Sam Hewitt

Slow Burn – The growth of superbikes and Superbike racing 1970 to 1988

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Sam Hewitt

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21st May 2020

Slow Burn tells how the big names of the motorcycle industry used Superbike racing to test their street bike designs, with the beginnings in the 1970s with the F750 class, and its development into what became the Superbike class that vied with Grand Prix to be the most spectacular motorcycle race series on the planet.…
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Timeless Honda Super Cub resurrected

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Sam Hewitt

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19th May 2020

The Honda Super Cub has made a name for itself over the last sixty years as a bulletproof, do-anything machine, most at home on the daily commute, but capable of traversing the globe, too. Since production first began in 1958, Honda has sold over 100 million models in various iterations of style and capacity. To…
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Tony Rutter RIP

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Sam Hewitt

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18th May 2020

We’re extremely sad to report that at the age of 78 on March 24, Tony Rutter passed away after a period of deteriorating health. Father of popular racer Michael, Tony will, for many, best be remembered for winning the world TT-F2 championship four times on a Ducati, although he also held seven Isle of Man TT…
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Angus McPhail RIP

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Sam Hewitt

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16th May 2020

The world of motorcycles lost one of its most eccentric geniuses when coronavirus claimed Angus ‘Ag’ McPhail in April. He was best known in drag racing and sprinting circles, particularly for Jade Warrior, that had him stretched out on his stomach ahead of a supercharged two-litre four cylinder engine that used a Cosworth cylinder head…
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Long distance in the Dales

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Sam Hewitt

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14th May 2020

The Middle England Classic Vehicle Club’s Durham Dales Long Distance Trial was run on March 15 and, with that timing, proved to be one of the last events before the big coronavirus shutdown. It was run in good weather and the rivers had subsided to a reasonable level, allowing the whole entry to enjoy a…
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From the archive: How I bought a BSA A7 – at the ripe old age of 14!

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Sam Hewitt

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14th May 2020

Stirred by Old Bike Mart’s request for bike shop memories, Tony Proctor recalls his own early motorcycling days, which grew from mimicking his scrambling heroes. Emulating the scrambling we watched on TV, my friends and I built ‘dirt track’ bicycles from all sorts of bits and pieces, and spent many an evening charging about in…
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Trio of Brough Superiors, right? Wrong.

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Sam Hewitt

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13th May 2020

Photo: Mortons Archive Three big V-twins, featuring plated petrol tanks and even at a glance a fine specification, with speedometers and lighting sets apparent. Brough Superiors, right? Wrong… At a glance – and to be fair, even a reasonably sustained look – for all intents and purposes, this is a trio of Brough Superiors, posed…
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Classic Engines, Modern Fuel

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Sam Hewitt

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12th May 2020

While many folk with classic motorcycles are just running fuel through their ageing carbs with little or no thought to how it might affect the running of their machinery – and often with no issues – some folk are looking into things a little closer. There’s little doubt that modern petroleum does have an effect…
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Colin Seeley: The Machines, The Magic, The Man

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Sam Hewitt

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9th May 2020

The life of legendary motorcycle racer, manufacturer and racing team boss Colin Seeley is celebrated in a fully illustrated new volume by James Robinson, editor of The Classic MotorCycle, sister magazine of OBM. Seeley died on January 7 this year, aged 84, and the book pays tribute to his memory with a wealth of superb…
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Bill Crosby RIP

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Sam Hewitt

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8th May 2020

It is with deep regret that the family of William Charles Crosby, known to all (in polite society) as Bill, have to tell you that he passed away in hospital after a brief illness. He left us on Sunday, March 29, a month before his 88th birthday. This no doubt irked him somewhat as, if…
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