Sam Hewitt

George Beale joins Charterhouse

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Sam Hewitt

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13th April 2020

Sherborne-based Charterhouse Auctioneers is delighted to announce ex-bike and car racer, George Beale, has joined its classic and vintage motorcycle and car department. George’s motorsports career started in 1965 when he competed in motorcycle trials and scrambles, and it continues today – he was a class winner in the 2018 Gordon Bennett Classic Car Rally.…
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Heskeths through the lens

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Sam Hewitt

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11th April 2020

Being something of an active club, the Hesketh Owners Club set themselves a photographic competition last year, and it finally came to a conclusion last month. I t was meant to be a bit of fun but it ran a bit like an auction; nobody wanted to make the opening bid – but then it…
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from the archive: Goffy’s light fantastic!

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Sam Hewitt

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8th April 2020

Mick Payne discovers many ways of improving the lighting performance of classic motorcycles as he talks to Paul Goff. It can’t have escaped your notice that car lights are getting brighter. Not a bad thing, perhaps, but it does mean that the less efficient lighting systems of older motorcycles struggle to be seen in the…
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Bamburgh Run 2020 – new venue in place

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Sam Hewitt

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8th April 2020

While the ever-changing self-isolation and current lockdown situations are causing havoc with events all around the country, this year’s Bamburgh Run – taking place on Sunday, June 14 – is potentially still set to run, being hosted from a new venue, Lady Waterford Hall in Ford Village, Northumberland. The run has started at Bamburgh Castle…
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Wal Handley memorial

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Sam Hewitt

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4th April 2020

The Gold Star Owners Club erected a memorial stone on Saturday, November 16 last year in Fingland, Cumbria, near the site where Wal Handley died on November 15, 1941. The decision to erect the memorial was made by the Gold Star Owners Club a few years ago, but these things take time – finding a…
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From the Archive: Love your bikes? Thenyou’ll love the Bike Bus

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd April 2020

Operated by the Caledonian Motorcycle Transport Company, the Bike Bus specialises in professional long-distance motorcycle transport between Scotland and England, and always goes the extra mile to protect its precious cargoes. The Bike Bus is a specially-converted minibus with the seats removed but the rubberised, nonslip floor covering and fully carpeted walls and roof left…
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The name’s Bond

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Sam Hewitt

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1st April 2020

I expect you have been inundated with pictures and accounts of first bikes but I thought you might like to see mine. It was a 1952 Bond Minibike Deluxe fitted with a JAP 125cc unit construction three-speed gearbox bought by my father for £15 in 1959 for me to ride, having reached my 16th birthday.…
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Postman James

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Sam Hewitt

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31st March 2020

You often request pictures of our bikes so, after reading your super four-page history of the James motorcycle, I thought you would like to see my Post Office K7. It was purchased at an auction by my friend, with other machines; I think it was buy one, get one free. It’s now up and running…
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Talmag Trophy Trial 2020

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Sam Hewitt

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30th March 2020

Land that belongs to the Ministry of Defence is, by and large, inaccessible to the general public. However, Ian Kerr finds a way that we can use that land to our advantage… Kevin Allaway, the joint clerk of the course for the annual pre-’65 Talmag Trophy Trial run on the MoD land at Hungry Hill,…
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Winter Classic 2020

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Sam Hewitt

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27th March 2020

Seeking solace away from what remains of the Christmas food and drink binge is never difficult for the motorcycle-obsessed, and while the garage is inevitably the first stop, Newark Showground holds an appeal that many can’t resist, Dave Manning being just one… To use its full title, the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic…
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