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In his own words: Benedicto Caldarella
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My participation in Europe for the works Gilera team was a boy’s dream come true. Back in 1957, when I was 17, I accompanied my father, Salvador, who was racing a 500cc Gilera Piuma in
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Thanks for keeping it real
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As a recent subscriber I would like to comment that I really enjoyed the December issue. I was particularly impressed by the GPO Bantam story with its good blend of interesting old bikes and social
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Around The World On A Motorcycle
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Ready for another armchair adventure? This travellers’ tale goes back 90 years to the era between the world wars, when
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Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Mike’s TT Comeback
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Arguably the most memorable and emotional moment in the TT’s 110 year history will be central to the celebrations at next year’s Classic TT presented by Bennetts, which forms part of the Isle of Man
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1950 Vincent 998cc Rapide Series-C Touring Model – Bonhams Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction 2018
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Ever since the Series A’s arrival in 1937, the Vincent v-twin has been synonymous with design innovation, engineering excellence and superlative high performance. From Rollie Free’s capture of the ‘world’s fastest production motorcycle’ record in
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The Ginger Molloy story
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Whenever Ginger Molloy and his mechanic Gary Williams travelled on the Continent they either slept under the stars, between the bikes inside the van, or even on top of the bikes using a thin foam
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MODS AND ROCKERS – A NEW WAY OF LIFE FOR NEWARK JANUARY SHOW
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ELEMENTS of the scooter/motorcycle rivalry of the mid-60s will be showcased at The Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic show. The motorcycling event, now in its seventh year, takes place at Newark Showground on
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On the G50 Metisse
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Dear CR It was nice to see the line drawing of the G50 Metisse in CR 187. The machine as drawn would be 1967 spec onwards. The front forks were 1966/7 and the front and
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The changing face of trials
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Your editorial in issue 44 of Classic Dirt Bike magazine really shocked and saddened me. I was vaguely aware that real motorcycle trials – maintaining forward motion over a difficult terrain – had been overtaken
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KAWASAKI SANDWICH
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Editor Tony’s little quiz to identify the two riders in the Kawasaki sandwich in the great archive shot in the last issue of Classic Racer caused great interest, with my inbox jammed with correct answers
