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Bikers ‘will benefit’ from closures
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Motorcyclists will receive a better service from the DVLA under wide-ranging reforms announced by Roads Minister Mike Penning, it is claimed…
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Graeme celebrates bike win
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Most raffle prizes tend to be bottles of wine or boxes of chocolates but the Vintage Motorcycle Club does things a little differently. The grand prize for its January to June 2012 raffle was a 1977 Triumph Bonneville T140 Silver Jubilee 750cc…
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Sammy’s Rennsport BMW
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Sammy Miller proudly displays his latest museum exhibit, a ‘short stroke’ Rennsport BMW. This will accompany Sammy and a couple of Guzzies to the Isle of Man for the Manx…
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Good buys at Castle Combe
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Despite poor weather, the marquee was pretty full for Richard Edmonds’ Classic and Vintage motorcycle auction on Saturday, June 30 at Castle Combe racetrack, near Chippenham, Wilts
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The way we were: September 1912
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A W Wall Ltd, Dartmouth Street, Birmingham unveiled its redesigned Roc two-speed hub gear for the 1913 season, aimed at sidecars at more powerful motorcycles than the previous version…
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Bonneville blast off
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With Morgo having been making a big bore 750cc kit for the T120 650cc Triumph Bonneville for many years, we wondered how such an aftermarket conversion compared with the factory built 750cc T140. Would it trounce it?
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Reference: The Hesketh story
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British Bike enthusiasts were willing Lord Hesketh to fulfil his dream of building a competitive all-British superbike, but it was not to be. The bikes were badly received and suffered from noisy transmissions and production faults, forcing the company into receivership during the summer of 1982…
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Road Test: Yamaha RD twins
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Motorcyclists who grew up in the Seventies and had more than hint of fire in their veins would have had to try a Yamaha two stroke twin. In whatever size they came – 125cc, 200cc, 250cc, 350cc or 400cc – they were fast and furious and could punch much more than their weight…
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Jimmy Shaw’s success
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Jimmy Shaw leads team-mate Alec Bennett in the 1925 Ulster GP. Shaw was to go on to win the 205-mile handicap race, claiming the Ulster GP Trophy, aboard his 490cc pushrod Norton, though he wasn’t the fastest…
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Reference: The Hesketh story
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British Bike enthusiasts were willing Lord Hesketh to fulfil his dream of building a competitive all-British superbike, but it was not to be. The bikes were badly received and suffered from noisy transmissions and production faults, forcing the company into receivership during the summer of 1982…
