Sam Hewitt

Further to the letter from Tony Colman about his Kawasaki Z200 in issue 420. His letter was a reminder of my own experience. I have, over the years, had an eclectic mix of bikes, starting off on a D7 Bantam and have had a good mix of British, Japanese, Indian, German and Italian machines. I…

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This may be a useful company to mention, who I dealt with a week ago. Finding a disappointing leak on my Honda VT 500 petrol tank (June issue) which could be soldered, I searched the web and found CPC (at the website www.cpc.co.uk) in Preston, while looking for a large 200 watt soldering iron. To…

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In case someone didn’t already answer the request for the WD bike ID. It’s an Ariel W/NG.I enclosed a picture of my own. Ron Pier, Poole Not everyone identified the bike as an Ariel, although several readers did, such as Ron, and Ron Brunyee did also. Read more Letters, Opinion, News and Features at www.oldbikemart.co.uk…

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The June edition did an excellent write-up on horizontal-engined motorcycles, which have always been a favourite of mine. Form and function are brought together with a mechanical beauty, as well as the hidden bonus of shaft drive. To me, they’re the ideal sidecar machine. The later model Zundapp, in my attached photos, displays an Art…

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I was interested to read the “Hedge-dwelling Scott… where are UU” letter in the June edition, in particular the reference to the 1957 Adler MB250. I too am an enthusiast for these lovely little bikes. I have attached a picture of a Scott parked next to a water-cooled MB250 in the paddock at Oliver’s Mount…

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