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

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

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

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        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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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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