Sam Hewitt
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‘He’s getting too old for these wheelies!’
You’d never believe that a marauding group of moped and autocycle riders could cause so much mayhem, as Ted Bemand continues his report on the Wirral Wobblers’ laugh-a-minute tour of Northern Ireland. Last month’s report on the NACC Wirral Wobblers’ tour of Northern Ireland ended with two machines crashing into each other while searching for…
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Gone missing
There is a common misconception that if a thief wants to steal your bike, then they’ll be able to take it no matter what. Although many bikes are stolen to order – either as a complete machine or to be broken down for parts – there are still those spur of the moment thefts. These…
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BREAKING: Kempton Autojumble cancelled
The Kempton Autojumble, due to be held this Saturday, September 12, has unfortunately had to be cancelled due to circumstances outside of our control. We are very sorry at the late notice for this, as we were so looking forward to welcoming everyone safely to the Kempton Park Race Course this weekend, but we hope you…
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BREAKING: Kempton Autojumble cancelled
The Kempton Autojumble, due to be held this Saturday, September 12, has unfortunately had to be cancelled due to circumstances outside of our control. We are very sorry at the late notice for this, as we were so looking forward to welcoming everyone safely to the Kempton Park Race Course this weekend, but we hope you…
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Tribute Black Bullet
To celebrate over a decade since Royal Enfield rolled their first 500cc unit construction engine off the production line in Chennai, India, a limited-edition run of 1000 Classic ‘Tribute Black’ motorcycles are to be released into the European market. The hallmark ‘UCE’ 500cc engine has been at the heart of the Royal Enfield product range…
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Motorcycle Modification – Keeping your project safe
While the modification of classic motorcycles is something of a contentious issue, with some folk being acceptive of any kind of customisation and others thinking of it as a sin akin to putting milk in your mug before the tea, it is nonetheless part and parcel of the classic, vintage and veteran motorcycle movement. How…
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Another brilliant Banbury Run – and it’sstill the biggest and best in the world!
Almost 500 riders took part in the Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s 68th Banbury Run, open only to VMCC members on pre-1931 machines, on Sunday, June 19 – down a little on the 600 or so during the halcyon days of a few years ago, but still living up to the event’s tag of ‘the largest…
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Long distance covered, and more to come
Through having a responsible outlook, sheer determination, a lot of hard work and talking to the right people, the MECVC got their LDT series moving again on July 18. A new start venue in Tow Law, Co Durham, a good splattering of new sections and more of the route off-road, all combined with the ideal…
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Motorcycling memories and connections
Hunting through my study in the search for an item I never found, I came across this photograph (right). In the 1980s I was a founder member of the motorcycle section of Bedfordshire Police Sports & Social Club and ran this until my retirement in 2004. We undertook many activities, too numerous to list herein, (though…
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More on Chic Parr – pilgrimages and invoices
In reply to Jamie Allium’s letter in OBM May 2020 regarding Chic Parr. In my late teens and back in the late ’60s, I bought a battered old Velocette MAC GPP 201, which had had numerous owners around the town. I got it cheap from one of my mates, after he had crashed it with…
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