Sam Hewitt

Music to the ears! Suzuki’s GT550 triple

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

Steve Cooper fondly remembers Suzuki’s largest air-cooled two-stroke triple – the excellent but often overlooked GT550 Music to the ears! Suzuki’s GT550 triple The refined (by comparison) Suzuki GT550 poses with its much more berserk rival, Kawasaki’s H1 Mach III. In recent discussion with one of this column’s readers, I was asked why on earth…
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Agricultural it wasn’t – farmer Jack’s Zundapp-Arrow special

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

When OBM reader and Adler to Zundapp Club member Bernie alerted us to a long-forgotten Zundapp-Arrow special, it was a simple matter to visit the Mortons Archive and turn up the original report. Agricultural it wasn’t – farmer Jack’s Zundapp-Arrow special Jack Piper explains the technicalities to seated Motor Cycle staffman Peter Fraser. There’s been…
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Here’s a car showroom – turn it into a bike shop!

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

Concluding the story about motorcycles in his life, Tony Proctor tells how he set up a brand new Yamaha Centre 38 years ago. Here’s a car showroom – turn it into a bike shop! A group of likely lads ogle the selection of new Yamahas during an open day at the former St Neots Yamaha…
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Sunbeam Club’s Pioneer Run hits 77 not out

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

In mid-February 1930, a crowd gathered at Croydon Aerodrome to witness the very first Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club’s Pioneer Run to Brighton for pre-1914 motorcycles – which, it has to be said, were not all that old at the time! Sunbeam Club’s Pioneer Run hits 77 not out On his way to winning the Laurie…
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More than half-a-million bikes in a year – Royal Enfield’s best financial results ever

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

After selling more than half-a-million motorcycles in the last financial year, Royal Enfield has announced its best-ever results for a 12-month period. More than half-a-million bikes in a year – Royal Enfield’s best financial results ever After opening a new Royal Enfield store at Mitcham, Surrey, last year, RE’s CEO Siddhartha Lal (left) attended the…
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Vintage Tyres appoints new managing director

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

Vintage Tyres, the world’s largest supplier of original-equipment tyres for enthusiast vehicles, has appointed Ben Field, who joined the company last June, as its new managing director. Vintage Tyres appoints new managing director Ben Field – taking over as the new MD. Ben, who has 25 years’ experience in the classic vehicle industry as a…
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Square Four evolution

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

While little cannot already have been written about the Ariel Square Four, it takes only a brief look through the Mortons Archive to reignite the intrigue this distinguished British design has always generated, writes Pete Kelly. Square Four evolution In 1931 Ariel won the Maudes Trophy with an ingenious ‘Sevens’ test devised by the firm’s…
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Yamaha’s XT and SR500 – a singular sort-out

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

Eyebrows were raised when Yamaha entered the ‘big single’ market in the 1970s – but it had done its homework thoroughly to put some tired old bogeys to rest, writes Steve Cooper. Yamaha’s XT and SR500 – a singular sort-out A Japanese single – and an excellent one at that. Yamaha took the world by…
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‘Tangerine Dream’ winner announced

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

Peter Allan of Epsom, Surrey, is the lucky winner of the top prize in the National Motorcycle Museum’s Winter Raffle, a 1959 Triumph T120 ‘Tangerine Dream’ 650cc Bonneville. ‘Tangerine Dream’ winner announced This 1990 limited-edition Norton F1 Rotary will be the first prize in the National Motorcycle Museum”s Summer Raffle, to be drawn at Museum…
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Picturesque tour proves the classic way to explore Brittany

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

If your perception of northern France is that it’s flat and boring, you need to experience the annual three-day Tour du Calvados, run by the Lue sur Mer-based Retro Moto Cote de Nacre Club, writes Ian Kerr. Picturesque tour proves the classic way to explore Brittany Harley-Davidson, Indian and AJS await their owners’ return from…
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