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  • All geared up for Gaffers Gallop

    All geared up for Gaffers Gallop

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    Fast forward 60 years and seven excited owners of what are now classic Terriers, including one from Belgium, are all counting down to the 60th Anniversary rerun of the Gaffers Gallop, which will start from Roche, near Bodmin at 11.40am on Sunday, October 6. In a bid to recreate Turner’s successful run as accurately as…

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  • Bright sparks

    Bright sparks

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    Hot of the press… After much testing and design, Peter Nugent – the new man at BT-H – has produced this superb replica of the original competition magneto used on such bikes as Triumph Trophies. Peter is keen to stress the help Tony Harris – the former owner of BT-H – has been in this…

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  • Bikes to ride but can't — Rennsport BMW

    Bikes to ride but can't — Rennsport BMW

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    Rennsport BMW Pre-Second World War the stunning supercharged BMWs had wowed the world but FIM regs forbade forced induction so BMW alternated between fuel injection and carburettors on its works machines. This development led, in October 1953, to a production racer launched at the Frankfurt Show. Named the RS54 – for Rennsport 1954 – it…

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  • Pioneer Run

    Pioneer Run

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    There is a certain satisfaction to riding a pioneer machine… The Pioneer is so important to the history of motorcycling we’ll take a look at not only the first Pioneer Run in 1930 but also the 1914 Old Crocks Trial that could arguably be the starting point for the whole old bike movement. Organised on…

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  • Hailwood Honda replica on track

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    It is fair to say racing is still close to his heart and his museum is packed with examples of race bikes from around the world. These are not just static exhibits gathering dust, but living, working machines taken out on the track at every opportunity by Sammy himself. With Thunderspint now at Anglesey Race…

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  • Classic Dirtbike experience at Stafford Show

    Classic Dirtbike experience at Stafford Show

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    Sammy Miller is fetching an unused 1972 Rickman Zundapp In this ISDT centenary year we’re naturally making a big thing of the ISDT and off-road legend Sammy Miller is bringing along an unusual bike – a 1975 ISDT Rickman Zundapp. This incredible 125cc machine has done 12 miles in total since it was bought new…

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  • Killin beginning for MacGregor event

    Killin beginning for MacGregor event

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    Bob MacGregor, winner in 1932, used the SSDT to try his 1933 ISDT machine Older enthusiasts will remember Bob is the only Scottish winner of the Scottish Six Days Trial. The run will be for motorcycles – Pre 75 preferred – and it will start and finish in Bob’s home town at the McLaren Hall,…

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  • Pioneer beaten by weather…

    Pioneer beaten by weather…

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    Says Ian McGill, Pioneer Run organiser: “Unfortunately I had to make the difficult decision to cancel the 75th Pioneer Run on the Saturday morning. “The situation on Epsom Downs was that heavy snow and low temperatures made the area unusable. “The predicted weather forecast of further snow and minus three overnight would have made the…

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  • Honda CBX750

    Honda CBX750

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    Honda CBX750 Following hot on the heels of the VF750S/Sabre debacle the Big Aitch ran back to the safety of its security blanket in the guise of the ubiquitous air-cooled four cylinder machines that had stood the company in good stead since 1969. However, on this occasion Honda didn’t simply rehash an old model; the…

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  • Capital idea as museum builds on success

    Capital idea as museum builds on success

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    Local lads Bill Crosby and Jim Redman at the London Museum Previously only open from 10am to 4.30pm at weekends, the museum is now open for the same six and a half hours on Mondays too. The museum, based at Greenford, West London, continues to attract some top motorcycle celebrities to view it ever changing…

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