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  • Chair rubber

    Chair rubber

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    Here is a photo, above, of the Norton Dominator 99 that Roger Maughfling built for me in 1964. I soon found that the 16” tyres did not last long (500 miles for the rear) and

  • Remembering old racers

    Remembering old racers

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    When I read your excellent article about Rob Fitton in the June 2019 edition of The Classic MotorCycle, it took me back to Easter 1954. Then, I was a 14-year-old schoolboy living in Brigg, north

  • EDITOR WELCOME: August 2019

    EDITOR WELCOME: August 2019

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    For the last four weekends, I’ve managed to get out on a vintage pre-1931 motorcycle, which is pretty pleasing. And I’ve only got soaked about 10 times… The weekend just gone, as I write, was

  • Made in Japan: Yamaha DS6

    Made in Japan: Yamaha DS6

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    Fifty years ago, Yamaha took one final roll of the dice with an engine design that had been part and parcel of their line-up since their very first twin had appeared back in 1959. Steve

  • Countdown to Castle Combe trackdays!

    Countdown to Castle Combe trackdays!

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    It’s just under two weeks to go before Classic Bike Trackdays, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics and the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club head to Wiltshire’s stunning Castle Combe!

  • More on the Roberts clan plus

    More on the Roberts clan plus

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    Dear CR The Roberts boys were involved in motorcycling from a young age, and Kenny senior took them to various northern California events, just to meet some of the motorcycling greats of that time. Dick

  • Poetic licence

    Poetic licence

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    I’m enclosing a little poem I wrote about a project I’ve recently completed. I’ve been restoring Triumphs for quite a number of years now and I have to admit, believe me, this was some project.

  • RIIIING… Ding… Ding… Ding…

    RIIIING… Ding… Ding… Ding…

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    YEAR: You tell us // LOCATION: Where do you reckon? We will start you off with Ago next to Read but after that, it’s over to you. Yes, it’s another in our long line of

  • Colin Clark’s Cadwell continues

    Colin Clark’s Cadwell continues

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    Thanks again to Dennis Prosser in helping to identify riders from Colin Clark’s images from the late ‘40s and early ‘50s. I will include any details that Colin may have added to these pictures, but

  • All Time Record For Bonhams at Star Studded Stafford

    All Time Record For Bonhams at Star Studded Stafford

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    Words: Leanne Mandall Photographs: Gary Chapman Star names, a bike ridden by one of the most famous riders in history and a record near-£4 million auction all contributed to a smash hit Stafford show this


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