    Ago’s leap

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  • Book Review: ‘Sox’ Gary Hocking – the forgotten World Motorcycle Champion

    Book Review: ‘Sox’ Gary Hocking – the forgotten World Motorcycle Champion

        Gary Hocking was born near Newport, South Wales in 1937 but grew up in Southern Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe when his family emigrated in 1947. Nicknamed ‘Sox’ because of his aversion to

  • Video: Nostalgia Scramble 2010

    Video: Nostalgia Scramble 2010

    Here’s a memory from Nostalgia scramble 2010, CDB will be up at the 2016 Nostalgia come say hi to us and claim your CDB toolbox magnet.

  • NO TIME LIKE SHOW TIME

    NO TIME LIKE SHOW TIME

    A common grumble is that magazines like this one… okay, exactly this one… don’t carry enough technical stories. I never argue, not least because I always enjoy reading them. Another common grumble is that magazines

  • No speedy twin

    No speedy twin

    I COMPARED THE Triumph Speed Twin in the June issue of CBG with two photos of a machine my son-in-law bought. It seemed to be a similar machine apart from the engine, which is a

  • Amazing Memories

    Amazing Memories

    Dear Malc I was interested to see your reference to Malcolme Tunstall in your Welcome column in issue 179. In the early 90s, I think that it may have been 1991, I visited Daytona as

  • Hurley Wilvert: From mechanic to the world stage

    Hurley Wilvert: From mechanic to the world stage

    Hurley Wilvert was a mechanic and amateur racer who earned his shot at the big time in the early 1970s. By 1974, he was on the podium of the Daytona 200 with Giacomo Agostini and

  • Bob Smith: the peoples’ champion

    Bob Smith: the peoples’ champion

    EVERY now and again there arises a rider who could hop on any bike and blast the hell out of his peers. Mike Hailwood was one, Bill Ivy another. But there’s another example – albeit

  • McIntosh: The machines

    McIntosh: The machines

    Aucklander Dave Morley is now onto his second immaculate McIntosh Manx Norton 500. McIntosh: The machines Lucky boy Terry Stevenson gets to canter the McIntosh Manx. His other race bike remains a ‘work in progress’,


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