Sam Hewitt

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Sam Hewitt

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30th October 2019

The near side seat knob on my Norton Commando had to be removed to allow the seat to be fully lifted up and rest against the seat stay cable. But removing the knob meant that I could leave it behind, or leave it loose and so lose it when riding. Therefore I came up with…
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Honda’s 60 years on the Island: Nine years that rocked the world

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Sam Hewitt

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30th October 2019

This year marks the diamond jubilee of Honda’s first appearance at the Isle of Man TT in 1959, and there hasn’t been a single year since without the successful participation of racing machines built by the Japanese factory. Pete Kelly continues his look back over the first nine eventful years, from Honda’s first 125cc foray…
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Popham Motorcycle Megameet

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Sam Hewitt

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29th October 2019

Although Del Hickey had seen the event advertised for several years, he’d never been before… This year, I’d decided it was time to make the effort and head across country to check it out, after all, they said there was an autojumble, bike show and vintage aircraft fly-in, what could be better than that? Having…
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Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club

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Sam Hewitt

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29th October 2019

Cheshire Branch Bhurtpore Show What with a damp weather outlook in the south Cheshire countryside, Will Barber and the South Cheshire VJMC were expecting a considerable decrease in classic bike enthusiasts venturing out in the rain to their now well-established annual show. The previous day saw us erecting the marquees, staking out and allotting pitches…
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Colin Clark’s Cadwell concludes

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Sam Hewitt

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29th October 2019

To finish the images of Colin Clark I conclude with the final three, which show the duel of the twins, at least one of which is a Triumph. The look on the face of rider 7, which can be seen on the full-sized prints, is of absolute joy! The second is a picture of a…
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Right the way round: A circumnavigation of the UK, powered by Vincent V-twin.

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Sam Hewitt

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29th October 2019

As we mentioned in the news pages a few months ago, ‘Gypsy’ John Newson, of Oxney Motorcycles in Kent, was due to take a trip around the UK – hitting the most easterly, northerly, westerly and southerly points on the mainland, all on his Vincent Rapide – the focus being to raise money for the…
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Made in Japan: Suzuki TS400

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Sam Hewitt

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24th October 2019

Last month, Steve Cooper showed us that Suzuki’s TM400 dirt bike was something of a loose cannon and, ultimately, doomed to ignominy in the archives of motocross history. Now he tells us what happened next… It’s highly unlikely that the negative feedback on the TM400 didn’t get back to Japan, yet that didn’t prevent the…
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The missing link?

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd October 2019

Given the asymmetrical nature of motorcycle sidecar combinations, handling is always going to be a little interesting, and Mick Payne takes a closer look at how it can be improved. The telescopic motorcycle fork has been with us for a very long time. Well over a century, in fact. It was 1908 when Alfred Angus…
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Greek surprise in an art gallery

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd October 2019

When wandering around the wonderful Greek island of Spetses I entered an art gallery and found these two machines taking pride of place. One is a Norton and the other is a Sterling. I was told that they had been left behind after the Second World War and had been restored by a local enthusiast…
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New 2019/2020 Mortons Books catalogue released

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Sam Hewitt

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21st October 2019

The Mortons Books catalogue showcases a wide range of topics from railway, military and aviation history to consumer issues, hobbies, crime and politics.
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