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  • A second-hand outfit – at half the cost of many new sidecars

    A second-hand outfit – at half the cost of many new sidecars

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Mick Payne concludes his series about getting into sidecar riding by looking at a bargain second-hand outfit with great possibilities. The word serendipity, first coined by Horace Walpole in 1754, is said to be one of the most difficult words in English to put a meaning to, but it sums up the subject of this…

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  • Motorcycling in the 50s

    Motorcycling in the 50s

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Raiding the bound volumes of the old ‘Green ’Un’ and ‘Blue ’Un’ weeklies in Mortons’ impressive Archive month after month for Old Bike Mart material, this reviewer loved the black and white, almost ‘scrapbook’ design of this large-format classic reprint by Jeff Clew from Veloce Publishing. All the spontaneity, simplicity and promise of things to…

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  • Ardingly show to celebrate 50 years of the Norton Commando

    Ardingly show to celebrate 50 years of the Norton Commando

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    Sam Hewitt

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    To mark 50 years since the introduction of the Norton Commando at the Earls Court Show in 1967, Peter Williams will be guest of honour at the South of England Classic Motorcycle Show and Bikejumble at Ardingly, West Sussex, on Sunday, October 29. Bikes booked to appear include Peter’s original 1973 JPN Monocoque, a genuine…

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  • Wolsink and Dommett will be Telford Off-Road Show guests

    Wolsink and Dommett will be Telford Off-Road Show guests

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Gerrit Wolsink, twice runner-up in the world motocross championship, and four-times British sidecar champion Colin Dommett will be star guests for the Telford Classic Off-Road Show on February 18-19. The spectacular Dutch dentist was one of the giants of the 1970s motocross scene, finishing in the top three places in each of the five years…

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  • Perfect conditions for 20th Sammy Miller Run

    Perfect conditions for 20th Sammy Miller Run

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Great weather, a great crowd and great atmosphere marked the 20th Sammy Miller Run on Sunday, August 27, but the sweltering conditions made the chosen 59-mile route quite enough for most riders, who were waved off by clerk of the course Percy Gosling. Percy, who is now standing down after fulfilling the role for two…

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  • Can anyone smell burning rubber?

    Can anyone smell burning rubber?

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    Sam Hewitt

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    With a new Avon Storm 3D X-M rear tyre fitted to his Harley-Davidson Street Rod, Polish stunt rider Maciej Bielicki has set a new world record for the longest recorded rolling burn-out on a motorcycle. The specially closed road near the H-D dealership in Rzeszow in south-east Poland included a small roundabout that had to…

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  • Who’s the mystery man on the G45?

    Who’s the mystery man on the G45?

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    Sam Hewitt

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    I wonder if someone could throw some light on the mystery Matchless G45 rider in the accompanying photo which came with the paperwork when I bought the machine. Can anyone identify the period, the event, or better still the rider clutching his helmet and posing on the bike? Obviously he was very well known at…

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  • Middleweight brilliance

    Middleweight brilliance

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Steve Cooper explains why there’s never been a better time to buy a middleweight Japanese classic. As he stepped off his Panigale, the guy in the Ducati-logoed leathers said: “That’s a nice wee bike.” He was acknowledging a Yamaha XSR700, a modern retro based around a high-tech twin with all the current electronic gizmos and…

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  • Kiwi Aaron Slight brings the sun to a packed Stafford Classic Bike Show

    Kiwi Aaron Slight brings the sun to a packed Stafford Classic Bike Show

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    Sam Hewitt

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    EX-WORLD Superbike star Aaron Slight showed that he really is ‘The People’s Champion’ as thousands of visitors packed into the huge annual event to meet their hero and take advantage of the autumn sun. Compere Steve Plater spoke to Slight about his career, life as a WSB rider and teased out some entertaining stories during…

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  • Flat-tankers in Northumberland

    Flat-tankers in Northumberland

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Thirty-six flat-tank and girder-fork motorcycles took part in this year’s Bamburgh Run, organised by the Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s Reivers section and the Marston Sunbeam Club & Register. Using a Northumberland flag, Andrew Joicey waved the riders away in pairs from the new venue of Ellingham Village Hall, where lunch was also served, and in…

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