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  • Overland to Vietnam

    Overland to Vietnam

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    On his earlier expeditions, Gordon G May rode a BSA Bantam to the pyramids of Egypt, and then a Royal

  • Showing off again

    Showing off again

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    “HAVE YOU SEEN the Enfield? The one outside?” “No.” “It’s just your kind of bike. Really is. Here…” the kind guy thrusts his cell phone at me and shows me a tiny, dark, out of

  • Peter Brown: BSA’s backroom boy

    Peter Brown: BSA’s backroom boy

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    British Sidecar Champion in 1968 he may have been, but it was bad luck and worse timing that robbed Peter Brown of the greater success he undoubtedly deserved. Pete Crawford spoke to the man himself

  • All over again

    All over again

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    TT podiums, 500GP world championships and a host of other duties. The Dugdale Maxton Yamaha TZ385 that served under Charlie Williams was far more than a one-trick pony. Back in the days before anyone dreamed

  • Peter Brown: BSA’s backroom boy

    Peter Brown: BSA’s backroom boy

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    British Sidecar Champion in 1968 he may have been, but it was bad luck and worse timing that robbed Peter Brown of the greater success he undoubtedly deserved. Pete Crawford spoke to the man himself

  • All over again

    All over again

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    TT podiums, 500GP world championships and a host of other duties. The Dugdale Maxton Yamaha TZ385 that served under Charlie Williams was far more than a one-trick pony. Back in the days before anyone dreamed

  • Top start to the classic season

    Top start to the classic season

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    Now a well-established starter to the classic events year, the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic, held at Newark Showground over the weekend of January 7-8 proved to be as popular as ever. The

  • Revamp for NMM

    Revamp for NMM

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    The National Motorcycle Museum, which houses the largest collection of British motorcycles in the world, with over 1000 machines from 170 different manufacturers, has undergone a revamp. During the latter part of 2016 the five

  • Hello and welcome to this month’s Classic Racer. I sincerely hope you enjoy it.

    Hello and welcome to this month’s Classic Racer. I sincerely hope you enjoy it.

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    As my long-time friend, mentor and fellow paddock-gossip sharer Malc explained in the last issue of this fine racing publication, I am now in the hot seat. As such, these types of welcoming columns from

  • Calling Classic Racer reader detectives!

    Calling Classic Racer reader detectives!

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    Dear CR, Please can you help with some detective work? I bought a 1965 250xx ‘Air-Cooled’ TSS Bultaco Road Racer, one of 50 made before they produced the ‘Water-Cooled’ motor. Bob Coulter bought the Bultaco

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